Critical reflections on ArteFill, a permanent injectable product for soft tissue augmentation: mechanism of action and injection techniques, indications, and applications.

摘要

At the risk of being considered as having a "hidden agenda" and being a "naysayer," I focus on some important issues and questions after reading and considering two manuscripts on the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-containing product, Artefill. My only hidden agenda is that I want to reduce the throngs of desperate patients arriving in our offices full of grief and sorrow, seeking relief for conditions that are the direct consequence of filler injections and implants.