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FDA Questions Filler Companies about Risks

Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Rob under Aging, Skincare, Viafill

Synthetic Facial fillers are in for a little problem with the FDA. Seems several hundred patients have had untoward problems without adequate reporting and further, doctors have not adequately reviewed the risks and benefits with their patients.

My general feeling is that the problems focus around one particular filler called Sculptra and that the FDA is likely throwing out the baby with the bath water. In the meantime, I will be careful to describe all risks and benefits with each and every patient.

I would also like to say that Fat injections will not be affected by any FDA reviews of synthetic fillers. More on the Viafill System from Lipose corporation in later posts. But this system increases the viable fat cells that are injected in fat transfers by 500%.

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