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%. Fat injections are great for several reasons;

1. Everyone has some.
2. It is all natural.
3. You can inject lots of it.
4. People complain that it does not last, but even in the worst case scenario, fat last for more than a year.
5. Fat is as soft as the fat it is injected into, therefore you eliminate those hard lumps and unnatural ridges when you smile.

Autologous fat is the way to go. And now with the new concerns about synthetic fillers around the eyes, fat will be the only way to perform a volumetric correction around the eye.

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%.