Q. Hi, I have been researching permanent non-surgical nosejobs, and it appears in the USA there are many places which use Artefill or other similar fillers, however in the UK I cannot find a single place which will do this. I do not wish to use Juvaderm or Radiesse since they simply do not last long enough, can you recommend anywhere which uses one of these permanent fillers, either in the UK or Europe? Would you ever use one yourself? I look forward to your reply, Dan.,
A. Hi. The reason most surgeons don’t like to use artificial fillers is that we tend to see complications, sometimes several decades, after the injections have been given. There are better solutions compared to artificial permanent products, including permanent tissue from yourself and permanent tissue that can be bought from a laboratory (alloderm, permacol, dermal grafts, fat grafts, bone grafts, cartilage grafts, etc). No permanent artificial filler has a good enough track record for long term safety, and although there are people who will perform the treatments on you, they won’t want to remove the product several years later if you get complications. I think there are far safer alternatives.
Mr. Taimur Shoaib
La Belle Forme Clinic
24-26 Wilson Street
Glasgow
G1 1SS
Tel. 0141 552 0828
Web: www.labelleforme.co.uk

Q. Hi, I have been researching permanent non-surgical nosejobs, and it appears in the USA there are many places which use Artefill or other similar fillers, however in the UK I cannot find a single place which will do this. I do not wish to use Juvaderm or Radiesse since they simply do not last long enough, can you recommend anywhere which uses one of these permanent fillers, either in the UK or Europe? Would you ever use one yourself? I look forward to your reply, Dan.,
A. Hi. The reason most surgeons don’t like to use artificial fillers is that we tend to see complications, sometimes several decades, after the injections have been given. There are better solutions compared to artificial permanent products, including permanent tissue from yourself and permanent tissue that can be bought from a laboratory (alloderm, permacol, dermal grafts, fat grafts, bone grafts, cartilage grafts, etc). No permanent artificial filler has a good enough track record for long term safety, and although there are people who will perform the treatments on you, they won’t want to remove the product several years later if you get complications. I think there are far safer alternatives.
Mr. Taimur Shoaib
La Belle Forme Clinic
24-26 Wilson Street
Glasgow
G1 1SS
Tel. 0141 552 0828
Web: www.labelleforme.co.uk
