Hello Kcchief,
Silicone, Artefill, and similar products (such as
PMMA) cause a very special reaction when delivered into the body in a micro-droplet form. But before we discuss what that ‘special’ reaction is, let us first discuss what a Micro-Droplet is. The definition of a \'Micro-Droplet\' varies, however, I will tell you that 1/100th of a CC or less - in my point of view- is a Micro-Droplet. A \'CC\' is a cubic
Centimeter of volume - or, simply, equal to 20-drops of water in volume. A Micro-Droplet can be delivered in single doses...injecting each Micro-Droplet individually (meaning if I wanted to fill in someone\'s lips- to make them fuller- for example, I would inject 100 times delivering 100 Micro-Droplets of Silicone/Artefill or filler product.) or by another method described next. Another method of delivering the filler product in Micro-Droplets is taking the Filler, mixing it with Juvederm (or a similar product)...and by mixing it the Filler disperses in \'micro-droplets- within the Juvederm product. Think of taking a bag or marbles and mixing them into 5-gallons of Jell-O...the marbles with be distributed in the Jell-O. This is analogous to the Filler (or Marbles) being distributed into the Juvederm (or Jell-O). Now, if I inject this mixed solution, it is analogous to injecting hundreds of \'Micro-droplets\' with only ONE INJECTION and not by hundreds of injections. So, the Physician has a choice in his delivery methods. Now back to that ‘Special Reaction’...these types of Fillers cause a special reaction when delivered in a Micro-Droplet form into the body. When these very small droplets are injected – whether one Micro-Droplet at a time or in a mixed solution - the body attempts to first digest or ingest them...and when it cannot, the body then builds collagen around each droplet, attempting to ‘hide’ or ‘conceal’ this foreign substance. The specific term for this reaction is ‘Foreign Body Reaction’. The whole purpose of this reaction is to hide the ‘offending’ and ‘potentially dangerous’ substance – this is how the body ‘sees’ it and wants to protect you from it...so by surrounding it with collagen it, in essence, ‘entombs’ it and it is forgotten about....the body – or immune system - does not ‘see ‘ it anymore and considers it a non-threat. So, we can take advantage of this Foreign Body Reaction. If we introduce a Filler substance into the body and invoke this reaction, which results in collagen formation, we can build up tissues. For example, we can inject the Filler into the Facial Cheeks, Lips, Jaw Line, Hands, Penis, etc. etc., and the result?....an increase in collagen and thus and increase in the volume of tissue at those particular locations. Let’s look at the negative side....there is a small risk of injecting these types of Filler substances. What can result is Granuloma formation. A Granuloma is roughly defined as “...any small nodular encircled aggregation of mononuclear inflammatory cells, or a collection of modified macrophages resembling epithelial cells, usually surrounded by a rim of lymphocytes”. If the body has a difficult time surrounding the ‘foreign’ substance with collagen, these cells become hyper-reactive, being constantly stimulated by the substance, which causes this Granuloma - or a multiplication, enlargement, and accululation of certain immune cells of the body. Now, considering that the filler is delivered in a Micro-Droplet size, the body has a much easier time surrounding it with collagen. If one delivers these fillers in ANY OTHER WAY, SUCH AS INJECTING PURE FILLER (SILICONE, ARTEFILL ETC), THE RISK OF GRANULOMAS, MIGRATION OF MATERIAL, ETC., RISES EXPONENTIALLY. These fillers are actually DANGEROUS - in my opinion - if injected in pure form (ie – pure silicone, pure
PMMA, etc). This information I am sharing with you is not well known in most medical circles. I hope this answered your questions. Dr. Loria
kcchief wrote: Doctor Loria.
Could you explain the micro droplet procedure and how mixing it with other substances could affect it? Also what are the other substance it is mixed with? So we could research them as well to make a decision on your procedure.Thank you for your time here to answer questions.
Kcchief