TOPIC: PMMA for torn tricep

Hi everyone,
I would very much appreciate your thoughts and advice if possible.

Im a bodybuilder but recently suffered a deforming tricep tear and was hoping to fill out a part of my tricep with PMMA.

I regularly site-inject steroids into my arms so am very comfortable with injection protocols and since the doctors injecting PMMA charge a fortune, I was going to inject myself with PMMA.

only thing is I\'m not 100% sure of the volume required. I\'ve been told that 40-50cc\'s would add half an Inch. and also do you know if the results are instant or is it dependant on the formation of collagen?

One last thing, for a singular muscle group I\'m assuming that a one-off injection treatment is enough or is there a need for multiple treatments - say 3-4 treaments of 30-40cc\'s per treament to add an Inch for example.

Many thanks and all thoughts and advice is much appreciated.

I would definitely reconsider seeing someone to have it done. Admittedly, I don\'t know much about PMMA, but I believe it is injected \"sub-q\", not intramuscular like steroids are (I have used steroids in the past, and I also \"site-injected\" in biceps, triceps, pecs, etc.). I could be wrong. I would imagine that if it were injected IM, it would be incredibly painful, as well. Have you ever used injectable winstrol, or injected test suspension/TNE? I would think the pain from PMMA would be exponentially worse and longer lasting.

there have been a good few cases of bodybuilders having this done with good effect. dont know the long term effects though.

winstrol and TNE are very short term solutions and the site enhacement from them is mostly inflammation. unless jabbing the tricep every 3rd day, the effects dissipitate quick. synthol is another but again its takes weekly maintenance and the cosmetic effects arent great.

Injecting one\'s self with PMMA, IMHO, is a very very risky business. For about $1500-$2000 or even less, Have Dr C in TJ Mexico do it for you. If PMMA is injected in the wrong spot with a sharp needle, the results could be almost fatal. I would never do it.

One or two PMMA treatment by a qualified Dr will be sufficient to fill in the gap. Collagen will kick in in about two weeks and the gains fully realized in a few months. One may need another session for aesthetics and to match the other side.

Good luck!

Thanks I appreciate the reply.
Only problem is that im located in the UK
for $1500 dollars i would have paid the doctor to do it. I dont think its a common practice in the UK but maybe it is somewhere in Europe.

If anyone can recommend a doctor in Europe I would appreciate it.
from the research ive done i cant find any.

I think it can only be fatal if injected directly into a vein or artery. I have a good understanding of where not to inject on the triceps since ive injected here before hundreds of times. after the first few injections i knew where to pin (where there was little chance of hitting a vein or nerve).

only thing im unsure of is the volume needed for say an Inch and if one treatment of that dosage is sufficient.

The Dr I was referring to is in Mexico of course, so that flight there is an extra cost.

It is not as simple as injecting it in one spot. The Dr distribute the PMMA product over the area to make it look and feel natural and even then, in many cases the patient has to come back after the collagen has stabilsed for another session to improve aesthetics.

The PMMA is injected using a blunt needle called a Cannula made specifically for this purpose. Can you buy PMMA and a cannula and all the meds needed to do it your self?

I am not sure who does this in Europe. May be Hoddle10 may chime in....

i was hoping that there wouldnt be a need for another visit tbh, a one off trip maybe manageable but having to go back and fourth would be incredibly expensive for me. I know of Dr C and he\'s maybe the best in his field but I simply can\'t afford to fly to mexico when I can inject it myself. If I hadn\'t any experience in injecting triceps I would have done but I have injected triceps and biceps for over two years knowing which areas to avoid (Areas where there are more nerves/veins).

The distribution of the substance over the entire area is something ive done before many times. when injecting oil based steroids for example, injecting 3-5cc\'s in one head of the tricep typically creates a very uneven and lumpy look.

so what I do is inject 2cc\'s in each head or 1cc in two parts of each head to create a more even look.

I can get PMMA and should be able to get a cannula if a regular 1.5 or 1.25\" 25 gauge needle isn\'t enough. I think it should be though.

bb300 wrote: there have been a good few cases of bodybuilders having this done with good effect. dont know the long term effects though.

winstrol and TNE are very short term solutions and the site enhacement from them is mostly inflammation. unless jabbing the tricep every 3rd day, the effects dissipitate quick. synthol is another but again its takes weekly maintenance and the cosmetic effects arent great.

My reference to TNE and winstrol were just for the comparison in PAIN, days after injection. Not the effects. I personally (like you) do not believe in long-term site enhancement from those compounds.
I just want to be sure that you are considering all facets of doing this yourself. Basically, even if things go PERFECTLY, I would imagine you are still in for a lot of pain for a while (injecting PMMA IM). Hope it all works out well for you.

use the doc and i think there is docs in asia now doing PMMA as well...dont do it yourself as that is not something that has been tested to be done by non medical professionals and injecting yourself with steriods which is something that is a common practice for alot of body builders is not the same as PMMA injecting

get dr c to do it or one of the asian PMMA docs


gl and stop using steriods (there illegal lol) to gain muscle and do it naturally