Dickwhitman79 wrote:
Skeptical_One wrote:
keysersoze86 wrote: I see many happy reports at avanti and rupeka. Anyone happy, from an aesthetic standpoint, with PMMA done at Rejuvall/Carney?
They are more keen on doing FFT (Fat) but do offer Bellafill (PMMA). You can probably do a search I'm sure there have been a few reports, but I will say while Ellanse (whihh behaves very much the same was like PMMA) was being trialed in the U.S., they had a lot of happy customers. If it is filler injection technique you're curious about, Dr. Carney's as good as any.
Depending on where you're located, Dr. Shafer (New York City), Dr. Nanda (Columbus, Ohio), Dr. Liu (Northern California), and Dr. Sullivan (Florida) also provide PMMA.
You can find any of the Doctors listed in this post in the Physician Directory.
Do we have any idea if Ellanse will be approved in the United States any time soon?
I quite frankly don't know, but having to have removed two of their products off the shelves in places they are approved (Europe, Asia, and Latin America) because the markings/time-range on their Boxes were inaccurate probably didn't help Ellanse's cause here in the U.S.
If memory serves me correctly (although I'm sure a simple search on PhalloBoards 2.0 the exact numbers can be acquired), they had Four Versions: 1 Year, 2 Years, 3 Years, and 4 Years (or something like that). Well it turns out their 1 & 2 Year Boxes were lasting MUCH longer than the Labeling said. And on top of that, most (if not everyone) on this forum has claimed most (if not complete) retention of their size 4+ years out.
Now you might think that's awesome news, and it is for penis enlargement patients. However, for applications elsewhere on the body (especially the face), being told it's temporary and it ends up being very long-term can be a big issue. What's even more concerning for any regulatory body like the FDA is that it appears all the Boxes have a lifespan exceeding what was indicated on the label. Again, great news for penis guys, but the FDA hardly cares or thinks about that in their approval process lol.
To be frank, the developers of Ellanse made a great product, they simply underestimated the robustness of the kind of collagen created by microspheres (like PMMA) and assumed since the PCL (Ellanse microspheres) will eventually be broken down, that the collagen's half-life will change due to the lack of any inflammatory foreign body (pure speculation on my part here by the way), and the official reason why Ellanse hasn't been approved is not currently known.
I attempted using their Contact form, if I don't get a response in the near future, I'll see if any of my Ellanse providers might have some insight.
