TOPIC: the switch to 10% pmma

I agree with Zmann.

I highly doubt the switch from 20% to 10% has anything to do with the cost of materials or a marketing ploy for more repeat business, I think it all has to do with safety and aesthetics and I believe we will be seeing more of a drop down to 5% as well. Dr. C could easily charge more for the procedure and I doubt anyone seriously considering it would flinch at the price being much more (although I did make sure to get locked in at the $1500 rate for future procedures!) . When talking with the staff them they all seem pretty overwhelmed by the sudden increase in PMMA patients as Dr. C has a whole practice he runs and doesn\'t solely rely on this procedure as of right now.

@ Mustang

Glad to know its going well for you will check your thread later. Yes they will build cost into anything so who knows. I think the answer for me is....1500 dollars times two or three for the kind of results I have gotten so far its been worth it and if there is an added safety or aesthetic benefit then even better!

I do not know. I just can\'t imagine 20% plastic Balls costing the same as 10%!!! 20% is twice as many Balls in the same fluid. It cost money to mkle these tiny PMMA Balls and to make sure they are nice and round with no sharp edges....

Some one can find out the cost?

@Mustang2020
Actually it might even be the same price or more costly given that 10% would open access to specific filler applications which might generate more revenue than too massive a higher concentration, such as more precise facial sculpture for example. So I can\'t say for sure if pricing is related to the quantity of the initial raw material PMMA pellets, or to the availability of special purpose concentrations designed for different results according to their respective properties. This would make sense as if we do get better results using 10% for Phalloplasty then they could even make this level of dilution the most expensive one...
HC

I understand Dr C is almost insisting patients use the 10% concentration PMMA now instead of the higher concentrations. I\'m slightly concerned that this may result in lower gains and only recently Justabitmore received his second session using 10% with no gains so far.
Apparently Dr C is doing this to lessen chances of problems. Does anyone know what problems exactly ?
Also what is Dr C\'s position regarding the gains to be expected from 10% compared to the higher concentrations ?