ll wrote: I kind of agree, and if I were offered Voluma or Ellanse for free tomorrow, I\'d probably opt for Voluma for the reasons you give. On the other hand, I can at least see how some guys view it as a middle ground between HA and PMMA. They\'re hoping for a longer lasting result than HA with some collagen stimulation while at the same time NOT being completely permanent should things go wrong.
~LL
I totally understand that. But what I don\' think those guys or the Dr\'s who do the procedure realize is just how tough that 2 or 3 years will be if things go wrong and even then I\'ve read of people saying their
Radiesse issues never went. When i said I was insanely depressed after being told to wait a couple of years for the fat to dissolve, I didn\'t mean just on hearing that news, but the entire 2 years. In fact I waited several years before having it removed.
I just get the impression that most guys think that if it goes wrong then they\'ll just have to stick it out for a couple of years, but if it really looks or feels that bad, then they are mentally going to be in for a much rougher ride than they realize. A few times I\'ve had people ask me about FFT
Removal only months or weeks after having it injected. I\'ve tried explaining they need to at least wait a year, but they can\'t handle it. It might sound like they were being melodramatic, but honestly, in my experience its the most common response. Reklaw has even posted about his consults with Dr\'s regarding having his filler removed, just a couple of months after his procedure.
It\'s just one of those things you have to experience to truly understand and of course the guys looking a temp fillers that last several years and aren\'t reversable wont of. The same is true of Dr\'s offering the procedure.
Hence if you are going temporary, for the sake of an extra thousand bucks a year, you are much better off going with something that can be dissolved easily. I\'m not against long lasting/permanent fillers (i have the myself), but I\'m just saying, if you are going the temporary route, then do it the safest way possible, as that is surely the key reason for wanting something temporary. Why take the risk of something that can leave you in a terrible mental state for years?