Pmma Fillers Buttocks

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Second Bioplasty Congress in Mexico: PMMA for Facial and Buttock Lipoatrophy

I attended the second International Congress on Bioplasty in Guadalajara last week. Here is the program in Spanish: www.bioplastia.org.mx/es/programa.php . Cosmetic and dermatology physicians from Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia came... Read more »

Patients Face More Complications With Facial Filler, Bio-Alcamid

At a London conference in November 2010, a Canadian study reported that about 1 out of 5 people who got the facial filler called Bio-Alcamid experienced infections at the site of injections. The filler is often used to treat the loss of fat in the... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Medicare to Pay for "Fillers" in HIV Patients

On Tuesday, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said Medicare will cover the cost of facial filling treatments for HIV patients with facial lipodystropy syndrome (LDS) who are also depressed. CMS said a review of current data... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Any filler in the states being used for buttocks?

I know in other counties they are allowed to use other fillers for buttock wasting, but do we have anything here that will help? I realize the volume needed would be expensive regardless..Is anyone offering anything off label even?...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The short answer is no. We have no filler options for buttock lipoatrophy in the United States. Silicone implants are available, but are expensive, and the outcomes are not always so great. The permanent filler PMMA seems to work best, and the U.S.... Read more »

PMMA permanant fillers

I know there are many different types of filler for facial lipoathrophy. Is PMMA the only permanant filler? If not, what are the others? Also, I know there are different PMMA fillers. Are there studies or anecdotal information as to which PMMA...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

PMMA is not the only permanent filler. Silicone is also a permanent filler and has been used for facial lipoatrophy.Artefill is the PMMA product that has been approved in the United States. However, it is temporarily unavailable because of the... Read more »

PMMA Facial Fillers

Is PMMA the only type of permanent filler for facial lipoatrophy? If not, what are the others. Also, I am told there are many different "brands" of PMMA (e.g. ArteFill). Are there studies or anecdotal information about which is best?...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, and thanks for posting.There are several permanent fillers that are available for treatment of facial lipoatrophy and these include PMMA, silicone, and Bioalcamid. In the United States, Artefill is the brand of PMMA that is FDA approved.... Read more »

PMMA buttocks - Europe

Hi! Im 33 and on HAART for 10 years, I suffer from lypodistrophy in buttocks and legs...its painful to sit on a hard surface for long. I already had New Fill for facial wasting in United Kingdom, but I havent heard of any docs doing PMMA on buttocks...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, and thanks for posting. I am not aware of availability of PMMA for buttock lipoatrophy in Europe. This is because of cost the only relatively low cost PMMA is available in South America and Mexico. This is why people travel from the United... Read more »

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exercise and PI lipodystrophy

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i have been on zerit, epivir and crix for more than one year.
i have lipodystrophy (no more buttocks, fat loss in face and a paunch). I have always been an avid exerciser -- my doc has told me to STOP exercising, that it worsens the situation.
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I was reading questings and responses from "Ask the Experts", and ran across the term rimming. Could someone explain what it means? Read more »

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i accidently wiped my butt w/toilet paper that had blood on it... say the person who was in there before was in there 5min before me. if they were infected could i be at risk? Read more »

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