Introduction:
After a ton of thought and research, I decided to "invest" in a long term solution for some bothersome areas on my face. For those of you who don't know about Artefill, it is bascially a "permanent" filler. It last 5+years! Since Artefill hasn't been around for 50 years it's hard to say exactly how long it lasts, but studies have shown patients with the filler that still holds strong for 10 years. How awesome is that?! The following is my story on how I came to the decision and my experience - hope you find this information helpful!
Dr. Cohen and Artefill Explained:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUmUtv08kCo
Background:
For those of you who do not know much about Artefill it has it's limitations. You cannot use Artefill in every area on your face (i.e. in the lips). So, I had in put in my "eleven" lines between my brows. I've had a line there since my early 20's and now it has durg a deeper groover deep into my head now all I notice when I look at photos of myself is the dent in my head. Ugh!! I have tried Botox on this area with no signifigant results. Every Dr. who touched insisted that they would be able to fix it. Whatever, no dice. So one of my Dr.'s (the best, Dr. Cohen) suggested Artefill, so I thought about it over the year and figured I would take the dive of it continued to worsen. And low and behold - one is forming on the other side! It is no longer a charasmatic marker of who I am, it is ugly and annoying and must die.
I must make mention that I'm so lucky to have a great Dr. in San Diego who was one of the pioneers of Artefill. Dr. Cohen is simply the nicest and most skilled plastic surgeon that I've come to know. If you want something done right, he's the guy to go to. You will pay a little more, but know that you are getting the best!!
At any rate, one syringe costs a whopping $1200! It as anticipated that this was more than enough for the eleven lines. With the remainder I would have in put into my lip line - as I mentioned it should not be used in the lips.
Results:
Eleven lines - My results for my eleven lines are really great. The smaller (newer) line completely disappeared and my larger one is significantly reduced. He used a partial syringe on my lip line and elevens. After the initial swelling I had a touch up done within a week it as obvious I needed more in the elevens. I think I can use a bit more, but that would require more product. I'm not ready to take another $1200 dive just yet.
After a ton of thought and research, I decided to "invest" in a long term solution for some bothersome areas on my face. For those of you who don't know about Artefill, it is bascially a "permanent" filler. It last 5+years! Since Artefill hasn't been around for 50 years it's hard to say exactly how long it lasts, but studies have shown patients with the filler that still holds strong for 10 years. How awesome is that?! The following is my story on how I came to the decision and my experience - hope you find this information helpful!
Dr. Cohen and Artefill Explained:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUmUtv08kCo
Background:
For those of you who do not know much about Artefill it has it's limitations. You cannot use Artefill in every area on your face (i.e. in the lips). So, I had in put in my "eleven" lines between my brows. I've had a line there since my early 20's and now it has durg a deeper groover deep into my head now all I notice when I look at photos of myself is the dent in my head. Ugh!! I have tried Botox on this area with no signifigant results. Every Dr. who touched insisted that they would be able to fix it. Whatever, no dice. So one of my Dr.'s (the best, Dr. Cohen) suggested Artefill, so I thought about it over the year and figured I would take the dive of it continued to worsen. And low and behold - one is forming on the other side! It is no longer a charasmatic marker of who I am, it is ugly and annoying and must die.
I must make mention that I'm so lucky to have a great Dr. in San Diego who was one of the pioneers of Artefill. Dr. Cohen is simply the nicest and most skilled plastic surgeon that I've come to know. If you want something done right, he's the guy to go to. You will pay a little more, but know that you are getting the best!!
At any rate, one syringe costs a whopping $1200! It as anticipated that this was more than enough for the eleven lines. With the remainder I would have in put into my lip line - as I mentioned it should not be used in the lips.
Results:
Eleven lines - My results for my eleven lines are really great. The smaller (newer) line completely disappeared and my larger one is significantly reduced. He used a partial syringe on my lip line and elevens. After the initial swelling I had a touch up done within a week it as obvious I needed more in the elevens. I think I can use a bit more, but that would require more product. I'm not ready to take another $1200 dive just yet.
Lip lines - Initially I was very satisfied with the lip lines. I had more definition and it was just what I needed. Unfortunately, after my second touch up visit, my swelling reduced even more and I lost the definition. Dr. Cohen was conservative in the lips and he said we could do a touch up around the lips to get it to where I wanted it to be, again not ready to do that since temporary fillers are so cheap these days. I'll maybe do another touch up next year as a gift to myself.
Bottom Line:
Totally worth it! I would definitely recommend this to anyone willing to take on the initial investment. You will need to do a collagen test 30 days prior to treatment.
MORE PICTURES!!!!
Note: These photos were before all swelling went down, but final results are very good and this result I believe could be achieved 100% with a touch up!
I know ick right? note the lovely cold sore...
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