Semipermanent and permanent injectable fillers
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1Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills, 9201 W. Sunset Boulevard, Suite 602, Los Angeles, CA 90069, USA. derekjonesmd@gmail.com
Abstract:
Today, an impressive array of injectable dermal fillers for facial soft-tissue augmentation is available in the United States. These agents, most of which were introduced in the last half decade, represent a variety of semipermanent and permanent fillers across several categories. Physicians can choose between semipermanent fillers, such as hyaluronic acid derivatives (HA), calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA), and poly-L-lactic acid (PLA), and longer-lasting, so-called "permanent fillers," such as polymethyl methacrylate microspheres (PMMA), highly purified forms of liquid silicone, and hydrogel polymers.
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