How Safe is Macrolane?
If you have looked into having cosmetic surgery then it is more than likely that you have come across a treatment called Macrolane.
There are a great many people who are opting for this method rather than for others, but just how safe is it? How long has it been used and what tests have been done to determine its safety? Obviously, any form of cosmetic surgery is something that should be given very careful consideration.
You will want to read up on as much about it as possible.
If you have decided that it is something that you want to have done then you need to settle on the method that is most suitable for you as an individual.
This will come down to several factors such as which technique sounds to be the safest, which method is best suited to the area being worked on and how much it is all going to cost.
Your health should always take priority in these decisions but money will inevitably play a part somewhere along the line.
The way that the Macrolane procedure works is by its use of a naturally degradable hyaluronic acid (NASHA gel) that will last for around twelve months before disintegrating and being expelled by the body.
As hyaluronic acid already exists in the body it is not recognized as being a foreign substance.
The treatment was preceded by other techniques that were also hyaluronic acid-based.
These previous treatments, such as Restylane, were wrinkle-fillers and had received some very good press.
They were well documented as being very safe after being practiced for around ten years.
Due to its use of NASHA gel injections, the results of Macrolane are literally instant.
Macrolane has been available as a treatment for just over a year in the United Kingdom.
There have already been over two thousand women who have undergone the procedure for breast enlargement.
In Japan, where the treatment has been available for longer, a study was published in the 'Japanese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'.
It found that 1,100 women who were treated for breast enlargement had no long-term adverse effects to the procedure and that their breasts stayed 'soft and natural' for up to a year after their operations.
After this time it is normal to require 'top-up' injections.
The Macrolane technique has recently been given full European approval for use on the body and is marked 'CE'.
Many tests have been done since 2002 and as yet there no known long-term problems.
Trials are still ongoing in several countries including France and Sweden.
As for the cost of Macrolane, you are looking at paying up to around £3,000 for the initial treatment.
This should last for up to eighteen months before you will need to have top-up injections which cost around £1,000 a time.
As with anything that is still relatively new, the prices are slowly decreasing.
A conventional breast enlargement should last for around ten years will be somewhere within the region of £5,000.
There are a great many people who are opting for this method rather than for others, but just how safe is it? How long has it been used and what tests have been done to determine its safety? Obviously, any form of cosmetic surgery is something that should be given very careful consideration.
You will want to read up on as much about it as possible.
If you have decided that it is something that you want to have done then you need to settle on the method that is most suitable for you as an individual.
This will come down to several factors such as which technique sounds to be the safest, which method is best suited to the area being worked on and how much it is all going to cost.
Your health should always take priority in these decisions but money will inevitably play a part somewhere along the line.
The way that the Macrolane procedure works is by its use of a naturally degradable hyaluronic acid (NASHA gel) that will last for around twelve months before disintegrating and being expelled by the body.
As hyaluronic acid already exists in the body it is not recognized as being a foreign substance.
The treatment was preceded by other techniques that were also hyaluronic acid-based.
These previous treatments, such as Restylane, were wrinkle-fillers and had received some very good press.
They were well documented as being very safe after being practiced for around ten years.
Due to its use of NASHA gel injections, the results of Macrolane are literally instant.
Macrolane has been available as a treatment for just over a year in the United Kingdom.
There have already been over two thousand women who have undergone the procedure for breast enlargement.
In Japan, where the treatment has been available for longer, a study was published in the 'Japanese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'.
It found that 1,100 women who were treated for breast enlargement had no long-term adverse effects to the procedure and that their breasts stayed 'soft and natural' for up to a year after their operations.
After this time it is normal to require 'top-up' injections.
The Macrolane technique has recently been given full European approval for use on the body and is marked 'CE'.
Many tests have been done since 2002 and as yet there no known long-term problems.
Trials are still ongoing in several countries including France and Sweden.
As for the cost of Macrolane, you are looking at paying up to around £3,000 for the initial treatment.
This should last for up to eighteen months before you will need to have top-up injections which cost around £1,000 a time.
As with anything that is still relatively new, the prices are slowly decreasing.
A conventional breast enlargement should last for around ten years will be somewhere within the region of £5,000.
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