Clinical trial of a novel filler material for soft tissue augmentation of the face containing synthetic calcium hydroxylapatite microspheres. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: The ideal injectable filler should yield great, long-lasting results, be biocompatible, reliable, safe, easy to use, and inexpensive. Radiesse (Bioform Inc., Franksville, WI) is a synthetic calcium hydroxylaptic filler that has all of the above qualities. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of Radiese as an injectable filler. METHODS: Eighty-two patients who underwent facial soft tissue augmentation using Radiese from April 2003 to 2004 were enrolled in this study. Pre-filled sterile syringes were used to inject the material into the soft tissues of the face. At the 3 month and six month visits, the physicians and the patients were asked to evaluate the result. RESULTS: Eighty-two patients were injected with Radiesse. The most common area of injection was the melolabial folds. All patients were evaluated during the 3 month follow up visit. There was an overwhelmingly positive response to the look and feel of the implant, averaging 4.6 on a grading scale from 1 to 5, for the patients as well as the injecting physicians. Similar responses were found at the 6 month follow up visit. CONCLUSION: Preliminary data indicate that Radiesse is easy to use and effective with little or no associated morbidity.

publication date

  • September 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Cosmetic Techniques
  • Durapatite
  • Microspheres

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33748528945

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32256.x

PubMed ID

  • 16970693

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 32

issue

  • 9