Late-Appearing Abscesses after Injections of Nonabsorbable Hydrogel Polymer for HIV-Associated Facial Lipoatrophy
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Late-appearing abscesses after injections of nonabsorbable hydrogel polymer for HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy.
Avariety of injectable fillers have been employed to correct the stigmatizing facial lipoatrophy associated with HIV infection. A novel filler is Bio-Alcamid (Bio-Alcamid, Polymekon, Milan, Italy), which has been described as an injectable ‘‘endoprosthesis.’’ This nonbiodegradable filler is composed of 96% water and 4% synthetic polymer polyalkylamide and is purported to be biologically inert. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatologic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1076-0512
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33360.x