Macrolane breast injections are cosmetic breast enhancement. Marcolane is a gel made from hyaluronic acid. The Macrolane is injected deep under the skin. This technique is used as an alternative to surgical breast augmentation. The official website of Marcolane, at Macrolane.com, claims that the technique is the "easy and natural way to enhance your body without surgery."http://www.macrolane.com/
The treatment was approved for sale and became available in Europe in 2007. Currently, the FDA has not yet approved Marcolane for use in the United States.http://www.q-med.com/Sites/QMEDcom/Templates/Page.aspx?id=24767 It has been rumored that actress Jennifer Aniston got a breast enlargement using Macrolane.http://news.softpedia.com/news/Jennifer-Aniston-Gets-Fuller-Bust-with-Macrolane-120910.shtml
Macrolane injections cost about 3,000 dollars in the U.K. In the U.S., this would be comparable to $5,000 American dollars.http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article5896737.ece If you'd like to lean more about Macrolane, the details on the cost of the procedure, its side affects and warnings, this page links to places online where you can learn more about this noninvasive breast enhancement procedure.
Macrolane Controversy
According to plastic surgeon Jennifer Walden who writes a blog for Medscape.com, Macrolane users should be advised that the treatment is temporary. This type of "dermal filler" will be absorbed by the body. She says that although the company claims that a Macrolane injection could last between one and two years, the hyaluronic acid can be absorbed in a shorter amount of time.http://boards.medscape.com/forums?128@598.WMe4aEImoyy@.29f3bea3!comment=1
Macrolane Risks, Side Effects and Information
- Macrolane's key ingredient is hyaluronic acid
- Macrolane is injected under the skin
- Local anesthetic is applied to the injection area to numb any pain
- Procedure takes between 25 and 30 minutes
- Side effects include swelling and bruising
- Can be done under sedationhttp://www.bodyperfectclinic.com/detail.php?page=56&s=4
- Macrolane is used to treat asymmetrical breasts, give the appearance of larger breasts, help disguise stretch marks and help to give breasts a rounder, fuller shapehttp://www.bodyperfectclinic.com/detail.php?page=56&s=4
- Not available in the United States
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Consists of an injection of hyaluronic acid gel
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Originally marketed as a body contouring treatment that fills indentations
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The gel is inserted into the breast
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Procedure takes approximately 30 minutes
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Can increase the breast a full cup size
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The affects of a Macrolane injection are not permanant; lasts about 18 months
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Macrolane treatment has not been approved in the United States
