Macrolane
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Macrolane is a breast
and body-contour filler marketed by Q-Med in the UK since early 2008. It claims to be s a less invasive alternative to surgical breast enlargement, offering an increase of one cup size through injections that only take between 30 and 90 minutes - colloquially referred to as the "30 minute boob job".
The treatment involves injecting stabilised hyaluronic acid into the breast, buttock or other areas, and then moulding to the desired shape. The procedures requires a local anaesthetic, and will likely cause bruising, swelling and discomfort for a few days. The effect only lasts for 12 months, after which further injections are required.
described the problems that she experienced after having the procedure. The only medical trial was supported by the manufacturers, involving 1000 patients in Japan, and anybody taking the procedure will be entered into a European-wide research trial.
Initially, treatment in the UK was reasonably expensive, costing about £3000 for the initial injections, followed by £1400 for repeat injections each year in order to maintain the effect.
In Sweden there has has recently been a number of cases of erection problems and pain associated with erection when injections were used to increase penis size, prompting a mandatory investigation into the safety of the product.
Breast
The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues...
and body-contour filler marketed by Q-Med in the UK since early 2008. It claims to be s a less invasive alternative to surgical breast enlargement, offering an increase of one cup size through injections that only take between 30 and 90 minutes - colloquially referred to as the "30 minute boob job".
The treatment involves injecting stabilised hyaluronic acid into the breast, buttock or other areas, and then moulding to the desired shape. The procedures requires a local anaesthetic, and will likely cause bruising, swelling and discomfort for a few days. The effect only lasts for 12 months, after which further injections are required.
Criticisms
The procedure has drawn criticism as its long-term effects are relatively unknown. In 2009 the journalist Alice Hart-DavisAlice Hart-Davis
Alice Hart-Davis is a British journalist and author. She was brought up in Henley-on-Thames and attended Headington School before reading history at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. After university she joined Vogue in 1985...
described the problems that she experienced after having the procedure. The only medical trial was supported by the manufacturers, involving 1000 patients in Japan, and anybody taking the procedure will be entered into a European-wide research trial.
Initially, treatment in the UK was reasonably expensive, costing about £3000 for the initial injections, followed by £1400 for repeat injections each year in order to maintain the effect.
In Sweden there has has recently been a number of cases of erection problems and pain associated with erection when injections were used to increase penis size, prompting a mandatory investigation into the safety of the product.