Methacrylic acid, botox and hyaluronic acid: what is allowed and prohibited in cosmetic treatments in Argentina

he methacrylateAlso known as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), it is an acrylic used for industrial, dental and medical purposes. In aesthetic medicine, the presentation consists of acrylic gel microspheres, and due to its very special composition, this substance was used to fill and increase different parts of the body. Adaptation was small.

“he Polymethyl methacrylate Or silicone is a permanent product. Silicones are more prone to migration than polymethylmethacrylate, but the latter cures and is not currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Unmat“, explain Jorge Ricardo Wetzel (MN: 81,500), specialist in plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Products approved by ANMAT for cosmetic surgery

“Among the products approved by ANMAT for stuffing production, it stands out as: hyaluronic acid. The organism itself decomposes and can be removed by enzymes called hyaluronidase‘ explains the surgeon. “The action is to give volume,” emphasizes Wetzel, a full member of the Argentine Society of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (SACPER).

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of botulinum toxin It has another use and is not a filler. This is also a procedure that is injected, but what it does is: paralyze the muscles What causes facial wrinkles.The effect is temporary and reversible after a while. “Botox is also approved by ANMAT,” said the expert, noting that the risks are minimal.

Could you inject a large amount of methacrylate into my buttocks?

The answer is, A resolute “no”. This compound was used neither on the butt nor on the chest. deadly and lethal consequences in the patient.

“This was approved in small doses. To add volume to your buttocks, 300 cubic centimeters or more. Complexity is directly proportional to the amount of product placed, ”explains the expert.

There are many scientific papers and highly assertive medical communications regarding the occurrence of side effects such as migration (injection site migration), foreign body reaction (rejection) and nodule formation for polymethyl methacrylate used in cosmetic filler procedures. The persistent nature of these reactions makes them difficult to treat.

“that is, non-degradable material And removing it requires surgery, leaving a bigger defect than it should be correcting,” Wetzel summed up, saying, Professional Medicine Law.

Complications are a nightmare for patients

Patients treated with polymethylmethacrylate become inflamed, which can develop over time. autoimmunityIt affects all connective tissues, mimics conditions such as lupus, scleroderma and arthritis, and damages organs such as lungs, liver and kidneys, thus endangering people’s lives. In such cases, the patient is considered to be in the terminal stage.

of negative impact They begin between 5 and 10 years after application of the substance. Microorganisms can show different reactions after years, and methacrylate causes chronic inflammation in tissues, which leads to granuloma. Vitamin D precursors are also stimulated to release calcium into the blood and are involved in kidney stone formation.