Bio-Alcamid™ - Dermal Fillers

This is designed for the correction of tissue deficits both small and large. The product was launched in the U.K in 2003 and it finds extensive use in cosmetic surgery both within NHS and private application. Structurally, it is a gel polymer that comprises of alkyl-imide group networks at approximately 4 percent and nonpyrogenic at approximately 96 percent. Belonging to the family of acryl-derivatives, alkyl-imide has a polymeric structure that does not contain any free monomers. The process of production does not involve any form of animal gel, not even any biological form of tissues.

The product is permanent filler and does not require any skin test before being used. The implant’s volume is not given in solid state but rather in water form. For optimum results, one injection will normally be enough to achieve a state of permanency as long as the injection is appropriate. With the subsiding of initial injection, volume might be lost, but not so much as to lose the basic effect of the treatment. It has the capacity to correct small and large deficits, unlike most of the products in the market today.

Some of the deficits the product can treat include Pectus Excavation, Polands’s Syndrome and liposuction condiitions of deficit. Bio-Alcamid™ comes in three main types of forms: LIP form, FACE form and BODY form. Soft and compact, the LIP form is ideal for lip outline correction. In its LIP form, it can only be used when correcting and projecting the labial profile because it is not supposed to be injected into the mucosa. The FACE form has same composition as LIP, but is suitable for correction of medium and medium–small deficits in terms of volume. For example, it can treat genial hypovolumetry, zygomatic and prominent naso-labial fissures. The BODY form, on the other hand, has almost the same composition as the FACE form only that it contains more material to fulfill correction of significant tissue deficits like Poland Syndrome, glueteal atrophy and calves.

Bio-Alcamid™ should not be used on patients who are or may be pregnant or lactating. Bio-Alcamid™ is permanent but an occasional additional treatment is advised to maintain optimum levels. This is because there is commonly some loss of volume as the initial swelling disappears. Occasionally, the return of scars, wrinkles, creases and other unwanted shapes can be witnessed and a second application will be necessary. Side effects include swelling and reddening, but they disappear soon after the treatment is over.