| abstract |
Disclosed herein is a dermal filler composition. The composition includes polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), cross-linked dextran, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and physiological saline or distilled water. The composition rapidly restores volume at application sites by injection, does not require pre-testing, such as allergic skin testing, because it does not cause severe allergic reactions, is cheap, and is not easily degraded or absorbed in the body, thus ensuring a long-lasting volume augmentation effect. Due to the characteristics described above, the composition facilitates volume correction requiring a large amount (20 cc or greater) of dermal filler such as in augmentation phalloplasty. |