Some Advice I received from a very reputable Doctors surgery who has alot of experience removing Dermalive, which is very very important:

Many dermalive patients feel they can go to any Plastic Surgeon and the treatment and results will be the same. Unfortunately, this is not true. Two problems exists:...one being the granulomas as a result of Dermalive and the second, scars as a result of how granulomas were surgically removed. We have seen many cases whereby the Doctor has done more damage in the way granulomas are surgicallly removed. This is not a quick fix nor is it about filling the face up with fat. I can only stress the importance of choosing the right Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon who has a proven expertise in reconstructive disfigurement and working with removing non absorbable fillers.

Make sure you see a Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon with the letters
MB BS FRACS after their name as this indicates the level of training they have had

*FRACS (Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons) is the gold standard of surgical training and qualification in Australia. It requires 6 –10 years of training after the basic medical degree MBBS, which all doctors obtain from their medical school. Only with the FRACS qualification can a practitioner be accorded with Specialist Registration

Hi There
I wanted to give an update as I have been receiving a few emails of late asking many questions.

For the last two years I have had five surgeries under full anaesthetic removing around eight granulomas at a time, some have grown back after surgery but after two or three removals they have settled down and stopped growing. I have one more surgery to go and then I will be having fat transfer to reconstruct my lips.My lips are looking the best they have looked in years thanks to a great surgeon.

The best advice I can give anyone out there looking for help with this terrible product, is you have to get the product out. Your body will continue to react until it comes out. Your body realises its a foreign material so it will do anything it can to try and push out, so removal is the only option.

You need to find yourself the best Plastic AND Reconstructive surgeon you can find, as they are the most highly skilled and trained in the industry. Don't waste time seeing a Dermatologist or Cosmetic surgeon.

Some Important Points:

KENACORT steroid injections DON'T WORK.....they cause the product to react more and cause the good surrounding tissue to die leaving you with potholes in your skin...(i know from personal experience)

Laser Light treatments such as IPL cause the product to react also so stay away from any treatment like this.

I found that anything with high histamine levels such as red wine can make the granulomas itchy and aggravate them further, so try to avoid it

Please do not hesitate to contact me on my email if you have anymore questions,
or if you would like to share your experiences please do I would love to hear what others have found and maybe we can all help each other out...
Kin regards
xx Penelope