BHIVA added New-Fill as a treatment for facial atrophy.
Access to New-Fill
At present, New-Fill is not available except from private cosmetic surgeons
who charge around £1,200 for five to six sessions. But there are
some hospitals in London that are in the process of obtaining funding.
In six months time, it may be possible to get free treatment at a few
places, though most trials have stopped now in this country. The best
thing is to speak to your doctor or contact i-Base who are lobbying for
more access to treatment and research.
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New-Fill is inserted carefully into the dermis layer and produces new tissue. Patients must massage well after treatment to ensure even spread and prevent lumpy appearance
We are talking quality of life issues here. Self-esteem. Even the ability to earn a living on the basis of a treatment that's relatively inexpensive compared to on-going HAART. Or treating Aids because a patient stops taking the drugs for how they look and feel. Or the cost of psychological or psychiatric treatment
Bryan Thompson expressed his view: "I no longer saw it [medication] as life giving, but felt it had turned against me ...I began to resent the pills". He is
