X-Rays of HA paste?

[Optimistic]

I swear I saw this somewhere before. Does anyone have X-rays of a skull that has had HA paste applied somewhere? I'm curious to see what it looks like given the partial absorption by bone and all that. If what I saw was HA paste then it looked quite porous and easily discernable from the skull or real bone (not saying it isn't physically similar).

[Lord-of-the-Cartilage]

Do we know if HA paste causes any resorption of the bone it's placed on like implants do?

[CK]

no i dont believe ha causes absorption of the bone. have to look at my old xrays, i believe the HA implants shows up as bright white.

[Kristen]

no i dont believe ha causes absorption of the bone. have to look at my old xrays, i believe the HA implants shows up as bright white.

Show us if you can

[Cmonster]

no i dont believe ha causes absorption of the bone. have to look at my old xrays, i believe the HA implants shows up as bright white.

Yeah it shows up as a slightly brighter white material than regular bone- I need to go look at my xrays.

[Optimistic]

Thanks, if you can do that would be great. I've tried really hard to get scans from other people to no avail.

[Optimistic]

Thanks a lot for that, those are pretty interesting. Are you sure he had HA paste used? I can't see any / don't know what to look for.

As a side note, what's the deal with the screws? Is it possible to have them removed later on? Some claim they dissolve (sounds untrue), whilst others have said they are eventually covered in bone (also seems unlikely).

[Cmonster]

Thanks a lot for that, those are pretty interesting. Are you sure he had HA paste used? I can't see any / don't know what to look for.

As a side note, what's the deal with the screws? Is it possible to have them removed later on? Some claim they dissolve (sounds untrue), whilst others have said they are eventually covered in bone (also seems unlikely).

He definitely had HA paste used. You can see it in the x-rays its a slightly brighter white than bone. Some people have screws removed and others later have complications and must have them removed... Doubt surgical screws are dissolvable

[Optimistic]

He definitely had HA paste used. You can see it in the x-rays its a slightly brighter white than bone. Some people have screws removed and others later have complications and must have them removed... Doubt surgical screws are dissolvable

With the X-rays assuming he didn't have his entire forehead and malars covered in HA paste I just don't see it. The little bits that appear whiter on the mandible are there in the befores too. The only thing I can think it could be is that little bit below the cut in the mandible, which appear to be floating. Is that what you mean?


And are there any reasons to have the screws removed in your opinion? How long is it before they can be removed?

Thanks

[Kristen]

. I thought the same thing ... I just don't see it on the xray either

[Lazlo]

s**t just got real.

[overbiter]

s**t just got real.

What do you mean? I don't see anything on the X-rays either.

[Cmonster]

With the X-rays assuming he didn't have his entire forehead and malars covered in HA paste I just don't see it. The little bits that appear whiter on the mandible are there in the befores too. The only thing I can think it could be is that little bit below the cut in the mandible, which appear to be floating. Is that what you mean?


And are there any reasons to have the screws removed in your opinion? How long is it before they can be removed?

Thanks

I cant speak on Ryan's behalf but Im going to assume (like in my case) the HA is put where advancements were made- chin, lower jaw, upper jaw etc.... Between bones if that makes sense.

Some people just want to have their screws removed, other people have to have them removed- because their body rejects the metal plates or some other kind of complication comes up. It really depends.

[Lazlo]

What do you mean? I don't see anything on the X-rays either.

i mean HA may all be hype. i remember this australian PS saying he used it for cheekbone augmentation...didn't seem to do much.

[Cmonster]

i mean HA may all be hype. i remember this australian PS saying he used it for cheekbone augmentation...didn't seem to do much.

This is true, it is all hype. It just projects very slightly almost indiscernible. Unless they use a ridiculous amount.