LAM FACIAL PLASTICS

Hi Doctor, you will smile at my probably silly question, but mathematics is not what I am best at LOL. Given any (it's justan example) filer, 1 ml in a syringe is equal to 1cc, right? and this is the most confusing to me LOL... if a filler comes in different percentages, applying 3 syringes of a filler at, say, 10% of the active ingredient is the same -in total amount of the specific injected filler- than applying 1 syringue with a concentration of the product of 30% (I noticed some brands come with the active ingredient in the filler at different percentages). Sorry if this is too dumb, again, I was never good for percentages and all that

no problem. a cc and a ml are exactly the same thing. the percentage of product may be sometimes misleading. for example, juvederm reportedly has a higher concentration of product but ultimately the result between the two products (restylane and juvederm) are about the same. if anything, juvederm tends to spread out a bit more in the cheek or other areas so i don't prefer it as much given the fact that it moves a bit from where i put it so that is something to consider. for products like radiesse or artefill, then the gel carrier and collagen, respectively, should be factored in when considering total volume. in addition to that, these products will have about 20% variability based on how much collagen grows around the product. the more that your body responds with collagen growth, the more the long-term effect will be. radiesse claims that the tissue ingrowth and the gel carrier are exchanged on a 1:1 level. i have not found that to be the case. finally, some products are overfilled even though it is advertised as 1 cc. for example, radiesse is overfilled to 1.3 ish and restylane is overfilled to 1.2 ish.
best,
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