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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 25 7:57am | Replies (12)
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I had a successful Barrigel. IMHO it is a superior product to SpaceOAR as it has unlimited working time vs. SpaceOAR where the two components are mixed will being injected/placed and it polymerizes quickly as it is being directed between the prostate and rectum. This allows the doc an opportunity for better placement. Additionally Barrigel can be reversed (dissolved) if in fact it does end up in an incorrect spot.

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brianjarvis | @brianjarvis | Mar 22 9:02am

SpaceOAR was FDA approved in 2015, SpaceOAR Vue in 2019, Barrigel in 2022, and BioProtect in 2023. Each was the best when it was put into use, and superior in application to its predecessor; that’s how medical advances are supposed to work.

I used SpaceOAR Vue in 2021; at the time, that was the best there was. Barrigel can be sculpted to create a custom fit to one’s anatomy; that’s a definite benefit.

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