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To review the common and severe complications associated with facial dermal fillers and describe strategies for prevention and emergency management.

May 19, 2023Dermatological Reviews

Adverse events seen with fillers

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To review the common and severe complications associated with facial dermal fillers and describe strategies for prevention and emergency management.
Narrative clinical review examining adverse events associated with aesthetic dermal filler injections.
Evaluation of procedural risk factors including injection instruments, extrusion pressure, injected volume, and facial vascular anatomy.
Common complications include injection site erythema, edema, and secondary infections.
Severe adverse events stem from accidental vascular occlusion, leading to skin necrosis, stroke, or immediate visual impairment.
Emergency management of vascular compromise requires prompt ocular pressure reduction, massage, and enzymatic reversal with hyaluronidase for hyaluronic acid fillers.

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Clinical review details vascular occlusion and blindness risks from dermal fillers in cosmetic patients, highlighting the necessity of anatomical expertise and rapid intervention.

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Lateef et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9beec13b84af7c13623bee https://doi.org/10.1002/der2.195

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Clinical review details vascular occlusion and blindness risks from dermal fillers in cosmetic patients, highlighting the necessity of anatomical expertise and rapid intervention.

Adverse events seen with fillers

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