Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Dubai, UAE

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  A Procedural Approach to Minimize the Risk of Embolization of Blood Vessels with Soft-Tissue Fillers
  Author(s): Maria Angelo-Khattar*
  
  Background: Soft-tissue filler injections are amongst the most widely used treatments in nonsurgical facial rejuvenation. Although generally deemed safe, rare catastrophic side effects are regularly reported in the literature, the most devastating of which is irreversible blindness. The avoidance of these serious vascular events is of the utmost importance during soft tissue filler injections. Objective: This article suggests a procedural protocol to greatly minimize the risk of embolization of blood vessels with soft-tissue fillers. Discussion: Extensive cadaver studies have shown significant inter-individual and intra-individual variations in vascular anatomy. Hence, detailed knowledge of anatomy, albeit very important, is not always sufficient to prevent the accidental cannulation of major arteries.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9554.11.s7.544

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