Retrospective Study of Vascular Complications Caused by Hyaluronic Acid Injection.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
; 47(6): 2745-2753, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Complications from intravascular embolization of hyaluronic acid (HA) are not only no longer uncommon but also devastating. This study aimed to examine clinical aspects of patients referred to our hospital for care following complications from intravascular filler embolization.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed data from all patients referred to our medical center for the management of complications associated with intravascular embolization of HA fillers including demographics, medical history, clinical features, and treatment between November 2013 and June 2022.RESULTS:
A total of 116 patients with vascular complications (27 cases with vision loss and 89 cases with skin necrosis) were assessed. The highest risk injection sites for skin necrosis included the nasal region (58/115, 50.4%), temple (16/115, 13.9%), and forehead (11/115, 9.6%) and for vision loss included the nasal region (18/30, 60.0%) and forehead (7/30, 23.3%). In skin necrosis cases, a needle (60/89, 67.4%) carried a higher risk than that of a cannula (29/89, 32.6%), whereas in vision loss cases, nasal dorsum injections using a cannula (16/27, 59.3%) carried a higher risk than that observed using a needle (11/27, 40.7%). No treatment was completely successful in reversing these complications.CONCLUSION:
Intravascular embolization of HA filler is a serious complication. Although some combination treatments have been proposed, there is no standard protocol for treating severe complications. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors http//www.springer.com/00266 .Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Técnicas Cosméticas
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Preenchedores Dérmicos
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aesthetic Plast Surg
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China