Combination Treatment with Cryolipolysis and Hyaluronic Acid Fillers for Jawline Enhancement.

Background: Facial contouring procedures are increasingly sought to address aesthetic concerns such as submental fat accumulation and lack of jawline definition. Cryolipolysis and hyaluronic acid (HA) injection have emerged as promising modalities for lower face contouring, targeting fat reduction and jawline enhancement, respectively.

Objective: This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of a combined treatment approach involving cryolipolysis followed by HA injection for addressing lower face contour concerns.

Role of Robotics in Neuromodulator and Filler Injections of Face.

In recent years, robots have been increasingly used in various fields of medicine, including surgery, dentistry, and ophthalmology. One of the newest and most promising applications of robotic technology in medicine is in the field of facial aesthetics, particularly in the injection of facial fillers and neuromodulators. While facial injections have traditionally been performed manually by trained physicians and nurses, the introduction of robots has the potential to revolutionize the field, offering a range of potential benefits, including increased precision, accuracy, and consistency of results.

Single-Step Full-Face Surgical Treatment of the Facial Profile.

The present study was performed to describe how much affordable, feasible, and straightforward is the approach the authors called "single-stage full-face surgical profileplasty," tailored to greatly improve the surgery of the facial profiling setting and achieve complete profile correction at the same time. From January 2010 to May 2019, 113 patients (95 females and 18 males; aged 19 - 63 years) were surgically treated for full-face profile amelioration. Profile correction was performed by using a combination of five procedures out of other various previously experienced: forehead fat grafting, rhinoplasty, lip fat grafting, genioplasty, and submental liposuction.

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Rhinoplasty Using the Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation Scale.

Background: The purpose was to evaluate the role and impact of the rhinoplasty outcome evaluation (ROE) in rhinoplasty.

Objectives: To systematically review the ability of ROE to assess rhinoplasty outcome in the very recent surgical approaches.

Data Sources: Searching MESH terms "rhinoplasty" and "rhinoplasty and ROE" on PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, and other major literature databases.

Puzzle Facelift: A Nonsurgical, Whole Treatment for Facial Modeling and Rejuvenation.

The assessment of correct anatomy of face and the evaluation of the dynamic interplay between anatomy and function, to get an overall improvement, is a leading topic in aesthetic surgery and has increased its impact in recent years. A nonsurgical impact technique reduces both post-treatment discomfort and the overall cost. Obtaining the simultaneous correction in forehead, nose, lips, and chin means obtaining an overall improvement in face view.

Pinch Anatomy of Forehead: An Injection Guide for Forehead Filler Treatment.

Filler injections have become very popular in recent years, and injectors globally use them for facial shaping and reversing age-related changes. Detailed knowledge about important vessels' and tissue planes' anatomy is essential for injectors. While giving the filler injections, injectors tend to gently pinch or pull the tissue fold with the nondominant hand during the procedure.

Treating Aging Changes of Facial Anatomical Layers with Hyaluronic Acid Fillers.

The aging process affects every anatomical layer of the face. Improved knowledge of how aging occurs in each anatomical layer of the face has helped evolve the facial rejuvenation strategies with HA fillers. Understanding the age-related changes in the anatomical facial layers, including their time of onset and how the changes occur in the different tissue layers, an injector can provide much more targeted and refined HA filler treatments.

The 10-Point Plan 2021: Updated Concepts for Improved Procedural Safety During Facial Filler Treatments.

Dermal filler treatments require constant reassessment for improving and safeguarding the rapidly evolving aesthetic field. Suboptimal injection technique, patient selection and product knowledge have touted a concerning increase in filler complications, with new challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic leading to new paradigms in the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications. The updated 10-point plan has been developed to curtail complications through consideration of causative factors, categorized as patient, product, and procedure-related.

Factors influencing pre-injection aspiration for hyaluronic acid fillers: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Pre-injection aspiration of hyaluronic acid filler is a well-recognized yet controversial safety technique. Many consider aspiration to be an important safety measure to prevent inadvertent intravascular filler injection. To assess factors influencing pre-injection aspiration by understanding the relationship between aspiration time and a range of product, needle, and procedural characteristics.

A cross-sectional survey to assess the knowledge regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among health care professionals.

Background: In late 2019, the world saw a viral outbreak of unprecedented scale that sent a significant fraction of humankind into either quarantine or lockdown. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

Methods: We created and administered a 17-item questionnaire for health care professionals (HCPs) to assess their level of knowledge towards this ongoing and evolving pandemic.

Pinch anatomy: An injection guide for temple filler injections.

Filler injections have become exceedingly popular in the last decade, and injectors across the globe are using them for facial contouring and reversing the age-related changes. Thorough knowledge about the anatomy of important vessels and tissue planes is essential for injectors. During filler injections, injectors generally tend to pinch or pull the tissues with the nondominant hand for the ease of the procedure.

Non surgical facial reshaping using MD Codes.

Background: Both age-related and congenital volume deficiencies may be addressed through the injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers. Deep injection provides structural support, more superficial fat-tissue injection mediates contouring, and superficial intradermal use of HA filler and/or onabotulinumtoxinA may be used for refinement.

Aims: To evaluate the clinical efficacy, patient satisfaction, and safety of the MD Codes approach as a proposed standardized methodology for full-face rejuvenation.

Safety guidelines for nonsurgical facial procedures during COVID-19 outbreak.

Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to last for an extended time, making strict safety precautions for office procedures unavoidable. The lockdown is going to be lifted in many areas, and strict guidelines detailing the infection control measures for aesthetic clinics are going to be of particular importance.

Methods: A virtual meeting was conducted with the members (n = 12) of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery Focus Group to outline the safety protocol for the nonsurgical facial aesthetic procedures for aesthetic practices in order to protect the clinic staff and the patients from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A Systematic Literature Review of the Middle Temporal Vein Anatomy: 'Venous Danger Zone' in Temporal Fossa for Filler Injections.

Background: Treatment of a sunken appearance of the temporal region using injectable fillers is a popular procedure. The temporal fossa has very complex anatomy due to multiple vessels running in the different tissue layers. A severe complication in the form of non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism (NTPE) can occur as a result of an inadvertent injection in the middle temporal vein (MTV) while performing temporal fossa filler procedures.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Consensus guidelines for preferred practices in an aesthetic clinic.

Strict infection control measures in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic are expected to remain for an extended period. In aesthetic clinics, most procedures are provided on one to one basis by the physician or therapist. In such a scenario, guidelines detailing the infection control measures for aesthetic clinics are of particular importance.

Management of noninflammatory nodule in chin after a large volume bolus injection of hyaluronic acid filler.

As most Asian women desire to have an "inverted triangle" appearance for face, there is an increasing trend to give a large volume bolus (LVB) injection in the submental region of the chin for its lengthening. Hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers are very popular for facial contouring and reshaping, including the chin area. Filler injection in the submental area has been a popular method to lengthen the chin.

Vision Loss Associated with Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: A Systematic Review of Literature.

Background: With the global increase in the use of injectable fillers, more cases with serious adverse events such as skin ischemia and vision loss are being reported. This article aims to review the role of HA fillers, as a subgroup separate from fat graft and non-HA fillers, in causing vision loss and to elucidate various features and outcomes of post-HA filler vision loss.

Methods: The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used to report this review.

A Consensus on Minimizing the Risk of Hyaluronic Acid Embolic Visual Loss and Suggestions for Immediate Bedside Management.

Background: Hyaluronic acid fillers have a satisfactory safety profile. However, adverse reactions do occur, and rarely intravascular injection may lead to blindness. Currently there is no internationally recognized consensus on the prevention or management of blindness from hyaluronic acid filler.

Reversal of Post-filler Vision Loss and Skin Ischaemia with High-Dose Pulsed Hyaluronidase Injections.

Nose filler injections are very popular in many Asian countries to improve nose shape and projection. However, due to the vascular supply of nose from the ophthalmic artery and its communication with branches of the facial artery in this region, there could be a possibility of ophthalmic complications in case of an accidental intra-arterial injection of filler material. This may cause devastating complications of partial or complete vision loss with or without associated cutaneous ischaemic changes.

A 10-point plan for avoiding hyaluronic acid dermal filler-related complications during facial aesthetic procedures and algorithms for management.

The recent rapid growth in dermal filler use, in conjunction with inadequate product and injector control, has heralded a concerning increase in filler complications. The 10-point plan has been developed to minimize complications through careful preconsideration of causative factors, categorized as patient, product, and procedure related. Patient-related factors include history, which involves a preprocedural consultation with careful elucidation of skin conditions, systemic disease, medications, and previous cosmetic procedures.

Managing Complications of Submental Artery Involvement after Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection in Chin Region.

Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers are becoming popular all over the world, but due to the presence of many blood vessels in the face, there is always a small possibility of vascular complications. We present a case with the ischemic involvement of chin and neck skin after accidental submental artery involvement after hyaluronic acid filler injection for chin region. Impending skin necrosis on the chin and upper neck on the right side was diagnosed quickly by observing the skin changes in the immediate postfiller phase.

Consensus Recommendations for Treatment Strategies in Indians Using Botulinum Toxin and Hyaluronic Acid Fillers.

Background: Indians constitute one of the largest population groups in the world. Facial anthropometry, morphology, and age-related changes in Indians differ from those of other ethnic groups, necessitating a good understanding of their facial structure and the required aesthetic treatment strategies. However, published recommendations specific to Indians are few, particularly regarding combination treatment.

Successfully Managing Impending Skin Necrosis following Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection, using High-Dose Pulsed Hyaluronidase.

Facial fillers are becoming increasingly popular as aesthetic procedures to temporarily reduce the depth of wrinkles or to contour faces. However, even in the hands of very experienced injectors, there is always a small possibility of vascular complications like intra-arterial injection of filler substance. We present a case report of a patient who developed features of vascular obstruction in right infraorbital artery and tell-tale signs of impending skin necrosis, after hyaluronic acid filler injection by an experienced injector.

Complications in pregnancies after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

Background: Many infertile couples need treatment in different forms including Assisted Reproductive Techniques. In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer is the most advanced method of infertility treatment. Management of these pregnancies is difficult as the couples and treating doctors have undue concern and apprehension and worry about outcome of such pregnancies.

An unusual case of cavernous haemangioma of the Fallopian tube.

Fallopian tubes are one of the uncommon sites for neoplastic lesions in the female genital tract. Haemangiomas of the fallopian tubes are rare benign neoplasms that are documented as isolated case reports only. We present a rare case of incidentally detected cavernous haemangioma of the fallopian tube in a post menopausal female who underwent hysterectomy and bilateral salphingoopherectomy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding.