Doppler Ultrasound in the Management of Vascular Complications Associated with Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Fillers.

Facial injections with hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers have become increasingly common. Hyaluronic acid is currently the most frequently used dermal filler. When compared to collagen for the treatment of nasolabial folds, HA not only produces similar cosmetic results with smaller doses but also lasts longer.

Managing the Aesthetic Patient.

wide variety of therapeutic options, some challenges have arisen: designing an adequate treatment plan, electing the most suitable procedures for the patient, taking into consideration the rheological characteristics of the products, considering the amount needed to achieve a natural look, but also defining the safest way to deliver the treatment. Aging of the facial structural tissue layers occurs at a different pace and the requirements for the aesthetic approach of a 30-year-old patient are different from a 60-year-old patient. A group of twelve experts in minimally invasive injectable procedures sought to identify common changes observed in different age groups in order to help in establishing a plan of treatment for patients of different ages.

A histologic study of adverse effects of different cosmetic skin fillers.

Objective: This study was designed to describe the histologic aspects of the cutaneous and mucosal adverse reactions to fillers used for cosmetic purposes.

Methods And Materials: Eleven specimens of adverse reactions caused by Restylane, Artecoll, Metacril, New-Fill, Aquamid, and liquid silicone were processed and stained by hematoxylin-eosin and Alcian blue and submitted to polarized light.

Results: Most of the reactions were foreign-body granulomas.