Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
July 2021
A new fat-freezing injection may pose significant health risks. Subcutaneous injection of partially frozen normal saline and glycerol has been shown to significantly reduce adipose tissue. This article reports the first human case and adverse reactions following this new procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 43-year-old male with a history of allergic rhinitis on chronic intranasal corticosteroids presented with complaints of a "black band" in his right eye visual field. On examination, he had subretinal fluid and lab tests and imaging studies including optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA) did not show any evidence of inflammatory, degenerative, or malignant process. He was diagnosed with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).
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