Human Histology and Persistence of Various Injectable Filler Substances for Soft Tissue Augmentation.

An increasing number of soft tissue filler substances have been introduced to the beauty market outside the U.S. which lackexperimental and clinical data in support of their claim.

Successful treatment of idiopathic febrile panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease) with thalidomide in a patient having failed multiple other medical therapies.

The authors describe a case of idiopathic nodular panniculitis (Weber-Christian disease) with recurrent febrile episodes resistant to glucocorticosteroids and methotrexate (MTX) in various combinations with hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine, cyclosporine, colchicine, and doxycycline. Thalidomide at 100 mg/day has induced a remission for 3 years.

Human histology and persistence of various injectable filler substances for soft tissue augmentation.

An increasing number of soft tissue filler substances have been introduced to the beauty market outside the U.S. which lack experimental and clinical data in support of their claim.