Adverse effects of the aesthetic use of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers on the face: a narrative review.

An Bras Dermatol

Postgraduate Program in Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Published: November 2024

Objective: To evaluate the adverse effects of facial aesthetic treatments using botulinum toxin and biomaterial implants.

Methods: The bibliographic research for this narrative review considered articles published in journals from the Medline, Pubmed, Embase and Lilacs databases with the following terms: "dermal fillers AND complications, vascular complications AND dermal fillers, adverse reaction, AND toxin botulinum and adverse reaction AND dermal fillers". Inclusion criteria were articles available in English on adverse events with the aesthetic use of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers/biostimulators.

Results: The demonstration of complications increases simultaneously with the progressive performance of facial aesthetic procedures. Quantitative statistics of the procedures and the countries that use them are skillfully classified, as well as the prosperity trends of these procedures. Complications do not receive the same relevance. There is a deficiency in dissemination of the information by the scientific community, or in other words, there is a publication bias in favor of successful results as opposed to adverse events.

Conclusion: The lack of knowledge about complications arising from so widely publicized and performed procedures prevents the development of evidence-based guidelines. Complications in aesthetic procedures have become a public health problem, an epidemic that occurs under the supervision of health authorities. Mandatory reporting of adverse events occurring in aesthetic procedures that require medical care aims to fill this gap. With reliable and technical data, it will be possible to identify the causes and perform interventions capable of minimizing irreversible sequelae and deaths. Complications should be promptly recognized by the dermatologist so that, when possible, they can be reversed or adequately managed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2024.04.007DOI Listing

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