Objectives: fillers for forehead
technics of injection
products to use
risk and side effects to evaluate
Introduction: The use of filler products in the front area may be indicated
- has been purely aesthetic in order to reduce the depth of wrinkles or to restore the shape of the frontal convexity
- in the context of various scars
- in the context of a rare medical indication such as a scleroderma en coup de sabre
Materials / method: The product may be different according to the indications, the age of the patient: hyaluronic acid, collagen inductors.
Results: The injection method, which aims to place the product in the right place, varies according to the skin thickness, the indications and the areas to be modified. Of course, the risk of vascular ischemia should be investigated and duplex or Doppler cartography can help to reduce this risk, as can the use of cannulas, even if the use of needles is not systematically banned.
Conclusion: Injection of the forehead is more and more common from the depth to the superficial dermis.
Disclosures
Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No
Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No
Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No
Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No
This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability