Objectives: Although aesthetic complications are presently popular in the news, Dr Patrick Treacy shows they are certainly nothing new and looks back at his case files over a period of twenty years or more. The lecturer will review the most common complications associated with toxins, dermal fillers, chemical peels, dermaroller, volumisers and threads. The audience will then learn how to prevent the occurrences of these complications and provide the corrective action required to resolve the issues.
Introduction: He takes us on a twenty years journey of the treatments for HIV facial lipodystrophy and its BioAlcamid complications, the polylactic acid granulomas, the polyalkamide problems, the problems of Macrolane, the failure of collagen during the advent of bird flu and mad cow disease and more later the unwelcome rise in vascular occlusion accidents. He remembers a time when doctors from America referred their hyaluronic
Materials / method: Botulinum toxins, Permanent and HA Dermal Fillers with Swelling, Lumps(Hyalase,), Necrosis, Infection, Delayed Onset Nodules, Granulomas, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (blindness), Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, Orbital Cellulitis and Tyndall Effect
Results: The Prevention and Management of Complications in Aesthetic Medicine- Twenty Years of Experience
Conclusion: In conclusion, complications are inevitable in aesthetic practice; however, the challenge lies in handling them carefully and successfully to enable us to carry on our work with the same enthusiasm we started with.
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