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Asymptomatic Stroke After Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection: Case Report and Literature Review
Asymptomatic Stroke After Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection: Case Report and Literature Review
- Source :
- Aesthetic surgery journal. 41(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Vascular compromise and blindness are reported but rare complications of facial soft tissue filler injections. Stroke is an even rarer complication resulting from intraarterial injection of fillers. We present a case of a patient suffering all 3 complications following hyaluronic acid filler injection: forehead skin vascular compromise, unilateral blindness, and ipsilateral subclinical strokes. Were it not for a stroke workup protocol, the incidental strokes may have otherwise gone undetected, suggesting the incidence of stroke from intraarterial injection may be higher than reported. Further, we review the literature and recommendations for prevention and management of threatened tissue ischemia and vision loss from facial filler injection. Level of Evidence: 5
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Ischemia
Cosmetic Techniques
030230 surgery
Blindness
Asymptomatic
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Dermal Fillers
Hyaluronic acid
medicine
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid
Stroke
Subclinical infection
business.industry
Soft tissue
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Forehead
medicine.symptom
business
Complication
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1527330X
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Aesthetic surgery journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ebcd0db199ac968ffe16592cf2aea1c