It Ain't So Easy! Filler Risks, Side Effects and Catastrophies

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http://www.aestheticadvancements.com/news-detail/?act=148


The advertising makes it all look so easy and risk free. Well guess what-it's not the case. Lumpy and poor aesthetic outcomes are very common with filler injections. Filler injections can also lead to severe skin loss requiring skin grafts and even blindness.  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/cosmetic-fillers-can-cause-blindness-when-injected-into-the-forehead-new-report-warns-9177128.html    https://ispub.com/IJAM/9/1/14758    http://www.realself.com/question/restylane-injections-blood-vessel-occlusion-left-eye-90blind

It is very important that patients seeking fillers see experienced and well qualified injectors. Unfortunately many doctors and nurses performing this work are frankly substandard and limited in their training. Poor aesthetic outcomes are frequent and not always easily reversed.  http://www.realself.com/question/horribly-lumpy-lips-juvederm-hyaluronidase-injection-worse-permanently-ruined

Patients be warned:-- choose carefully when seeking out filler injectors. The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery trains doctors to an advanced level with a view to Diploma and Fellowship attainment.    http://www.accs.org.au/

"Blended" Hyaluronic Filler-a wonderful new filler innovation!

 Cosmetex 2014 http://www.cosmetex.org/qld2014/ was our annual 3 day cosmetic medical and surgical "jamboree" on the Gold Coast some 2 weeks ago now.

Once again the star turn of the event was my colleague Dr. Arthur Swift

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pLphrH07jU&feature=player_embedded#!

whom I have dubbed the "PHI Master" of Montreal, Canada for reasons that will apparent from the link.

Dr. Swift is one of those rare surgeons, an innovator, who thinks outside the square, developing brilliant new minimally invasive techniques on a regular basis.  

I studied Dr Swift's new blend filler technique during the Cosmetex 2014 conference workshops and now incorporate them into my daily work. What does this "blend filler" technique mean? Essentially high quality hyaluronic  fillers are mixed with local anaesthesia and then injected into target area of the face (nose below) with a tiny needle. The procedure is almost painless with instant and lasting outcomes. The case of the nose below was on one of our patients achieved with "blended hyaluronic" filler in a matter of minutes.