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Fillers and Soft Tissue Augmentation

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Abstract

Fillers are widely used for soft tissue augmentation.

This chapter includes descriptions of ageing of the face, essential anatomy, types and choice of fillers, indications for their use, and methods of injection (full face and site specific) and reviews the prevention and treatment of filler complications.

Though the complication rate with most fillers is very low, it is usually preferable to begin by using an inert biodegradable soft tissue filler of temporary duration. HA is the filler for most indications and has the advantage of reversibility using hyaluronidase. Moreover, in due course, even untreated, most HA-related complications resolve spontaneously.

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Abbreviations

BDDE:

1,4 butane-diol-diglycidyl ether

CaHa:

Calcium hydroxylapatite

DIR:

Delayed inflammatory reaction

DTHG:

Delayed type hypersensitivity granuloma

FBG:

Foreign body granuloma

HA:

Hyaluronic acid

HBOT :

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

ORL:

Orbital retaining ligament

PLLA:

Poly-l-lactic acid

PMMA:

Polymethylmethacrylate

SILS:

Serial intralesional steroid

SMAS :

Superficial musculoaponeurotic system

SMDS :

Serial microdroplet silicone

SOOF:

Sub-orbicularis oculi fat

TNF:

Tumour necrosis factor

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    Christopher M. E. Rowland Payne

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  3. Department of Clinical Anatomy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA

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Rowland Payne, C.M.E., Verner, I., Cotofana, S. (2023). Fillers and Soft Tissue Augmentation. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M., Dessinioti, C., D'Erme, A.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15130-9_118

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