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Letter to the Editor| Volume 58, ISSUE 2, P243-244, February 2020

The dangers of dermal fillers

Published:December 19, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.08.032
      When dermal fillers are used by experienced, well-trained practitioners, adverse events occur in fewer than 1% of patients and are typically transient.
      • Alam M.
      • Kakar R.
      • Nodzenski M.
      • et al.
      Multicenter prospective cohort study of the incidence of adverse events associated with cosmetic dermatologic procedures: lasers, energy devices, and injectable neurotoxins and fillers.
      Hyaluronic acid is favoured because of its crosslinking capabilities and low potential for adverse reactions.
      • Tezel A.
      • Fredrickson G.H.
      The science of hyaluronic acid dermal fillers.
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