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What are the most common and feared complications of filler treatment?
By cosmetic nurses Emilie Strømmen and Mia Sunde at Aesthetic Studio Oslo.
Immediate complications of filler treatment often occur right after treatment. Temporary symptoms often appear as bruising, swelling and redness. This is completely normal and something we as therapists often see. These symptoms will pass after a few days and are completely harmless.
Even though we disinfect the areas we inject as much as possible before treatment, an infection can occur. This is also why we always ask our customers to avoid touching the area that has been treated for hours afterwards. In the event of an infection, you will experience swelling, pus and redness in the area that has been treated. This is not something you will be able to see immediately after treatment. If you therefore experience pain, redness, swelling that does not get better after a few days or that pus has started to appear, we always want the customer to contact us so that we can look at it, make an assessment, and possibly start treatment if necessary.
If you have previously had an allergic reaction to filler treatment or local anesthetic, this is something we as therapists want to know about. Some fillers contain anesthetic (lidocaine), which may trigger an allergic reaction. If we know about this in advance, we can use a filler that does not contain anesthetic. However, if you should have an allergic reaction to the treatment, we have medication available that we can administer if this should happen.
However, we cannot escape the more serious but also less frequent complications. If you are very unlucky, you can hit and inject rags into a vein. This can prevent blood flow and lead to necrosis (cell death). This happens when the blood stops flowing as the filler clogs the vein and is no longer able to supply oxygen to the cells in the area. Symptoms of this will be that the area that has been injected will be painful and the skin will turn white.
In the unlikely event of this happening, a practitioner should always have a substance available to dissolve the filler as quickly as possible.
As a practitioner, it is important to have a good knowledge of the anatomy of the face, so that you take all precautions before injecting and minimize the risk of this. However, it is important to emphasize that it can happen to anyone.
It is important for us to point out that if you are unsure about something after treatment, experience severe pain or feel that something is not quite right, we always want you to contact us so that we can look at it and make an assessment.
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