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## Purpose: Soft-tissue injectable fillers are a popular treatment option for patients seeking minimally invasive facial rejuvenation. the use of soft-tissue fillers has increased significantly in the past 10 years. in 2017 alone, clinicians administered nearly 2.7 million soft-tissue fillers, up from 1.3 million in 2007. although injectable fillers have a relatively high safety profile compared with more invasive rejuvenation procedures, serious adverse events, including intra-arterial injections, necrosis, and visual symptoms such as blindness, have been documented. complications from injectable fillers have also been a source of litigation, which has been shown to be associated with a perceived lack of informed consent. we sought to document the reported complication rates associated with injectable facial fillers from a national database and to report on the available cases of malpractice litigation. ## Materials and methods: The us food and drug administration's manufacturer and user facility device experience database was used to collect the reported complications from 2013 to 2017 for the following injectable fillers: artefill, bellafill, belotero, juvederm, radiesse, restyl

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Author

Daniel Beauvais; Elie M. Ferneini

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)