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Vascular Occlusion After Filler: Recognising and Managing Problems
Written for someone who has had a dermal filler injection and is trying to tell whether what they are seeing is an ordinary reaction or a vascular emergency. How product travels from the injection site, why the first hour decides the outcome, the two early signs, visual change, what to do in the first minutes, assessment and treatment, the skin afterwards, the areas that carry the highest risk, and what can and cannot be done about the aftermath.
All guides
10 guides
- What Happens When Filler Blocks an ArteryMechanism
- The First Hour: Why Minutes Decide the OutcomeUrgency
- Blanching and Pain Out of Proportion: The Two Signs to KnowRed flags
- Blurring, a Curtain or Lost Vision After a Facial InjectionVision
- What to Do in the First Minutes: Getting Help, Not WaitingImmediate action
- How a Suspected Occlusion Is Assessed and Treated in the First HoursAssessment
- Skin After a Vascular Event: Blistering, Darkening and HealingAftercare
- Which Areas Carry the Highest Risk, and WhyAnatomy
- What Can Be Done About the Aftermath, and WhenRevision
- Before Any Injection: Knowing the Risk and the RoutePreparation
Not sure whether what you are seeing is an emergency?
If there is pain out of proportion, blanching or mottled skin, or any change in vision, attend the nearest emergency department now rather than contacting this site. For anything that is not settling, contact the team so that it is looked at rather than watched.