Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK
There has been a rise in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures seen within the UK population in the past decade. A change in legislation has placed restrictions on the distribution and provision of such treatments. Therefore, patients may seek alternative methods to bring about a change to their appearanc...
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| description | There has been a rise in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures seen within the UK population in the past decade. A change in legislation has placed restrictions on the distribution and provision of such treatments. Therefore, patients may seek alternative methods to bring about a change to their appearance, such as self-injection of a filler. Complications may include oral ulceration, foreign body tissue reaction, and infection due to a lack in sterility during injection. Such presentations may mimic that of oral cancer and can lead to misdiagnoses and undue cost to the National Health Service. This case highlights the common features leading to correct identification of patients self-injecting with facial fillers and discusses the controversy surrounding the economic aspects of their care. We would like to report one such case presenting to our oral and maxillofacial surgical unit. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d86ff9877e994475bd8476a4dee5263e2025-08-20T03:24:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192019-01-01201910.1155/2019/20418392041839Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UKJessica Blanchard0Julia Palmer1Enamul Ali2Leo Cheng3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR, UKDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR, UKDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR, UKDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR, UKThere has been a rise in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures seen within the UK population in the past decade. A change in legislation has placed restrictions on the distribution and provision of such treatments. Therefore, patients may seek alternative methods to bring about a change to their appearance, such as self-injection of a filler. Complications may include oral ulceration, foreign body tissue reaction, and infection due to a lack in sterility during injection. Such presentations may mimic that of oral cancer and can lead to misdiagnoses and undue cost to the National Health Service. This case highlights the common features leading to correct identification of patients self-injecting with facial fillers and discusses the controversy surrounding the economic aspects of their care. We would like to report one such case presenting to our oral and maxillofacial surgical unit.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2041839 |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Blanchard Julia Palmer Enamul Ali Leo Cheng Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK |
| title_full | Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK |
| title_fullStr | Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK |
| title_short | Complications of Self-Injected Facial Fillers: A Treatment Conundrum in the UK |
| title_sort | complications of self injected facial fillers a treatment conundrum in the uk |
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