A Consensus on Minimizing the Risk of Hyaluronic Acid Embolic Visual Loss and Suggestions for Immediate Bedside Management
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Magnusson, Mark R
Callan, Peter
Roberts, Stefania
Hart, Sarah
McDonald, Cara B
Clague, Michael
Rudd, Alice
Bekhor, Philip S
Liew, Steven
Molton, Michael
Wallace, Katy
Corduff, Niamh
Arendse, Sean
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Background: Hyaluronic acid fillers have a satisfactory safety profile. However, adverse reactions do occur, and rarely intravascular injection may lead to blindness. Currently there is no internationally recognized consensus on the prevention or management of blindness from hyaluronic acid filler. Objectives: The authors sought to give guidance on how to minimize the risk and optimize the management of this rare but catastrophic adverse reaction. Methods: A multinational group of experts in cosmetic injectables from multiple disciplines convened to review current best practice and develop updated consensus recommendations for prevention and bedside intervention if visual loss occurs after cosmetic injection of hyaluronic acid filler. Results: The consensus group provided specific recommendations focusing on the consenting process, prevention, and early management of visual impairment related to intravascular hyaluronic acid filler injection. Conclusions: Although visual loss due to filler injections is rare, it is important that both patient and physician be aware of this risk. In this paper the authors describe methods and techniques available to reduce the risk and also document suggested initial management should a clinician find themselves in this situation.
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Aesthetic Surgery Journal
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40
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9
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© 2019 The Aesthetic Society. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Goodman, GJ; Magnusson, MR; Callan, P; Roberts, S; Hart, S; McDonald, CB; Clague, M; Rudd, A; Bekhor, PS; Liew, S; Molton, M; Wallace, K; Corduff, N; Arendse, S; Manoharan, S; Shamban, A; Heydenrych, I; Bhatia, AC; Peng, P; Pavicic, T; Kapoor, KM; Kosenko, DE, A Consensus on Minimizing the Risk of Hyaluronic Acid Embolic Visual Loss and Suggestions for Immediate Bedside Management, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2020, 40 (9), pp. 1009-1021