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Cosmetic fillers can cause deadly complication, experts warn — but new tech exposes it
- Latest finding: Doppler ultrasound detects vascular occlusion from cosmetic filler injections, guiding safer treatment.
- The study reviewed 100 adults with vascular complications from filler injections from May 2022 through April 2025.
- Experts urge ultrasound integration into care to enable timely decisions during vascular complications.
- Study limitations include small size and lack of peer review, with geographic bias noted.
- Blockages can lead to serious outcomes like skin necrosis, vision loss, or stroke if untreated.
- Experts say fillers should be done by board-certified specialists with proper anatomy training.
- Researchers suggest integrating ultrasound during the injection itself to prevent injuries.
- The study was conducted in Brazil, which may limit applicability to U.S. practices.
- Researchers called for standardized Doppler guidelines for consistent examination outcomes.
- Study authors emphasized ultrasound can guide dissolving treatment with hyaluronidase precisely where needed.
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