Today, the focus is on padding and plumping up the entire aging face, meaning greater quantities are being injected. However, technical errors can lead to serious “suboptimal outcomes,” the researchers report in Facial Plastic Surgery. The most serious complications occur when fillers are inadvertently injected into blood vessels, blocking the vessels and cutting off blood supply to tissues. RelatedSince January 2000, Health Canada has received 132 reports related to facial fillers, 51 of which were serious. In Canada, a doctor or nurse under the direction of a physician should inject fillers, which cost about $600 to $700 per syringe.

Source: National Post October 23, 2016 19:41 UTC