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Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection Guided by Doppler Ultrasound

  • Won Lee (Yonsei E1 Plastic Surgery Clinic)
  • Received : 2022.09.03
  • Accepted : 2023.03.24
  • Published : 2023.07.15
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Abstract

Doppler ultrasound can be used to detect almost all arteries of the face before injecting the hyaluronic acid (HA) filler. The relatively more dangerous sites of filler injection are the glabellar wrinkle, forehead, temple, nose, and nasolabial fold area, and it is recommended to map the vasculature of these areas by Doppler ultrasound before performing filler injection. The Doppler ultrasound detection method is included as a video. Internal carotid arterial branches, the supratrochlear, supraorbital, and dorsal nasal arteries, and external carotid arterial branches, the superficial temporal and facial arteries, are very important arteries when injecting HA filler; thus, Doppler ultrasound detection is recommended.

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Acknowledgement

Authors would like to thank Won Lee was an investigator, speaker, and consultant for Joonghun Pharmaceutical, Seoul, South Korea.

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