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Aspiration: I don't do it and neither should you
Author(s) -
Rivkin Alexander Z.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/jocd.13989
Subject(s) - scientific evidence , medicine , engineering ethics , psychology , epistemology , philosophy , engineering
Aspiration is a safety maneuver prior to filler injection in widespread use throughout the world, despite an absence of scientific evidence to its efficacy. This editorial questions the practice from a logical as well as a scientific point of view.