Open AccessAlopecia Secondary to Hyaluronic Acid Embolization: Trichoscopic Findings
Author(s) -
Daniel Asz-Sigall,
Karla Iñigo-Gomez,
María Fernanda Ortega-Springall,
María Elisa Vega-Memije,
Roberto Arenas,
Antonella Tosti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000502262
Subject(s) - hyaluronic acid , complication , medicine , vascular occlusion , embolization , surgery , dermatology , anatomy
Fillers are frequently used in aesthetic medicine and, although usually safe, complications can occur. Vascular occlusion leading to tissue necrosis is a rare but severe complication. Alopecia after hyaluronic acid injection has been recently reported, being a vascular compromise the most probable physiopathological mechanism. The trichoscopic findings in this entity have not been described yet. A case report of a 30-year-old female who developed this complication following a hyaluronic acid injection as well as the description of the trichoscopic findings are presented in this report.