Open AccessDermal fillers: Do′s and Dont′s
Author(s) -
Maya Vedamurthy,
Amar Vedamurthy,
KC Nischal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.63221
Subject(s) - medicine , enthusiasm , commission , treatment modality , modality (human–computer interaction) , dermatology , surgery , law , psychology , social psychology , political science , computer science , human–computer interaction
Dermal fillers are an important tool in the armamentarium of an aesthetic dermatologist in the management of ageing skin. A surge in the use of fillers has been witnessed due to increasing awareness among people, easy availability of fillers and increased enthusiasm amongst the dermatologists and plastic surgeons to use this modality. In this era of evidence-based medicine and litigations against doctors, Dermatologists should be vigilant about different acts of omission and commission in the use of fillers. This article briefly discusses the dos and don'ts with respect to dermal fillers.