Open AccessImportance of choke vessels in injectable fillers
Author(s) -
Hina Jajoria,
Aniketh Venkataram,
Venkataram Mysore
Publication year - 2020
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/jcas.jcas_73_19
Subject(s) - medicine , choke , blindness , vascular occlusion , filler (materials) , occlusion , surgery , optometry , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , composite material
Knowledge of facial anatomy is indispensable for dermatologists and plastic surgeons practicing aesthetic medicine, especially for those using fillers, as injection of fillers may be associated with serious complications such as vascular occlusion and blindness. Angiosome and choke vessels play an important role in vascular incidents occurring after filler injections. The objective of this article was to outline the anatomy and pathophysiology of choke vessels, a concept which is not well known to dermatologists.