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Soft tissue fillers, also called dermal fillers, injectable facial implants, or
wrinkle fillers, can create a smoother or fuller appearance of the face. They
are FDA-approved to reduce the appearance of wrinkles or to augment lips or
cheeks.
The FDA is alerting health care providers and consumers about the possibility of
rare, but serious, injuries that may occur due to unintentional injection of
soft tissue filler into blood vessels in the face.
Unintentional injection can block blood vessels and restrict blood supply to
tissues. Sometimes this can result in embolization. This means the filler
material has traveled to other parts of the body. This can cause vision
impairment, blindness, stroke and damage and/or death of the skin (necrosis) and
underlying facial structures. Read More
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