Inflammatory, immune-mediated adverse reactions related to soft tissue dermal fillers

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BACKGROUND: An increasing number of persons seek medical solutions for esthetic indications and for diverse pathological conditions, such as malformations, trauma, or cancer. Despite manufacturers' and different authors' claims that fillers are non-immunogenic or that complications are uncommon, unwanted adverse reactions do occur.

OBJECTIVES: To review the literature regarding the multiple types of immune-mediated adverse reactions related to medical dermal filler injections/prosthesis.

METHODS: A comprehensive MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar electronic database search was performed (2000-January 2012). Selected articles published before 2000 referring to general concerns regarding the studied topic were also included. The search provided almost 300 articles. Finally, 235 studies were selected and included.

RESULTS: All known fillers present in the market have been shown to be able to provoke early- and late-onset inflammatory adverse reactions. Their true prevalence is unknown but appears to be significant. The majority of the late-onset adverse effects are inflammatory and immune-mediated in nature. Edema, granulomas, sarcoid-like disorders, and panniculitis are the findings most commonly seen. Rarely, systemic granulomatous and autoimmune diseases, and to lesser extent acute hypersensitivity reactions can be seen.

CONCLUSIONS: All implanted, injected, and blood-contact biomaterials trigger a wide variety of adverse reactions that may appear early or late and range from local to systemic. Most fillers act more as adjuvants than as direct T-cell activators, on a background of genetic predisposition. Their treatment has not been the subject of well-designed studies. Management of both acute and systemic reactions is often difficult and requires anti-inflammatory and occasionally immunosuppressive therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 43(2013), 2 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 241-58

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alijotas-Reig, Jaume [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Figueras, Maria Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Puig, Lluís [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acrylamides
Adverse reactions
Alginate
Biocompatible Materials
Collagen
Dermal fillers
Ethylmethacrylate
Granulomas
Hyaluronic acid
Hydroxylapatite
Journal Article
Methylmethacrylate
Poly-L-lactic acid
Review
Silicone medical grade
Treatment

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Date Completed 09.06.2014

Date Revised 16.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.02.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM227214684