Foreign body reaction to hyaluronic acid filler injection: In search of an etiology

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 1701-1703

  Mamelak, Adam J ^a   Katz, Tracy M ^b   Goldberg, Leonard H ^b,c   Graves, Jeffery J ^c   Kaye, Valda N ^d   Friedman, Paul M ^b,c,e  

^a Dermatology Consultants   (Canada)

^b Derm Surgery Associates   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NODULE; SKIN TEST;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FACE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REJUVENATION; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350525003     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01350.x     Document Type: Letter

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