Systematic review of clinical trials of small- and large-gel-particle hyaluronic acid injectable fillers for aesthetic soft tissue augmentation

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-231

  Cohen, Joel L ^a,b   Dayan, Steven H ^c,d   Brandt, Fredric S ^e   Nelson, Diane B ^f   Axford Gatley, Robert A ^g   Theisen, Michael J ^g   Narins, Rhoda S ^h,i  

^a AboutSkin Dermatology and DermSurgery PC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Chicago Center for Facial Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e Dermatology Research Institute LLC   (United States)

^f Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation   (United States)

^g Clinical Content and Editorial Services   (United States)

^h Dermatology Surgery and Laser Center   (United States)

ⁱ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BELOTERO BALANCE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; EMERVEL; FILLER; HYALURONIC ACID; LARGE GEL PARTICLE HYALURONIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; PREVELLE SILK; SMALL GEL PARTICLE HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECCHYMOSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ESTHETICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FACE SURGERY; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE CELLULITIS; INJECTION SITE CONTUSION; INJECTION SITE DISCOMFORT; INJECTION SITE EDEMA; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE INDURATION; INJECTION SITE NODULE; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE PRURITUS; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; KELOID; LIP RECONSTRUCTION; MIGRAINE; MOUTH PAIN; NASOLABIAL FOLD; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SKIN COLOR; SKIN TINGLING; SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELANGIECTASIA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN SWELLING;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; GELS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 84873481029     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dsu.12036     Document Type: Review

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