The use of hyaluronic acid (HA) injectable fillers has become increasingly widespread in facial recontouring and rejuvenation. We report our experiences to emphasize the role of HA fillers as tools beyond aesthetic treatments in cases of post‐surgical facial sequelae. HA fillers are generally used for aesthetic rejuvenation, but one potential new horizon could be their application in trauma, reconstructive, and craniofacial surgery. This study was conducted retrospectively, evaluating medical reports of patients treated at the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, for lip incompetence, trauma, oncological, reconstructive, and craniosynostosis surgery sequelae. Visual analog scale (VAS) evaluation was performed to assess patient satisfaction. No major complications (i.e., impending necrosis or visual loss) were reported. Bruising and swelling was reported for 48 h after lip injection. At the immediate VAS evaluation, 67% of the patients were “extremely satisfied” and 33% “satisfied”. In those 33%, VAS scores changed to “extremely satisfied” at 6–9 weeks and 3–6 months of VAS evaluation (contextually to improvement in tissue flexibility, elasticity, and aesthetic appearance). Results indicate that this minimally invasive approach achieves a high level of aesthetic enhancement, improving patient satisfaction. The concept of HA filler applications could be a frontier that may be applicable to other areas of reconstructive facial plastic surgery.

Non-surgical touch-up with hyaluronic acid fillers following facial reconstructive surgery / Chirico, Fabrizio; Colella, Giuseppe; Cortese, Antonio; Bove, Pierfrancesco; Fragola, Romolo; Rugge, Luigi; Audino, Giovanni; Sgaramella, Nicola; Tartaro, Gianpaolo. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - 11:16(2021). [10.3390/app11167507]

Non-surgical touch-up with hyaluronic acid fillers following facial reconstructive surgery

Fabrizio Chirico
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Antonio Cortese;
2021

Abstract

The use of hyaluronic acid (HA) injectable fillers has become increasingly widespread in facial recontouring and rejuvenation. We report our experiences to emphasize the role of HA fillers as tools beyond aesthetic treatments in cases of post‐surgical facial sequelae. HA fillers are generally used for aesthetic rejuvenation, but one potential new horizon could be their application in trauma, reconstructive, and craniofacial surgery. This study was conducted retrospectively, evaluating medical reports of patients treated at the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, for lip incompetence, trauma, oncological, reconstructive, and craniosynostosis surgery sequelae. Visual analog scale (VAS) evaluation was performed to assess patient satisfaction. No major complications (i.e., impending necrosis or visual loss) were reported. Bruising and swelling was reported for 48 h after lip injection. At the immediate VAS evaluation, 67% of the patients were “extremely satisfied” and 33% “satisfied”. In those 33%, VAS scores changed to “extremely satisfied” at 6–9 weeks and 3–6 months of VAS evaluation (contextually to improvement in tissue flexibility, elasticity, and aesthetic appearance). Results indicate that this minimally invasive approach achieves a high level of aesthetic enhancement, improving patient satisfaction. The concept of HA filler applications could be a frontier that may be applicable to other areas of reconstructive facial plastic surgery.
2021
facial reconstruction; craniosynostosis; facial trauma; post‐surgical facial sequelae; hyaluronic acid filler; facial plastic surgery; craniomaxillofacial surgery; reconstructive surgery; surgical oncology; non‐surgical approach
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Non-surgical touch-up with hyaluronic acid fillers following facial reconstructive surgery / Chirico, Fabrizio; Colella, Giuseppe; Cortese, Antonio; Bove, Pierfrancesco; Fragola, Romolo; Rugge, Luigi; Audino, Giovanni; Sgaramella, Nicola; Tartaro, Gianpaolo. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - 11:16(2021). [10.3390/app11167507]
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