Ann Dermatol.  2016 Oct;28(5):645-647. 10.5021/ad.2016.28.5.645.

A Case of the Migration of Hyaluronic Acid Filler from Nose to Forehead Occurring as Two Sequential Soft Lumps

• Chae SY
• Lee KC
• Jang YH
• Lee SJ
• Kim DW
• Lee WJ

• KMID: 2382895
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.5.645

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Forehead*
Hyaluronic Acid*
Nose*
Hyaluronic Acid

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) A bean-sized, flesh-colored, soft, movable subcutaneous mass on the forehead. (B, C) Irregular, amorphous, light grayish to bluish material, surrounded by fibrotic tissue, with sparse inflammatory cell infiltration in the lower dermis and subcutaneous fat (H&E, B: ×40, C: ×200). (D) Irregular material stained blue (Alcian blue at pH 2.5, ×200).

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  Fig. 2 (A) Irregular, amorphous, light grayish to bluish material with sparse inflammatory cell infiltration in the lower dermis and subcutaneous fat (H&E, ×40). (B) Irregular material stained blue (Alcian blue at pH 2.5, ×100).

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