Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Acute Bacterial Soft Tissue Infections Following Nonsurgical Cosmetic Procedures.

Emma Davies, Devan Vaghela, Cormac Convery, Lee Walker, Gillian Murray

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Review in The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

3citing papers in PubMed

0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

A Clinical and Economic Framework for Identifying Potentially Avoidable Infection-Related Costs Following Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Procedures.Cureus · 2026
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Clinical Management of Poly-D,L-Lactic Acid Nodules: A Guideline With Diagnostic and Treatment Flowchart.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2025
Article
Injectable soft tissue filler infection with a similar appearance to an odontogenic abscess.Clinical case reports · 2022
Article

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Emma DaviesMs. Davies is the clinical director of Save Face UK.

Devan VaghelaMs. Davies is the clinical director of Save Face UK.

Cormac ConveryMs. Davies is the clinical director of Save Face UK.

Lee WalkerMs. Davies is the clinical director of Save Face UK.

Gillian MurrayMs. Davies is the clinical director of Save Face UK.

King's College - North Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Complications in Medical Aesthetics Collaborative (CMAC) is a nonprofit organization established to promote best patient outcomes through educating clinicians in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of complications that can arise following nonsurgical cosmetic procedures. The organization is a global community sharing information, learning, experience, and data to promote best practices. There is no reliable data on the risk or incidence of acute infection following a nonsurgical cosmetic procedure, but it is considered to be a rare complication. This article explores the evidence base for precautions and best practice standards, including an examination of the rational for standard aftercare advice and guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and management protocols.

Indexed as

acute infection cosmetic treatmentAcute infection dermal fillersacute infection treatmentacute skin infection diagnosisantibiotic stewardshipcomplications dermal fillersdermal fillers risksskin infection

Identifiers

PMID34980965

PMCPMC8562943

OpenAlexW4206846933

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Registered trials

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