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ArticleDiving and hyperbaric medicine2025

A case of facial vascular occlusion after hyaluronic acid cosmetic filler injection treated with adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen.

Graham Stevens, Iestyn Lewis

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2 authors.

Graham StevensDepartment of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania.
Iestyn LewisDepartment of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of suspected upper lip area vascular occlusion caused by facial hyaluronic acid filler injections with hyperbaric oxygen is reported. The patient was initially treated with hyaluronidase injections in the cosmetic clinic then again in the emergency department. Persistent symptoms and signs of occlusion prompted hyperbaric oxygen treatment at 284 kPa (nine treatments over seven days). The outcome was positive for this patient and adds supportive evidence to the sparse literature, which are mainly case studies.

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Cosmetic TechniquesDermal FillersHyaluronic AcidHyperbaric OxygenationLipFaceHumansHyaluronoglucosaminidaseDermal FillersHyaluronic AcidHyaluronoglucosaminidaseCase reportHyperbaric oxygen treatmentIschaemiaSkin

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PMID40090027
PMCPMC12263278

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