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ReviewCureus2026

Complications of Botulinum Toxin, Fillers, and Threads: A Narrative Review by the Special Interest Group (SIG) Aesthetics, Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) Academy.

Rajat Kandhari, Rashmi Sharma, Ishad Aggarwal, Gulhima Arora, Nishita Ranka

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Review in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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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.

Rajat KandhariDermatology, Dr. Kandhari's Skin and Dental Clinic, New Delhi, IND.
Rashmi SharmaDermatology, Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Ishad AggarwalDermatology, Lasers, and Aesthetics, Wizderm, Kolkata, IND.
Gulhima AroraDermatology, Mehektagul Dermaclinic, New Delhi, IND.
Nishita RankaDermatology, Dr. Nishita's Clinic for Skin, Hair and Aesthetics, Hyderabad, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aesthetic dermatology has witnessed a surge in minimally invasive procedures. While these procedures offer patient satisfaction, they also come with increased patient demands and complications, ranging from mild symptoms such as erythema, edema, and pain to more serious adverse events, including vascular compromise with fillers or infections after thread procedures. This narrative review aims to describe various complications, their prevention, and management, focusing on aesthetic injectables and threads, further serving as a guiding tool for the dermatologist to ensure safer outcomes and enhancing patient trust in cosmetic interventions.

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aesthetic proceduresbotulinum toxincomplicationsfillersguidelinesthreads

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PMID42813160
PMCPMC13623343

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