It is well known that complications data is lacking in the aesthetic sector, but anecdotally there are reports that they are rising. If a practitioner has been fortunate enough not to have been faced with an aesthetic correction, it’s likely they will at some point in the future. With this comes the complex issue of addressing concerns from another injector’s work.
In many circumstances consulting these patients can prove very difficult, being conflicting and distressing for both the practitioner and the patient. I have personally had many patients present to me from other clinics seeking my opinion on their outcomes.
In my experience, the most common complaint patients present with is related to lip fillers and product migration. Migration of dermal filler is where the product moves above or below a border where it is placed, causing, in some instances, a shadow outside of the lip…
