A 45-year-old female patient sought help after suffering a negative reaction from dermal filler injection to her upper and lower lips for aesthetic purposes from an overseas clinic. During the initial consultation we discussed the background to her lip filler procedure. This had been the patient’s first cosmetic dermal filler injection. Wary of overly inflated lips, the patient researched clinics and chose an established company in California with certified dermatologists. She paid at the higher end of the procedure scale of prices in the belief she would receive the best product administered by a skilled practitioner.
The patient’s consultation provided neither a detailed explanation as to the type of filler used nor adequate post-treatment care and advice. The patient contacted the clinic one hour post procedure to ask why she had uneven and painful lips and was advised it was because…
