title: Identification and Complications of Cosmetic Fillers: Sonography First.
abstract: Cosmetic fillers are frequently used these days for enhancing beauty and to treat wrinkles or sagging skin. However, information on the history of injections may be difficult to obtain, and there is a growing number of reports on complications with these agents. In contrast to other imaging techniques, sonography has been successfully used for detecting and identifying common types of cosmetic fillers and has become the first-line imaging modality to deal with these exogenous components.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Dermatology, Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues, Clinica Servet, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. xworts@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wortsman
mesh_terms: D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000067548:Dermal Fillers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005145:Face / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D012867:Skin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000067548:Dermal Fillers
keywords: cosmetic fillers; cosmetic fillers, ultrasound; dermatologic ultrasound; fillers; fillers sonography; fillers ultrasound; skin ultrasound