<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The most hazardous adverse reactions following hyaluronic acid injections in aesthetic medicine involve vascular complications, known as the Nicolau Syndrome. This article presents a vascular complication in the area of the upper part of the nasolabial fold following subcutaneous administration of 0.5 ml of hyaluronic acid. At the time of the injection, paling occurred, which was followed by livedo racemosa appearing an hour later. Upon the lapse of a week, an ulceration appeared. It was not until the tenth day after the hyaluronic acid injection that hyaluronidase was administered. After 15 hyperbaric oxygen exposures, the ulcer was completely healed</p></abstract>

The most hazardous adverse reactions following hyaluronic acid injections in aesthetic medicine involve vascular complications, known as the Nicolau Syndrome. This article presents a vascular complication in the area of the upper part of the nasolabial fold following subcutaneous administration of 0.5 ml of hyaluronic acid. At the time of the injection, paling occurred, which was followed by livedo racemosa appearing an hour later. Upon the lapse of a week, an ulceration appeared. It was not until the tenth day after the hyaluronic acid injection that hyaluronidase was administered. After 15 hyperbaric oxygen exposures, the ulcer was completely healed

Vascular Complication in Aesthetic Medicine Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygenation

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The most hazardous adverse reactions following hyaluronic acid injections in aesthetic medicine involve vascular complications, known as the Nicolau Syndrome....

Vascular Complication in Aesthetic Medicine Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygenation

Published Online: Oct 17, 2018

Page range: 18 - 21

Received: Apr 20, 2018

Accepted: May 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2018-0010

Keywords
hyaluronic acid, Nicolau Syndrome, cardiovascular complication, hyperbaric oxygenation

© 2018 Romuald Olszański, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Vascular Complication in Aesthetic Medicine Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygenation

Published Online: Oct 17, 2018

Page range: 18 - 21

Received: Apr 20, 2018

Accepted: May 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2018-0010

Keywordshyaluronic acid, Nicolau Syndrome, cardiovascular complication, hyperbaric oxygenation

© 2018 Romuald Olszański, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
hyaluronic acid, Nicolau Syndrome, cardiovascular complication, hyperbaric oxygenation