What risks come with dermal filler injections?
Filler risks can be listed in dense language. Here is one source's list cut down to a directive for readers in Saline, Michigan.
Read the listed risks before you decide, and treat them as questions to settle with the clinician who would do the injecting.
What the source says
my.clevelandclinic.org states: As with any cosmetic procedure, there are risks, including infection, bleeding and bruising. It also states: Serious complications are rare, and some of these side effects are only temporary.
What the document asks of you
- Read the full list of risks in the source, not only the summary line.
- Write down which listed risks matter to you.
- Take that list to the clinician before you agree to treatment.
For more of the source material, see Penn Medicine's overview of dermal fillers and the Yale Medicine fact sheet on Botox and soft tissue fillers. Two research papers add detail on the product side, a study of clinical and biophysical differences between non-cross-linked and cross-linked hyaluronic acid fillers and the dermal fillers do's and don'ts article.
If the document is unclear
Ask the clinician who would perform the treatment, or the body that issued the document. This page reads the source and leaves the decision to them.