Glossary

Permanent filler

The name of the group of fillers containing a substance that does not dissolve in the body; it does not mean the result will last a lifetime. Liquid silicone, fillers with PMMA microspheres and polyacrylamide gel belong to this group. Unlike hyaluronic acid fillers, they cannot be dissolved with the enzyme hyaluronidase.

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Safety CentreComplications of Permanent and Semi-Permanent Fillers: Silicone, Granulomas, Late Reactions and TreatmentPermanent and semi-permanent filler complications: why granulomas, migration and infection appear years later with fillers like silicone, and treatment.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert BoardTreatment GuidesDissolving Filler (Hyaluronidase): When Is It Needed, How Is It Done, and What Should You Watch Out For?Dissolving filler with hyaluronidase: when it is needed, which fillers it works on, allergy risk and skin testing, sessions, and having filler again.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert BoardGuidesReducing the Risk of Complications: 15 Precautions Before, During and After an Aesthetic Treatment15 ways to reduce the risk of complications in aesthetic treatments: physician and facility, medical history, product label, consent, aftercare, warnings.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert BoardRumour or Science?Rumour: “Filler moves around the face and migrates elsewhere” — What does the science say?Does filler move? Is filler migration real, and how common is it? Causes of fullness above the lip, the MRI data and the option of dissolving.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert BoardSafety CentreLumps, Granulomas and Vascular Occlusion after Collagen FillersLumps, granulomas and vascular occlusion after poly-L-lactic acid, calcium hydroxylapatite, polycaprolactone: telling them apart, emergency signs.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert BoardTreatment GuidesCollagen-Stimulating Fillers: How Do They Differ from Hyaluronic Acid, Who Are They For, and What Are the Risks?How collagen-stimulating fillers (poly-L-lactic acid, calcium hydroxylapatite, polycaprolactone) work, why they cannot be dissolved, and nodule risk.Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board

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