Dermal Fillers consent Form
Dermal fillers are used for the treatment of facial creases, wrinkles, folds, contour defects, depression scars, facial lipoatrophy (loss of fat) and enhancement purposes. These treatments involve multiple injections of filler into or below the skin to fill wrinkles and restore volume. The effects of dermal fillers are temporary and no guarantees can be made regarding how long correction will last in a specific patient. Alternatives to temporary fillers include, but are not limited to: permanent dermal fillers, laser resurfacing and skin tightening, surgical facelift or no treatment at all.
Possible risks, side-effects, and complications with dermal fillers include but are not limited to:
- Bruising, redness and swelling
- Visible raised areas or bumpiness at/around the treated site
- Asymmetry, over correction or under correction.
- Unpredictable persistence of filler, either shorter or longer than anticipated
- Prolonged discolouration of the skin such as brown, greyish, bluish or reddish colouration.
- Filler material may be extruded from the skin in rare cases
- Prolonged or severe swelling
- Infection
- Rarely granulomas or firm nodules may form
- Benign tumour formation (keratoacanthomas)
- Allergic reaction with itchiness, redness and in extremely rare cases generalised allergic response such as a whole body swelling, respiratory problems and shock
- Scarring is extremely rare
- Skin breakdown or ulceration
- Tissue necrosis is extremely rare
- Blindness