The author contends that early adverse reactions to dermal fillers are caused by a superficial injection technique and that late adverse reactions result from unique patient responses. He has found all complications treatable with a correct dose of intralesional steroids or inconspicuous surgical entry. Here he provides guidelines for injection techniques and treatment for complications.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and determine the effectiveness of surgical excision, aspiration and injection in the treatment of symptomatic ganglions. METHODS The prospective randomized control trial based on non-probability convenience sampling was conducted at the Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Sialkot, from June 2007 to August 2010, and at the Department of Surgery, Islam Teac...

Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis is often difficult. Even though most cutaneous lesions will heal spontaneously, their duration cannot be predicted in an individual case. In general, only large, multiple or diffuse lesions of the face, head and neck need to be considered for therapeutic intervention. Pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate and meglumine antimoniate) administered intr...

OBJECTIVE To assess the potential benefit of intralesional administration of cidofovir, an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate with activity against several DNA viruses, for treating severe respiratory papillomas in pediatric patients. DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospitals. PATIENTS Five pediatric patients with severe recurrent respiratory papillomatosis re...

BACKGROUND Treatments including intralesional corticosteroid injection, pressure therapy, cryotherapy, and various laser therapies have had limited success for keloids and hypertrophic scars. OBJECTIVE This trial evaluated the efficacy of a combination of 578 nm copper bromide laser and the more traditional intralesional corticosteroid injection for the treatment of keloids and hypertrophic s...