Side effects after hyaluronic acid facial injection in adults during COVID-19 pandemic.
J Cosmet Dermatol
; 22(6): 1714-1719, 2023 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2299104
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Different causes may be responsible for delayed inflammatory reactions after hyaluronic acid injections, among them several mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2.AIMS:
The study's objective was to assess the percentage of adverse reactions after hyaluronic acid injections in a cohort of adult patients with a test for SARS-CoV-2 or vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic. PATIENTS/METHODS:
An observational, retrospective, comparative, multi-center, non-interventional in a real-life setting study was carried out with patients treated with facial injections of hyaluronic acid from May to September 2021, with a test to discard SARS-COV 2 or that had been vaccinated.RESULTS:
Sixty-three patients were included. Seven (11.1%) were vaccinated patients without a test for SaRS-CoV-2 and 56 (88.9%) with antigenic or PCR screening tests (18 [32.1%] negative and 39 [69.6%] positives for COVID-19). The mean age was 51.3 (SD 12.71; range 23-70), and 57 (90.5%) were female. Twenty-three patients (36.5%) had a history of adverse events with hyaluronic acid injections. During the study, 15 adverse events were reported; 11 patients (73.3%) had a history (p = 0.0018); two patients (13.3%) had been vaccinated; 13 (86.7%) had performed a SARS-CoV2 test (six [46.2%] negatives, and seven [53.8%] with a positive result; p = 0.5969). All adverse study events were resolved, and none had sequelae.CONCLUSION:
Adverse events after hyaluronic acid facial injections were higher among patients with a history but not among those diagnosed with COVID-19. The new scenario related to COVID-19 infections or vaccinations would require readapting criteria for applying hyaluronic acid injections.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
J Cosmet Dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jocd.15780
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