Abstract
Description of a case where a female patient who received facial filling with polymethylmethacrylate developed late formation of a nodule and ipsilateral trigeminal neuralgia. The authors question whether there is a possible link between the two morbidities, which could have a common triggering factor or a causal relationship with each other.
Highlights
There is a steady worldwide growth in the demand for aesthetic procedures
Recent indices prepared by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery show that in the United States, more than 9.5 million non-surgical cosmetic procedures have been performed, including cutaneous filling procedures
The present paper describes the case of a patient who received facial filling with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and evolved with nodule formation and ipsilateral trigeminal neuralgia
Summary
There is a steady worldwide growth in the demand for aesthetic procedures. 1 Dermatologist Physician, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
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