PART 4: The Dangers Nobody Shows You in the Before-and-After Photos

Filler dangers Estheticians should know.

Perhaps the most important element in this entire conversation is derma filler risks and complications. Such as: Can fillers cause blindness?

Vascular Occlusion — Including Blindness and Stroke. 

Vascular complications arising from dermal filler treatments pose significant risks, including ischemia, tissue necrosis, and severe outcomes like blindness and pulmonary embolism. PubMed Central

How does this happen? When a filler is accidentally injected into or near a blood vessel, it can block blood flow. In extreme cases, if an artery supplying the eye is affected, it can result in vision loss or blindness. Hubmed

If a vascular occlusion is not promptly diagnosed and managed appropriately, tissue necrosis can ensue. Outcomes are all the more catastrophic when involving anastomotic connections between the external and internal carotid arteries — in these circumstances, blindness and stroke are both possible. PubMed Central

The most severe filler complications include vascular necrosis, anaphylactic reaction, autoimmune reactivation, strokes, and even death. PubMed Central

This is not theoretical. Vascular occlusion cases are appearing in emergency rooms, and the Annals of Emergency Medicine published a review noting these are a rising threat to patients, with consequences ranging from disfiguring skin necrosis to blindness and stroke. Annemergmed

What Botox Can Do Beyond the Injection Site

Serious side effects of Botox include the botulinum toxin spreading away from the injection site and potentially causing cardiovascular complications like arrhythmia or heart attack.

The chemical denervation induced by Botox injection prevents muscle contraction and causes a cascade of downstream events in the muscle — including inflammation, satellite cell activation, oxidative stress, atrophy, and metal ion imbalance. PubMed Central Research has also found that in patients who received repeated jaw muscle injections for contouring, some experienced difficulty chewing, speech disturbances, and muscle fatigue. PubMed Central

** More detail can be found in my book The Heart of Esthetics

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