Activating a Protocol for Prevention, Management and Follow up of Dermal Filler Injection Related Vascular Occlusion (A Clinical Audit)

With the increased demand for dermal filler injections, more complications and adverse events are reported. Vascular occlusion is one of the most serious complications. The need urges to adopt a powerful protocol to manage such cases. The private practice I am working for has six branches in the middle east. I tried to investigate if there were any vascular occlusion incidences through the last three years. Four cases without sufficient details were found. A protocol was adopted from a scientific reference to deal with similar cases properly. A re-audit was done after six months to test the efficiency of the suggested protocol.