Injections spies forehead threatened blindness

Injections of cosmetic fillers in the forehead can cause irreversible blindness, according to doctors. This side effect of beauty clinic patients wishing to get rid of wrinkles on the forehead, they know very little.

loss of eyesight

US experts from the Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group argue that the injection of spies in the forehead is not as safe as it is commonly believed. In fact, the fat and collagen injections can cause irreversible loss of sight . This occurs when the cosmetic excipients penetrate into blood vessels.

If this happens, the fillers can block the artery supplying the eye with blood, which causes blindness over time. Although this complication is rare enough, his risk is still substantial. It is no coincidence that the Office for Control of Food and Drug Administration approved the use of fillers only shots in the middle part of the face such as the lips.

In the published journal JAMA Ophthalmology study reported several cases of partial or total vision loss , Which was caused by injections of cosmetic fillers in the forehead. So, a man much older than 30, almost blind in his left eye, which was caused by violation of the blood supply to the retina, which followed after the injection.

Women over 40 received injections of collagen to smooth wrinkles on the forehead And shortly after the procedure, she is blind in his right eye. Most unlucky lady aged 60, who lost his sight in both eyes after injections of fillers to the top of the forehead. There are reports of patients who after similar injections from becoming victims of strokes and even died. (READ MORE)

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