Episode 270 · What's trending

What's Trending in Aesthetics? (Chapter 6): Filler dissolving and post-hyaluronidase syndrome with Professor Daniel Ezra (Part 1)

With Professor Daniel Ezra, Oculoplastic Surgeon, London, UKHosts Dr Jake Sloane and David Segal

About this episode

In What's Trending in Aesthetics? we discuss the topics doing the rounds on social media, in injector forums and in the news: the controversies, big stories and themes getting our industry talking.

In Chapter 6, Professor Daniel Ezra joins us. Daniel is a leading oculoplastic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and leads a dedicated filler dissolving service, seeing up to 10 elective referrals a day for filler complications.

In Part 1 we cover Daniel's background, the basic science of hyaluronic acid fillers and cross-linking, how filler behaves in the tissues and how long it lasts, injector training gaps, conference and industry bias, why aesthetics lacks research, the filler downturn, patient anxiety and his study findings on post-hyaluronidase syndrome.

Part 2, covering MRI, filler migration and expansion, consent, psychological screening, hyaluronidase dosing and post-hyaluronidase syndrome in depth, is available exclusively in IA Community.

What you'll learn

  • The basic science of hyaluronic acid fillers
  • How long filler really lasts
  • Why aesthetics lacks good research
  • Why dissolving clinics are growing
  • What post-hyaluronidase syndrome is

Topics

  • What's trending
  • Dermal fillers
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Complications
  • Oculoplastics
  • Research
  • UK

Full transcript

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