Consensus Recommendations on the Use of Injectable Poly-L-Lactic Acid for Facial and Nonfacial Volumization

April 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 4 | Supplement Individual Articles | 44 | Copyright © April 2014


Danny Vleggaar MD,a Rebecca Fitzgerald MD,b Z. Paul Lorenc MD FACS,c J. Todd Andrews MD,d Kimberly Butterwick MD,e Jody Comstock MD,f C. William Hanke MD,g T. Gerald O’Daniel MD FACS,h Melanie D. Palm MD MBA,i Wendy E. Roberts MD,j Neil Sadick MD,k and Craig F. Teller MDl

aHead of Cosmetic Dermatology in Private Practice, Geneva, Switzerland
bDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
cLorenc Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center, New York, NY, USA
dRiver Oaks, 3355 West Alabama, Houston, TX, USA
eDermatology/Cosmetic Laser Associates of La Jolla Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA
fSkin Spectrum, Tucson, AZ, USA
gDepartment of Dermatology, Saint Vincent Carmel Medical Center, Laser & Skin Surgery Center of Indiana, Carmel, IN, USA
h222 S. First Street, Louisville, KY, USA
iArt of Skin MD, Solana Beach, CA, USA
j35-280 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
kSadick Dermatology, New York, NY, USA
lBellaire Dermatology Associates, 6565 W. Loop S, Bellaire, TX, USA

  1. Vleggaar D, Fitzgerald R, Lorenc ZP. Composition and mechanism of action of poly-L-lactic acid in soft tissue augmentation. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014;13(suppl 4):s29-s31.
  2. Vleggaar D, Fitzgerald R, Lorenc ZP. The history behind the use of injectable poly-L-lactic acid for facial and nonfacial volumization: the positive impact of evolving methodology. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014;13(suppl 4):s32-s34.
  3. Vleggaar D, Fitzgerald R, Lorenc ZP. Understanding, avoiding, and treating potential adverse events following the use of injectable poly-L-lactic acid for facial and nonfacial volumization. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014;13(suppl 4):s35-s39.
  4. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 2012 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report. Available at: http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Documents/news-resources/statistics/2012-Plastic-Surgery-Statistics/full-plastic-surgery-statisticsreport.pdf. Accessed February 5, 2014.
  5. Bartus C, Hanke CW, Daro-Kaftan E. A decade of experience with injectable poly-L-lactic acid: a focus on safety. Dermatol Surg. 2013;39(5):698-705.

AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Rebecca Fitzgerald MDfitzmd@earthlink.net