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Letter

Periorbital lipogranuloma related to filler migration: A rare complication of facial fillers

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Pages 149-150 | Received 09 May 2013, Accepted 10 Sep 2013, Published online: 18 Nov 2013

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Figure 1. (A&B) A 74-year-old female presenting with edema and yellowish discoloration of the left upper eyelid which developed a month after an illegal filler injection to the forehead.

Figure 1. (A&B) A 74-year-old female presenting with edema and yellowish discoloration of the left upper eyelid which developed a month after an illegal filler injection to the forehead.

Figure 2. (A) Histopathologically, there was diffuse granulomatous inflammation throughout the dermis (hematoxylin and eosin, × 100). (B) Under high magnification, numerous lipid vacuoles were seen surrounded by epithelioid histiocytes and multi-nucleated giant cells (hematoxylin and eosin, × 400).

Figure 2. (A) Histopathologically, there was diffuse granulomatous inflammation throughout the dermis (hematoxylin and eosin, × 100). (B) Under high magnification, numerous lipid vacuoles were seen surrounded by epithelioid histiocytes and multi-nucleated giant cells (hematoxylin and eosin, × 400).

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