A review of complications of polyacrylamide hydrogel injection

Chenlu Xiong; Youbai Chen; Yujian Xu; Weiqian Jiang; Xiangye Yin; Dongsheng Chen; Xiaojing Gong; Tian He; Yang An; Yan Han

Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Jun 2023)

A review of complications of polyacrylamide hydrogel injection

Chenlu Xiong,
Youbai Chen,
Yujian Xu,
Weiqian Jiang,
Xiangye Yin,
Dongsheng Chen,
Xiaojing Gong,
Tian He,
Yang An,
Yan Han

Affiliations

Chenlu Xiong: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Nankai University School of Medicine, Tianjin 300071, China
Youbai Chen: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Yujian Xu: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Weiqian Jiang: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Xiangye Yin: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Dongsheng Chen: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Xiaojing Gong: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Tian He: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Yang An: Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China; Corresponding author. Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
Yan Han: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Corresponding author. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 86 – 95

Abstract

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Once a popular injectable filler, polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) has been banned in China since 2006 due to its unclear safety and long-term complications. However, it is still being used worldwide because of its huge commercial profit, leading to emerging complications and an urgent need for standardized clinical management. This review aimed to assess the properties, safety, and complications of PAAG and treatment strategies for its removal.

Published in Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

ISSN: 2096-6911 (Print); 2772-686X (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/chinese-journal-of-plastic-and-reconstructive-surgery/

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