Abstract
The American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, with the support of other sister societies, conducted the Facial Soft-Tissue Fillers: Assessing the State of the Science conference in December of 2009. The American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons established a panel of leading experts in the field of soft-tissue fillers - from researchers to clinicians - and other stakeholders for the conference to examine and discuss issues of patient safety, efficacy, and effectiveness in relation to the approved and off-label use of soft-tissue fillers, and other factors, including the training and level of experience of individuals administering fillers. This report summarizes the deliberations and key points made by the panel and presenters to the panel, and includes a summary of the panel's near-term and longer term recommendations for next steps to help guide future efforts to address the safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of facial soft-tissue fillers. This report represents the panel's assessment of the medical knowledge available on facial soft-tissue fillers at the time of the conference. © 2011 by the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc and
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S53-S65 |
Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 4 SUPPL. 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2011 |
Funding
Disclosures: Rod J. Rohrich, MD, declares he is the recipient of research grant funds received by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from Medicis, Contura, Mentor (dermal fillers or botulinum toxin type A studies), and Baxter (fibrin sealant study). C. William Hanke, MD, declares financial interest as a shareholder in Medicis and Allergan. In addition, he declares having been the recipient of research support from Medicis, Allergan, Merz, Dermik, and Galderma . For additional disclosure information, please see the Disclosure Appendix in this issue.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology