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Image via Asiaone.com It all started with a filler injection in September last year that was meant to raise her nose bridge. But the seemingly simple procedure, done by a beautician, went wrong almost immediately. Within two days, the skin on her nose turned completely black. To this day, the 58-year-old divorcee is still undergoing treatment, even after spending most of the past year trying to rebuild her nose. Jenny (not her real name) will always regret her decision to allow a medically untrained person to inject an unknown substance into her face. It was not something she normally did. She used to go to doctors for aesthetic treatments. But when her business failed, she could no longer afford to go to the doctor for treatments regularly. She became a beauty consultant, selling beauty products. One day, a friend told her about someone who could do filler injections. "I followed my friend to her shop just to have a look," said Jenny. Initially, she did not plan to have...

Image via Asiaone.com The complications from the use of fillers range from minor adverse effects, major complications that threaten skin loss and vision, undesirable aesthetic outcomes to late complications, said Dr Mohamed Zulfikar Rasheed, consultant at the department of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at Singapore General Hospital.   The injection of any dermal filler may occasionally be accompanied by minor side effects, such as pain, a burning sensation, itching, redness, and swelling or bruising, even with excellent technique, he said...   Fillers may migrate away from their intended site of injection, causing lumps in other parts of the body. Infections occasionally occur and may require antibiotics and skin care. The most feared complications are vascular ones, in which the filler is accidentally injected into a superficial artery, resulting in a blockage of the blood vessel... How to spot a fake: 1. There is a long expiry date on the box (photo...