What are the common side effects of injectable ha dermal fillers?

In most cases, side effects are mild and include common manifestations: Pain at the point of injection, tenderness, redness/erythema, bruising/hematomas, swelling/oedema, firmness/induration, lumps/bumps, itching, dyschromia (including Tyndall effect/discoloration).



Less common manifestations can sometimes occur: inflammatory reactions, infection (including localized or generalized infection and abscesses), loss of sensitivity around the injected area or temporary paraesthesia, risk of allergy (including hypersensitivity, dermatitis allergy, urticaria), nodules (possibly granulomas), implant migration.​


Rare but serious adverse events may occur:​


  • Intravascular injection may lead to embolization, occlusion of the vessels, ischemia, skin/tissue necrosis, temporary or permanent vision impairment (including blindness), cerebral ischemia/hemorrhage leading to stroke, infarction.​


  • Immediate hypersensitivity up to Angioedema and anaphylactic shock, especially because of the lidocaine content in the TEOSYAL PureSense ® range and TEOSYAL ​RHA® range.​


The patient must be instructed to inform the practitioner of any secondary effect including other than those described above or any effect persisting beyond one week.​


The practitioner will then inform the product distributor and/or manufacturer (medical@teoxane.com) as soon as possible. ​


The practitioner should use or prescribe an appropriate treatment. ​

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