The first FDA-approved filler for cosmetic injection into the face was purified bovine collagen in 1981.Dermal fillers have been around for more than 40 years, but they have changed dramatically over the years. To understand any type of injection, it is important to look at your history for valuable lessons, so that progress is a success. And honestly, it's very interesting to see where we've come in the last 40 years in the world of injectables. Fillers have become so common that they're no longer reserved for red carpet celebs, look no further than your average reality star or influencer's Insta page and you'd think that fillers are a clause in their TV contract.
Another rare complication occurs when a dermal filler is inadvertently injected into a blood vessel, which can cause serious adverse effects, such as deterioration of vision, blindness, stroke, or damage and death of the skin (necrosis) and its underlying facial structures. Injectable fillers made of analogous fat were originally introduced in dermatology as a way to reconstruct facial deformities in patients with tuberculosis, but despite their somewhat macabre origin, in the early 20th century physicians began performing lip augmentation as a purely cosmetic procedure. Bellafill is a bovine collagen filler approved for the treatment of moderate to severe nasolabial folds and facial acne scars, which you can still get today. Each of the dermal fillers has its place, use and several patients get better results with different fillers.
A major breakthrough in dermal fillers over the years comes with the introduction of lidocaine mixed with the filler.
