Complications of Toxins and Fillers and Evidence Based Protocols for Their Immediate, Short-Term and Long-Term Management

Botulium toxin (BTX) injections and fillers are an established method of cosmetic medicine. However their use is not without consequences. Their increased application in thousands of people around the world the last decade resulted in the publication of several empirical studies discussing their appropriate use, their complications and the management of their adverse events. Thus, an evidence based approach can be applied in order individual physicians to take the most informative and acceptable actions in case a complication arise in one of their patients. In other words, the aim of this minireview is the discussion of the complications of toxins and fillers through the classification of the related studies.