BACKGROUND. New injectable materials for skin augmentation that promise to be the ideal filling material are introduced every year. Recently, we treated three patients with adverse reactions to a new substance for skin augmentation: polylactic acid (NewFill, Ashford Aesthetics Inc, Belgium).
Great care should be taken when polylactic acid is used for intradermal injection because giant cell granulomatous reactions may be the result. Other than surgical excision, effective treatment options are lacking.
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