A female patient named TG (26 years old, living in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City) went to the Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, Dermatology Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City, examined in the condition of both breasts, especially the right breast was swollen, red, pus.
Patient G. said that 3 weeks ago, she went to Facebook and saw a Facebook account in Hanoi advertising an extremely attractive breast augmentation filler injection service with eye-catching images, so she contacted. After that, the two parties agreed to go to Ho Chi Minh City to rent a hotel to perform filler injections to increase breast size.
Surgical team for the patient
“After negotiating the price and time, that employee flew into Ho Chi Minh City and rented a hotel room to inject fillers to enhance breasts for me and a few others. In total, they injected 350 cc of Korean body filler into my chest for 25 million VND. After the injection, my breasts were red and painful. I contacted her and she said it was okay, it was a normal sign after the injection, "Ms. G. recounted.
However, about a week before admission, her right breast was still swollen, swollen, red, red and painful.
At the Department of Aesthetics, Dermatology Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Master, Doctor Le Thao Hien examined and noted that the right chest area of patient G. was edematous, erythematous, had a large abscess, stretched, and palpable. hot, painful. The left breast area also has a similar size block, not hot, red. The ultrasound results showed the image of the filler scattered in the soft tissue, with a large abscess. The patient was assigned to the hospital for inpatient treatment.
After a few days, the abscess burst on its own, draining a lot of pus and filling. The patient was treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. After that, the doctors consulted and decided to operate on pumping, washing, and curettage to get the filler and pus.
“However, because the filler has dissolved into the tissue, it has to be processed many times. The consequence is that on the chest of patient G. there will be bad scars, deformed breast shape. In addition, the left breast is also at risk of infection and abscess formation", said Associate Professor-TS-BS Pham Hieu Liem - Head of Plastic Surgery Unit - Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Dermatology.
Filler injection is a difficult technique, the performer must have expertise
Explaining the cause of the filler injection accident to increase breast size, Dr. Hien “Filler is a filler used in the cosmetology industry, has the effect of filling areas on the body, reducing wrinkles, rejuvenating the skin. However, currently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only approves filler injections in the face, neck and hands. Other filler injections (also called body fillers) are not FDA-approved. In addition, the incorrect injection technique, the environment and the injection process are not sterile ... are the causes leading to the situation of infection, abscess on ".
Doctor Hien recommends, filler injection is a difficult technique, requiring the performer to be a dermatologist, cosmetologist, well-trained in filler injection techniques. In particular, currently the FDA has not allowed injectable fillers to increase breast size, so absolutely do not listen to winged advertisements to avoid complications.
