Ultrasound to detect misplaced filler
“I think one of the trends, unfortunately, is going to be to use ultrasound to find misplaced filler,” predicts Dr. Weishar. “If it ends up in the wrong place, or it ends up swelling, you’ve got to get it out,” she says. “It can look great for six months, and then all of a sudden, from the muscular activity, you get this blockage, and you get fluid building up.” This is where a handheld ultrasound comes into play, helping to locate areas of filler.
Dr. Weishar adds that filler actually “lasts a whole lot longer than we’ve told patients. They’ve seen traces of filler years later in patients.” She notes that, of course, this can work to your advantage because you won’t have to re-up as often if it was done correctly, but if not, it could be dangerous.