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Dermal Filler Injections: Preventing & Managing Complications | Pearls from the Expert
dermal filler injections
by Azam Qureshi, MD on
During the 2021 Skin of Color Update Virtual Conference, Dr. Hassan Galadari provided a highly anticipated lecture in which he discussed prevention and management of complications with dermal filler injections. [caption id="attachment_14289" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Table 1[/caption] The different types of dermal filers, shown above in Table 1, have been associated with a variety of c …

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Widespread Skin Necrosis Secondary to Gemcitabine Therapy
Skin Necrosis
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INTRODUCTION Cutaneous side effects are relatively common in chemotherapy but vary in frequency and severity depending on the medication, dose, duration, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Gemcitabine, a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue, is a common oncologic agent used in the treatment of a variety of malignancies such as cancers of the head and neck, lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic …

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