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- Title
Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers in the management of recurrent angular cheilitis: A case report.
- Authors
Lorenzo‐Pouso, Alejandro Ismael; García‐García, Abel; Pérez‐Sayáns, Mario; Lorenzo-Pouso, Alejandro Ismael; García-García, Abel; Pérez-Sayáns, Mario
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To report conservative treatment based on the use of dermal fillers for a case of recurrent angular cheilitis.<bold>Case Report: </bold>An 80-year-old patient with a history of recurrent angular cheilitis that was not resolved with a conventional approach sought treatment. Complete remission of the pathology was achieved with the injection of hyaluronic acid fillers.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This case illustrates the potential of nonsurgical facial aesthetics (NSFA) for treating this common pathology among elderly people. This case report shows that, aside from achieving aesthetic goals, NSFA approaches can also help treat some oral pathology.
- Subjects
CHEILITIS; THERAPEUTIC use of hyaluronic acid; DISEASE remission; PATHOLOGY; DISEASES in older people; AESTHETICS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Gerodontology, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 2, p151
- ISSN
0734-0664
- Publication type
case study
- DOI
10.1111/ger.12329