Table 4.

Recommendations for preparing the area for filler administration

Preparing the area for filler administration
A surgical cap should be used
If it is not possible, at least, the hair should be correctly put up with a headband
It is highly recommended that the sink be located in the surgical rooma
Clean the make-up properlyb
Not to apply make-up since the day before the treatment.
If the patient comes made-up to the clinic, apply chlorhexidine at least for three minutes after removing the making-up
To use an antiseptic solution
The combination of a quaternary ammonium compound + 70% ethyl alcohol
The combination of chlorhexidine + 70% ethyl alcohol
Always disinfect all the skin and not only the area to be treated since most of the times, for example when handling cannulas, we touch different parts
To use disposable towels with antiseptic solution
They should be used before and after each injection at the injection pointc
It is recommended to put antiseptic solution in the cover of the cannula
To regularly check that the needle is in perfect shaped
In terms of its sterile condition
To assess that it is not blunt
Do not refill the chlorhexidine bottles

^aIn some Spanish regions is mandatory

^bAs some kinds of make-up are indeed hard to remove in office, the panel recommends not to apply make-up since the day before the treatment

^cThis should never be a substitute of the antiseptic solution used before the procedure

^dThe panel recommends to change the needle after every 3–4 punctures