Table 1.
Criteria for Candidacy
Ideal candidate | Treat with caution | Do not recommend treating |
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Good skin quality and elasticity | Prolapsed fat pads | Periocular erythema |
Minimal volume loss (able to be corrected with 0.5 cc or less) | Skin laxity | History of prolonged periocular swelling |
No superficial contour issues | Static rhytids | Double contours (visibility of both orbicularis retaining ligament and zygomatico-cutaneous ligament) |
No visible veins | Need for more than 1.0 cc | Prominent swollen malar mounds |
Visible veins | Severe skin laxity | |
Thin skin | ||
On blood thinners | ||
Rosacea or eczema | ||
History of allergies | ||
Auto-immune disease | ||
Mild malar edema | ||
History of facial swelling |