What Researchers Did
Researchers reported on a 25-year-old woman who experienced a severe eye complication after receiving a hyaluronic acid injection in her ear.
What They Found
A 25-year-old female immediately experienced blindness and dizziness, losing all light sensation in her right eye within 10 minutes of an ear hyaluronic acid injection. After emergency intravascular interventional therapy and a multi-faceted treatment approach including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, she regained light perception and her mottled skin discoloration resolved.
What This Means for Canadian Patients
This case highlights a rare but serious complication that can arise from cosmetic ear filler injections. While hyperbaric oxygen therapy was part of a combined treatment, it contributed to restoring light perception and resolving skin issues. Canadian patients considering such cosmetic procedures should be aware of these potential, albeit rare, risks.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
As a case report, this study describes only one patient, meaning its findings cannot be broadly applied to a larger population.