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Treating Frontal Rhytids with Fillers: Intradermal Needle Technique

Treating Frontal Rhytids with Fillers: Intradermal Needle Technique

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Overview

The gold standard for addressing horizontal forehead lines is the intramuscular injection of neuromodulators into the frontalis muscle. However, if those lines are deep and do not respond to  a toxin treatment, intradermal soft tissue filler injections can be performed. Learn in this video how to perform the intradermal needle technique for treating horizontal  forehead lines with soft tissue fillers and see the frontal arteries reviewed and discussed.

Treatment type: Soft Tissue Fillers

Facial region: Forehead

Approach: Needle Injection Technique

Competency Level: Expert

Course duration: 7 minutes

Course type: Injection simulation on a human body donor performed by Prof. Sebastian Cotofana

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the layered anatomy of the forehead
  • Appraise the complexities of the arterial vasculature of the forehead and the connections to the ophthalmic artery and the temple
  • Compare the dangers and benefits of using an intradermal needle approach when addressing horizontal forehead lines with soft tissue fillers

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