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The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area
The supratrochlear artery represents a terminal branch of the ophthalmic artery. Cosmetic interventions may traumatize it, resulting in a circulation in the lesion in glabellar region and in the medial aspect of the forehead. This review article aims to synopsise the existing knowledge of the anatom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105260/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257686 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7141 |
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author | Agorgianitis, Loukas Panagouli, Eleni Tsakotos, George Tsoucalas, Gregory Filippou, Dimitrios |
author_facet | Agorgianitis, Loukas Panagouli, Eleni Tsakotos, George Tsoucalas, Gregory Filippou, Dimitrios |
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description | The supratrochlear artery represents a terminal branch of the ophthalmic artery. Cosmetic interventions may traumatize it, resulting in a circulation in the lesion in glabellar region and in the medial aspect of the forehead. This review article aims to synopsise the existing knowledge of the anatomy of the supratrochlear artery in close correlation with minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the facial area such as soft-tissue filler injections. Their possible adverse effects and their safe application based on the topographic anatomy were included. A literature review was performed in PubMed/Medline online medical database. The superficial course of the supratrochlear artery, as well as the rich, variable anastomotic network that it forms with the supraorbital, angular and dorsal nasal artery raise clinical questions in the case of soft-tissue filler injections in the nasoglabellar and central forehead area. Accidental cannulation of the supratrochlear artery and ultimately, the risk of embolization of the central retinal artery in a retrograde fashion might lead to injury with questionable cosmetic results. Although the risk of complications from the use of soft tissue fillers is considered rare, once happen, the results could be devastating for the quality of life. Thus, the comprehension of the anatomy of the supratrochlear artery is paramount for the health practitioners. |
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spelling | pubmed-71052602020-04-02 The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area Agorgianitis, Loukas Panagouli, Eleni Tsakotos, George Tsoucalas, Gregory Filippou, Dimitrios Cureus Dermatology The supratrochlear artery represents a terminal branch of the ophthalmic artery. Cosmetic interventions may traumatize it, resulting in a circulation in the lesion in glabellar region and in the medial aspect of the forehead. This review article aims to synopsise the existing knowledge of the anatomy of the supratrochlear artery in close correlation with minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the facial area such as soft-tissue filler injections. Their possible adverse effects and their safe application based on the topographic anatomy were included. A literature review was performed in PubMed/Medline online medical database. The superficial course of the supratrochlear artery, as well as the rich, variable anastomotic network that it forms with the supraorbital, angular and dorsal nasal artery raise clinical questions in the case of soft-tissue filler injections in the nasoglabellar and central forehead area. Accidental cannulation of the supratrochlear artery and ultimately, the risk of embolization of the central retinal artery in a retrograde fashion might lead to injury with questionable cosmetic results. Although the risk of complications from the use of soft tissue fillers is considered rare, once happen, the results could be devastating for the quality of life. Thus, the comprehension of the anatomy of the supratrochlear artery is paramount for the health practitioners. Cureus 2020-02-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7105260/ /pubmed/32257686 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7141 Text en Copyright © 2020, Agorgianitis et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dermatology Agorgianitis, Loukas Panagouli, Eleni Tsakotos, George Tsoucalas, Gregory Filippou, Dimitrios The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area |
title | The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area |
title_full | The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area |
title_fullStr | The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area |
title_full_unstemmed | The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area |
title_short | The Supratrochlear Artery Revisited: An Anatomic Review in Favor of Modern Cosmetic Applications in the Area |
title_sort | supratrochlear artery revisited: an anatomic review in favor of modern cosmetic applications in the area |
topic | Dermatology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105260/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257686 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7141 |
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