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Is It Safe to Have Body Fat Injections or Filler Such As Radiesse, Injected into Toes?

asked 1 year ago by Plymouth CA6363 in PlymouthWA
Latest answer by Khaled El-Hoshy, MD
Question viewed 142 times
Tags: toes

I have some deformed irregular shaped toes that would probably be fixed with a filler, but I'm not sure if that is a possibility or not.

4 answers to Is It Safe to Have Body Fat Injections or Filler Such As Radiesse, Injected into Toes?

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Fillers away from face & hands

I would never inject Radiesse into toes, at least with the scientific data available today. Hyaluronic acid is sometimes injected under callosities for "cushioning " effect. For derormities, though , it is a different story!!
Khaled El-Hoshy, MD

Detroit Dermatologic Surgeon
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Injections to my toes?

My initial answer is that I would be very careful with injecting Radiesse into the toes since this product is very viscous and there is little skin laxity in the skin on the toes.  If you did have injections, I would go with a product that is less viscous such as Juvederm Ultra XC. I hope that helps!
Gregory A. Buford, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Fillers for toes

I would be concerned about using thicker, more viscous products that can't be dissolved, into the toes because of blood flow compromise. It would be safer to inject, as an off-label use, Juvederm or Restylane, the hyaluronic acids because if needed, an injection of hyaluroinidase could be used to dissolve the product if there is a concern that the volume of the product is interfering with the blood flow. There is a risk of infection with any filler being injected, and if a filler is... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Using Fillers to Correct Toe Appearance

Regarding: "Is It Safe to Have Body Fat Injections or Filler Such As Radiesse, Injected into Toes? I have some deformed irregular shaped toes that would probably be fixed with a filler, but I'm not sure if that is a possibility or not." Deformed toes are caused by calluses and bunions. Injecting fillers into these areas will NOT correct their appearance significantly and doing so is not in keeping with FDA recommendations. Fillers are controversially used for padding... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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