On May 6, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital said they had just received a case of serious complications after injecting filler at a spa that did not meet professional conditions.
The patient is female, 18 years old, admitted to the hospital in a state of swollen, severely deformed lower lip.
MSc. Dr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Department of Dermatology and Burns, examined and said: The area of the lips is tense and tight, with patches of purple ulcers appearing, showing signs of necrosis, accompanied by continuous leakage of thick yellow pus.
Taking medical history, the patient said she had lip filler injections 6 months ago. Recently, due to dissatisfaction with the results, she went to a spa to inject "filler relief" medicine. However, after only about a week, the lips began to swell, hurt, become inflamed and quickly form deep pus nests.
Ultrasound results showed a large abscess, more than 2cm in diameter, deep inside the lip soft tissue. Notably, the pus culture test identified the causative agent as Staphylococcus aureus bacteria - a type of bacteria often associated with sterile medical instruments.
Doctors believe that if not treated promptly, patients are at high risk of facing tissue necrosis, leaving serious aesthetic sequelae, even affecting the function of the lip area.
Immediately, the patient was indicated for intensive treatment: Cutting to drain pus, cleaning the lesions, daily antiseptic care and using high-dose antibiotics to control infection.
After 3 days of treatment, the swelling situation decreased significantly, the ulcer began to dry out and squamate. The patient's health stabilized, psychology improved and he was discharged from the hospital.
According to MSc. Dr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, all invasive interventions such as filler injections or tan filler injections are potentially risky and must be performed by specialist doctors at licensed medical facilities.
People should not get beauty treatments at spas or establishments that do not meet professional conditions. Using drugs of unknown origin and procedures that do not ensure sterility can lead to severe infection, necrosis, and even long-term complications that are difficult to overcome," Dr. Nghia warned.
