[instiz] THIS PERSON WENT BLIND AFTER GETTING NOSE FILLER

“Ms. A, a woman in her 40s, visited a clinic to undergo a nose filler and jaw Botox procedure. The medical staff injected 0.4 cc of hyaluronic acid filler into the bridge of her nose, but just five minutes after the procedure, she complained of severe pain in her right eye and vision loss. The hospital immediately administered emergency treatment and transferred her to a tertiary hospital, where she was diagnosed with central retinal artery occlusion. 

Despite undergoing thrombolysis and stem cell therapy, she ultimately did not regain her vision. The Medical Arbitration Board acknowledged negligence on the part of the hospital, finding that some of the filler had been injected into a blood vessel, causing a vascular embolism, and also determined that there had been a breach of the duty to inform. Ultimately, the hospital agreed to compensate the patient 120 million won (~78K USD). Experts warn that while filler procedures on the nose and between the eyebrows are rare, these are areas with a high risk of blindness.”