BELLAFILL DERMAL FILLER
Report
- Report Number
- 3003707320-2025-00012
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 3, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 23, 2025
- Report Date
- February 24, 2026
- Manufacturer
- TIGER AESTHETICS MEDICAL LLC
- Product Code
- LMH
- UDI-DI
- 10350224000025
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020012
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 117
Narratives
FOLLOW-UP 1: AS OF (B)(6)2026, PER BELLAFILL INJECTOR, "ALLERGY" IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED. THE PATIENT'S NEW PROVIDER SUSPECTS BIOFILM INFECTION THAT WAS INTRODUCED AT THE TIME OF THE BELLAFILL INJECTION, CAUSED BY BACTERIA ON THE FACE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED. PER INJECTING ACCOUNT, PATIENT WAS INJECTED IIN BOTH THE TEMPLES AND IN THE CHEEKS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. B3: DATE OF EVENT - 08/25/2025: DATE OF INJECTION AND ONSET OF SYMPTOMS. E: INFORMATION FOR REPORTER WHO PROVIDED NEW INFORMATION AS OF 01/25/26 ADDED TO THIS SECTION. G3: DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER - 01/25/26: DATE COMPANY RECEIVED ADDITONAL INFORMATION/CORRECTION FOR THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT. H6: UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW INFORMATION ONLY - UPDATED HEALTH EFFECT-CLINICAL CODE, MEDICAL DEVICE PROBLEM CODE, AND INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS. PATIENT'S NEW PROVIDER - NOTE: PATIENT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE COMPANY TO CONTACT THIS PROVIDER. DR. (B)(6). PER THE BELLAFILL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE SECTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION, "7. AFTER ENSURING THAT THE PATIENT HAS THOROUGHLY WASHED THE TREATMENT AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER, THE AREA SHOULD BE CLEANED WITH ALCOHOL OR OTHER ANTISEPTIC."
ON (B)(6) 2025, PATIENT REPORTS SEVERE SWELLING, BREATHING ISSUES, PAIN, AND REDNESS THAT OCCURRED SAME DAY AS OFF-LABEL INJECTION IN THE TEMPLES. INJECTIONS OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2025. PATIENT WAS PUT ON A COURSE OF STEROIDS, BENEDRYL, AND TOPICALS. PER PATIENT HER PRIMARY DOCTOR ENCOURAGED HER TO GO TO THE ER, BUT THE PATIENT CHOSE NOT TO. AT TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT, PATIENT WAS NOT HAVING BREATHING ISSUES AND THE SWELLING HAD GONE DOWN. PER THE INJECTOR, THE PATIENT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD 2 KITS OF BELLAFILL WITH NO ISSUES, SO A SKIN TEST WAS NOT DONE BEFORE THE PATIENT'S INJECTIONS. PER INJECTOR, ANOTHER PROVIDER HAD INJECTED THE PATIENT WITH OTHER TYPES OF FILLERS PREVIOUSLY (TYPES UNKNOWN), SO THE INJECTOR IS NOT CONVINCED THIS IS A BELLAFILL ISSUE. A BELLAFILL SKIN TEST IS PLANNED FOR DECEMBER TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RESPONSE. ALLERGIC REACTION IS SUSPECTED. OTHER RELEVANT HISTORY: - OTHER FILLERS USED PRIOR TO BELLAFILL INJECTIONS (UNKNOWN). - PATIENT STOPPED TAKING A GLP-1 DRUG ABOUT 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO REPORT DATE OF (B)(6) 2025. PER THE BELLAFILL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: - BELLAFILL IS INDICATED FOR THE CORRECTION OF NASOLABIAL FOLDS AND MODERATE TO SEVERE, ATROPHIC, DISTENSIBLE FACIAL ACNE SCARS ON THE CHEEK IN PATIENTS OVER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS. - A BELLAFILL SKIN TEST MUST BE ADMINISTERED AND EVALUATED PRIOR TO INJECTION OF BELLAFILL. PATIENTS DEMONSTRATING A POSITIVE SKIN TEST, OR 2 EQUIVOCAL SKIN TESTS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED CANDIDATES FOR TREATMENT. B3: DATE OF EVENT - 08/25/2025: DATE OF INJECTION AND ONSET OF SYMPTOMS. D9: DEVICE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. BELLAFILL SYRINGES ARE SINGLE USE DEVICES THAT ARE TYPICALLY DISCARDED AFTER USE. PER BELLAFILL IFU: "THE SYRINGE AND ANY UNUSED MATERIAL SHOULD BE DISCARDED AFTER A SINGLE TREATMENT VISIT." G3: DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER - 11/07/2025: DATE OF INITIAL REPORT. BELLAFILL INJECTOR: (B)(6).
FOLLOW-UP 1: AS OF (B)(6)2026, PER BELLAFILL INJECTOR, "ALLERGY" IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED. THE PATIENT'S NEW PROVIDER SUSPECTS BIOFILM INFECTION THAT WAS INTRODUCED AT THE TIME OF THE BELLAFILL INJECTION, CAUSED BY BACTERIA ON THE FACE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED. PER INJECTING ACCOUNT, PATIENT WAS INJECTED IIN BOTH THE TEMPLES AND IN THE CHEEKS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
ON (B)(6) 2025, PATIENT REPORTS SEVERE SWELLING, BREATHING ISSUES, PAIN, AND REDNESS THAT OCCURRED SAME DAY AS OFF-LABEL INJECTION IN THE TEMPLES. INJECTIONS OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2025. PATIENT WAS PUT ON A COURSE OF STEROIDS, BENEDRYL, AND TOPICALS. PER PATIENT HER PRIMARY DOCTOR ENCOURAGED HER TO GO TO THE ER, BUT THE PATIENT CHOSE NOT TO. AT TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT, PATIENT WAS NOT HAVING BREATHING ISSUES AND THE SWELLING HAD GONE DOWN. PER THE INJECTOR, THE PATIENT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD 2 KITS OF BELLAFILL WITH NO ISSUES, SO A SKIN TEST WAS NOT DONE BEFORE THE PATIENT'S INJECTIONS. PER INJECTOR, ANOTHER PROVIDER HAD INJECTED THE PATIENT WITH OTHER TYPES OF FILLERS PREVIOUSLY (TYPES UNKNOWN), SO THE INJECTOR IS NOT CONVINCED THIS IS A BELLAFILL ISSUE. A BELLAFILL SKIN TEST IS PLANNED FOR DECEMBER TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RESPONSE. ALLERGIC REACTION IS SUSPECTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2853582 | BELLAFILL DERMAL FILLER | BELLAFILL DERMAL FILLER | LMH | TIGER AESTHETICS MEDICAL LLC | GBF0508 | F251029 | 10350224000025 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | Required Intervention |