FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RADIESSE DERMAL FILLER

MDR report key: 2679638 · Received July 30, 2012

Report

Report Number
2135225-2012-00079
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 30, 2012
Date of Event
July 11, 2012
Report Date
July 16, 2012
Manufacturer
MERZ AESTHETICS
Product Code
LMH
PMA / PMN Number
P050052
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PATIENT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION ON (B)(6) 2012 AND WAS MUCH IMPROVED AFTER TAKING KEFLEX AND PREDNISONE. BOTH THE RN AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR BELIEVE AN INFECTION MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS INDICATES THE REPORTED LOT #1033825 MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO RELEASE WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RN REPORTED INJECTING A PATIENT WITH RADIESSE DERMAL FILLER IN THE NASOLABIAL FOLDS, CHEEKS AND ORAL COMMISSURES ON (B)(6) 2012. ONE DAY LATER, THE PATIENT REPORTED SWELLING. THE FOLLOWING DAY SHE RETURNED TO THE SPA COMPLAINING OF AN AREA ON ONE SIDE OF HER FACE WHICH WAS VERY WARM, VERY TENDER WITH PAINFUL BURNING INSIDE OF HER MOUTH. ALSO PRESENT WAS A REDDISH STREAK WITH PEELING OF THE SKIN BETWEEN THE ORAL COMMISSURE AND NASOLABIAL FOLD. THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED PREDNISONE AND KEFLEX, 500 MG.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RADIESSE DERMAL FILLER INJECTABLE IMPLANT LMH MERZ AESTHETICS 1033825

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention