RESTYLANE
Report
- Report Number
- 9710154-2017-00039
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 8, 2017
- Report Date
- May 24, 2017
- Manufacturer
- GALDERMA Q-MED
- Product Code
- LMH
- PMA / PMN Number
- P040024
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
REPORTING EXEMPTION NUMBER (B)(4). (B)(4) IS SUBMITTING ON BEHALF OF Q-MED (B)(4) (MANUFACTURER) . (B)(4). CAPA: THE EVENTS ARE EXPECTED. NO CORRECTIVE OR PREVENTIVE ACTION WILL BE INITIATED. MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: LOT NUMBER WAS NOT REPORTED. PHARMACOVIGILANCE COMMENT: THE SERIOUS EVENT OF IMPLANT SITE NECROSIS INCLUDING THE NON-SERIOUS SYMPTOMS OF DISCOLORATION, PAIN AND PUSTULES WERE CONSIDERED EXPECTED AND POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TREATMENT. SERIOUS CRITERIA INCLUDED THE NEED FOR MEDICAL CARE, AND TREATMENT WITH HYALURONIDASE, NITROGLYCERIN AND EASYEF. THE PATIENT RECOVERED COMPLETELY WITHIN FOUR WEEKS. THE CASE MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR EXPEDITED REPORTING TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: DEVICE NOT AVAILABLE FOR TESTING.
(B)(4) IS A LITERATURE REPORT RECEIVED ON 24-MAY-2017. HONG JY ET AL. SKIN NECROSIS AFTER FILLER-ASSOCIATED VASCULAR COMPROMISE: SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT WITH TOPICAL EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR. INT WOUND J. 2017 JUNE; 14(3): 587-588. A (B)(6) FEMALE PRESENTED WITH A DIFFUSE DUSKY RED PAINFUL PATCH ON THE RIGHT NASOLABIAL FOLD, CHEEK AND NASAL DORSUM. SHE HAD RECEIVED A RESTYLANE INJECTION IN BOTH NASOLABIAL FOLDS THE DAY BEFORE PRESENTATION. HYALURONIDASE WAS INJECTED IMMEDIATELY INTO THE LESIONAL SITE TO RESOLVE AND DISPERSE THE HA FILLER MATERIALS. SUBLINGUAL NITROGLYCERIN AND LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN WERE ALSO PRESCRIBED TO INCREASE LESIONAL BLOOD FLOW AND TO PREVENT FURTHER CLOT FORMATION, RESPECTIVELY. A WET DRESSING WAS APPLIED TWICE DAILY UNTIL NO NEWLY DEVELOPED PUSTULES WERE OBSERVED AT DAY 5. TOPICAL RECOMBINANT HUMAN EPITHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR SOLUTION (EASYEF 0.005%, DAEWOONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., SEOUL, KOREA) WAS APPLIED TO THE OCCLUSIVE WET DRESSING APPLIED TO THE NECROTIC ULCER ONCE DAILY FOR 2 WEEKS. THE WOUND SHOWED GRADUAL REEPITHELISATION AND WAS COMPLETELY RESOLVED AFTER 4 WEEKS, LEAVING NO RESIDUAL SCARRING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403934 | RESTYLANE | IMPLANT, DERMAL, FOR AESTHETIC USE | LMH | GALDERMA Q-MED | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Required Intervention |