FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RADIESSE

MDR report key: 965746 · Received December 15, 2007

Report

Report Number
2135225-2007-00019
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 15, 2007
Date of Event
October 11, 2007
Report Date
December 13, 2007
Manufacturer
BIOFORM MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
LMH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT RECEIVED RADIESSE AND BOTOX INJECTIONS IN THE GLABELLAR FOLDS AT ELASE MEDICAL SPA. PATIENT DEVELOPED NECROSIS-LIKE SYMPTOMS AND WENT TO AN URGENT CARE FACILITY. ER PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED AREA AS CELLULITIS AND TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTIC. PATIENT WENT TO DERMATOLOGIST, WHO THEN DIAGNOSED AREA AS NECROSIS. TREATED PATIENT WITH ASPIRIN AND NITROPASTE. PATIENT RETURNED TO DR. STOLMAN, IS STILL MOISTURIZING BUT HEALING WELL. PATIENT TO RETURN AGAIN ONLY IF FURTHER TREATMENT REQUIRED. DURING FOLLOW-UP IN 2007 WITH ELASE MEDICAL, INJECTOR TREASURE MORGAN REPORTED PATIENT HAS SINCE RETURNED FOR BOTOX INJECTIONS. APPEARS TO HAVE NO SCARRING OR REDNESS REMAINING FROM INITIAL EVENT. WE REGRET THE DELAY IS THE FILLING OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BIOFORM MEDICAL TERRITORY MANAGER REPORTED PATIENT WITH COMPLICATION FROM GLABELLAR INJECTION RECEIVED AT ELASE MEDICAL SPA. PATIENT RECEIVED BOTOX AND RADIESSE INJECTIONS IN GLABELLAR FOLDS AND HAS DEVELOPED NECROSIS. INJECTOR: TREASURE MORGAN AT ELASE MEDICAL TREATING PHYSICIAN: DERMATOLOGIST.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RADIESSE INJECTABLE IMPLANT LMH BIOFORM MEDICAL, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention