References
Multimodality imaging features of augmented breasts via AQUAfilling gel injection: an imaging challenge
Augmentation mammoplasty is commonly performed by inserting silicone or saline implants, which requires general anaesthesia. Dermal fillers also can be used as an alternative to implants as a less invasive procedure for breast augmentation and using only local anesthesia. AQUAfilling gel is a hydrophilic gel composed of 98% sodium chloride solution (0.9%) and 2% cation copolyamide (Amin et al, 2004; Jung et al, 2018). Although less well-known in the UK, it is one of the dermal fillers that can be used in other countries, such as Turkey; however, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved the usage of this gel (FDA, 2015). Furthermore, there are several complications of this filler in the literature (Arslan et al, 2017; Jung et al, 2018; Son et al, 2018).
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