Blunt Tipped Cannula for injection of dermal filler | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Traditionally, dermal fillers have been injected using needles. In fact, most dermal fillers still come packaged with two short (1/2 inch) needles as the recommended means of injecting the product. However, there are several advantages of not using the supplied needle, and instead, using a blunt-tipped cannula for the injection of dermal fillers. One of the key advantages of using blunt-tipped cannulas is the reduced likelihood of penetrating blood vessels, especially arteries. Injection of filler into arteries can have disastrous consequences including blindness, stroke, and death of parts of the skin injected.

The overwhelming majority of practitioners still use needles to inject fillers, although cannula use is on the rise. Technically, it is much more difficult to use a...