Airway complication associated with injection of phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholic acid into the neck: a case report

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Sanith Cheriyan
MBBS, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-2204
Jacob Jervis-Bardy
MD HLLB; The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-0561

Keywords

phosphatidylcholines, deoxycholic acid, adipose tissue

Abstract

The practice of delivering cosmetic injectables in the outpatient setting continues to grow in Australia.1 The increase in demand has seen a dramatic rise in the number of new cosmetic injectable clinics using telehealth prescribing services. Lipodissolve treatment is an example of a non-surgical procedure that aims to improve the appearance of a ‘double chin’ by injection of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and deoxycholic acid (DCA) into submental adipose tissue. We describe a case of an airway complication and hospitalisation secondary to the injection of Lipodissolve in the neck of a 23-year-old female.

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Mar 30, 2021
DOI https://doi.org/10.34239/ajops.v4n1.194

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Cheriyan S, Jervis-Bardy J. Airway complication associated with injection of phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholic acid into the neck: a case report. Australas J Plast Surg [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 30 [cited 2022 Aug. 18];4(1):63-6. Available from: https://www.ajops.com/index.php/ajops/article/view/194
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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Author Biography

Jacob Jervis-Bardy, MD HLLB; The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

ENT SET Registrar in Adelaide

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