PMID- 32755416 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211203 LR - 20211214 IS - 1615-7109 (Electronic) IS - 1203-4754 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Nov/Dec TI - Uncommon Adverse Effects of Deoxycholic Acid Injection for Submental Fullness: Beyond the Clinical Trials. PG - 619-624 LID - 10.1177/1203475420943270 [doi] AB - Deoxycholic acid (BELKYRA(TM), Allergan, Markham, ON, Canada) is a minimally invasive injectable treatment approved by Health Canada for the nonsurgical reduction of submental fullness. Multiple phase III clinical trials have proven the efficacy and safety of deoxycholic acid. In the clinical trials, the most common adverse events (AEs) reported, such as injection site pain, numbness, swelling, bruising and induration, were transient and mild-to-moderate in severity. Additional postmarketing AEs have been reported in the literature. In this study, we reviewed the uncommon reported events and aimed to increase clinician awareness of the potential adverse effects for patient counselling of risks and benefits, identify AEs of procedures that may be performed outside of the medical environment, and identify factors that increase the risk of an adverse event. Beyond the clinical trials, real-world case reports and case series have been reported for the AEs of alopecia, transient neuropraxia, vascular occlusive events/vascular injury, and skin necrosis. Dermatologists need to be aware of these risks, for the treatment and management of their own patients and for those patients who may be treated outside the medical clinic environment that present for medical management of these AEs. FAU - Metzger, Kristy C AU - Metzger KC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7974-7312 AD - SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Peterborough, ON, Canada. AD - 6515 Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada. FAU - Crowley, Erika L AU - Crowley EL AD - SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Peterborough, ON, Canada. AD - 6515 Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada. FAU - Kadlubowska, Dorota AU - Kadlubowska D AD - SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Peterborough, ON, Canada. AD - Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada. FAU - Gooderham, Melinda J AU - Gooderham MJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8926-0113 AD - SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Peterborough, ON, Canada. AD - Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada. AD - Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200805 PL - United States TA - J Cutan Med Surg JT - Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery JID - 9614685 RN - 0 (Dermatologic Agents) RN - 005990WHZZ (Deoxycholic Acid) SB - IM MH - Chin MH - Cosmetic Techniques/*adverse effects MH - Deoxycholic Acid/administration & dosage/*adverse effects MH - Dermatologic Agents/administration & dosage/*adverse effects MH - Humans MH - Injection Site Reaction/etiology MH - Injections, Subcutaneous MH - Lipectomy/adverse effects/methods MH - Subcutaneous Fat/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - ATX-101 OT - Belkyra OT - Kybella OT - adverse effects OT - deoxycholic acid OT - submental fullness EDAT- 2020/08/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/07 06:00 PHST- 2020/08/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/1203475420943270 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cutan Med Surg. 2020 Nov/Dec;24(6):619-624. doi: 10.1177/1203475420943270. Epub 2020 Aug 5.