ABSTRACT
Skin reactions, side eects, and serious complications are an invariable part of a dermatologist’s career. In fact, the saying, “if you did not have any complications during your medical career, you did not practice medicine,” is an undeniable truth. To practice medicine within approved medical standards, a physician must be alert to the possible risks of any procedure or agent used to treat the patient. Furthermore, physicians must be able to maintain a high index of suspicion for potential adverse events, being careful to identify any problems in their early stages and treat them promptly. Dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and other skin professionals are trained to identify abnormal or problematic results and act quickly to improve the outcome, and our patients expect nothing less of us. is chapter is intended to provide the reader with information that may lead to earlier and more eective intervention in the treatment of immediate reactions, anticipated during the recovery stage, as well as in true complications following rejuvenation procedures.
