(b)(4).
Further information regarding event, product, or patient details has been requested.
No additional information is available at this time.
The events of "redness, swelling, and white papules " are physiological complication and analysis of the device generally does not assist allergan in determining a probable cause for this event.
A review of the device history record has been initiated.
If any new, changed or corrected information is noted, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
Device labeling: intended use/indications: juvéderm® ultra xc injectable gel is indicated for injection into the mid to deep dermis for correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds (such as nasolabial folds).
Juvéderm® ultra xc is indicated for injection into the lips and perioral area for lip augmentation in adults over the age of 21.
Warnings: injection site reactions consist mainly of short-term inflammatory symptoms starting early after treatment and lasting = 7 days in facial wrinkles and folds, and typically last = 14 days in the lips.
Refer to the adverse events section for details.
Adverse events: the most common injection site responses for juvéderm® ultra xc were redness, swelling, tenderness, firmness, lumps/bumps, discoloration, and bruising.
Table 1 and 2.
Injection site responses by maximum severity and duration.
Possible treatment site responses: redness, pain, tenderness, firmness, swelling, lumps/bumps, bruising, itching, discoloration.
Postmarket surveillance: the following adverse events were received from postmarket surveillance for juvéderm® ultra and ultra plus, with and without lidocaine, with a frequency of 5 events or more and were not observed in the clinical study; this includes reports received globally from all sources including scientific journals and voluntary reports.
All adverse events obtained through postmarket surveillance are listed in order of number of reports received: lack or loss of correction, inflammatory reaction, allergic reaction, infection, migration, paresthesia, vascular occlusion, necrosis, abscess, flu-like symptoms, headache, malaise, vision abnormalities, scarring, nausea, drainage, dyspnea, beading, syncope, dizziness, anxiety, deeper wrinkle, and granuloma.
In many cases, the symptoms resolved without any treatment.
Reported treatments have included: antibiotics, steroids, steroidal creams, hyaluronidase, anti-inflammatories, anti-histamines, needle aspiration and drainage, ultrasound therapy, analgesics, anti-viral, excision, eye drops, hyperbaric oxygen, laser resurfacing, tissue debridement, surgical scar revision, ice, massage, and warm compress.
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