Face Treatment Using Nonsurgical Mini-Invasive Techniques as Postsurgical Procedure for Traumatic Injury.

Background: The bad outcomes of a facial trauma could have a strongly negative psychological impact and compromise patient's quality of life. Unfortunately, surgery cannot always solve this problem or give an acceptable result.

Objectives: Aesthetic medicine treatments with injectables may provide a solution that is minimally invasive and more accepted by the patients in improving bad outcomes after facial trauma.

Methods: This retrospective study involved 50 patients (29 men, 21 women) who underwent primary surgery to treat facial trauma from January 2015 to January 2017. Based on the facial area affected by bad outcomes (upper face, midface and lower face), patients underwent one or more aesthetic medicine treatments using hyaluronic acid dermal fillers and botulinum toxin injections. To evaluate patients' satisfaction and the effect of the treatment on quality of life, pretreatment and 90 days after the last treatment session, patients were asked to complete 2 questionnaires: POSAS and FACE-Q.

Results: Questionnaire scores indicated improvements in aesthetic and psychological metrics, perceived both by the patient and the observer.

Conclusions: Minimally invasive aesthetic treatments represent a valuable adjunct to surgical procedures for improving the facial aesthetic after injury and the quality of life of patients affected by facial trauma.