Cosmetic Fillers Rise in Popularity, but Who Is Injecting Them?

Filler safety is important to us at NSPS, and we are proud to have injectors that practice in a safe and effective way! Dr. Schierle offers his opinion on fillers in this article on CNN.  “The public should understand the take-home message that these injectable treatments tend to be very safe and effective. Adverse events are supposed to be reported to the FDA, so it’s good to use their database to analyze what complications have been reported in this way. That being said, it is limited by the fact that such reporting is voluntary and may not be as comprehensive as we would like,” said Dr. Clark Schierle, director of aesthetic surgery at Northwestern Specialists in Plastic Surgery and a board-certified Northwestern Medicine plastic surgeon in Chicago. To read more, click here