Food and Drug Administration approved indications of hyaluronic acid fillers include some facial wrinkles or skin folds like naso-labial folds, perioral wrinkles, volumization of lip, cheek, chin, and dorsal region of the hands, also acne scars and lipoatrophy of human immunodeficiency virus positive patients. This article reviews the off-label indications of hyaluronic acid fillers such as connective tissue disorders (lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and dermatomyositis), lipoatrophy associated with other diseases, breast volumization, giving volume to buttocks and the feet, implant into bone, tendon, ligament or muscle, injection to glabella, nose, periorbital region, forehead, or neck.
Keywords: alternative medicine; connective tissue disorders; subcutaneous tissue/panniculitis/lipodystrophy.
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