Hyaluronic Acid Side Effects

What is Hyaluronic Acid?
Hyaluronic acid is a major ingredient in many medical and anti-aging therapies. It is also found in the human body like in the vitreous humor of the eye, in the synovia of joints and in the subcutaneous tissue where it acts as a cementing agent. It is a jelly like substance that fills the space between the collagen and elastin fibres. It provides mechanism of transport to the essential nutrients from the bloodstream to the living skin cells; hydrates the skin by holding water and acts as a cushioning as well as lubricating agent against mechanical and chemical damage. It is classified as a glycosaminoglycan, which has anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous properties. The main function of glycosaminoglycan is to aid in the body’s water maintenance, providing essential moisture for all the body processes and for molecular transport. With age the level of Hyaluronic acid decreases in the body that results in wrinkles and common joint pains. Since Hyaluronic Acid has such an important role in keeping us young and healthy, it is now widely used in skin care and anti aging treatments. It is very effective in reducing scars and contours of the skin. There are features and facial lines, like Frown lines that run between the eyebrows, Smoker’s lines which are vertical lines on the mouth, Marionette lines at the corner of the mouth, Worry lines across the forehead, Crow’s feet at the corner of the eye and deep smile lines that run from side of the nose to the corners of the mouth; and all of these can be corrected with the intake of Hyaluronic acid. Lip border can also be redefined and acne and normal scars can also be got rid of. The intake of Hyaluronic Acid is increasing everyday and people are just not bothered about the side effects it has.

Side Effects of Hyaluronic Acid

There are very few cases but they are enough as a warning bell. Some of the side effects due to Hyaluronic knee injections, which have been noticed and have come to the fore, are as follows:

• There has been a blue color or a flush of red noticed after few doses.
• Coughing
• Problems in swallowing
• Most of the times consumers feel a kind of dizziness and a feeling of faint quite severely.
• They at times feel feverish.
• There is pain at the place where Hyaluronic acid has been injected
• Skin rashes and irritation is also noticed.
• Itching
• Stuffy Nose
• There is a swelling in the eyelids, face and lips.
• People often face difficulty in breathing.
• At times they suffer from Diarrhea
• Some times they suffer from acute headache.
• Sometimes blue or purplish patches are seen on the skin
• there is a loss of appetite accompanied with a nauseating or queasy feeling
• Sometimes there is stomach ache as well.
• Sometimes swelling of the knee can also be noticed.

Sometimes people are injected with the Hyaluronic acid gel to prevent themselves from aging which are supposed to be non allergic and they definitely do not transfer animal diseases. However these injections can be painful, as they do not contain an important ingredient called Lidocaine. There is usually temporary inflammation that results to swelling and redness as the lip area is injected with Hyaluronic acid gel. Vitamin E supplements, aspirin, non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and St John’s Wort can actually increase the bleeding and swelling after the injection of Hyaluronic Acid. So it is advised to the patients to stop the intake of these kinds of drugs as least a week before the acid injection. Necrosis and acne are also some of the side effects that can be seen. So you can definitely go for that Hyaluronic acid treatment but be careful because it is always good to be careful that repentant.