How are blood-thinning medicines handled before aesthetic procedures?

Anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines affect bruising and bleeding assessment; stopping them may carry a thrombosis risk more important than the procedure risk. General information must be interpreted with personal history, examination, current product or device documentation, local regulation and follow-up capacity.

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Anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines affect bruising and bleeding assessment; stopping them may carry a thrombosis risk more important than the procedure risk.
General information must be interpreted with personal history, examination, current product or device documentation, local regulation and follow-up capacity.
Share the medicine, indication and recent clotting or cardiovascular events; only the managing prescriber should decide interruption or bridging.

Assessment framework

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Share the medicine, indication and recent clotting or cardiovascular events; only the managing prescriber should decide interruption or bridging. Alternatives, the option of no procedure, material risks, follow-up and urgent warning signs should also be discussed individually.

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BOTOX Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Prescribing Information
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) · 2024
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin A Injections to the Upper Face: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies
Alaa Safia, Uday Abd Elhadi, Shlomo Merchavy, Ramzy Batheesh, Naji Bathish · 2026
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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Complications of Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin A Injections to the Upper Face: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
David Zargaran, Florence Zoller, Alexander Zargaran, Eqram Rahman, Alexander Woollard, Tim Weyrich, Afshin Mosahebi · 2022
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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Dermal Fillers (Soft Tissue Fillers)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) · 2023
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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Guideline for the Management of Hyaluronic Acid Filler-Induced Vascular Occlusion
Gillian Murray, Cormac Convery, Lee Walker, Emma Davies; Complications in Medical Aesthetics Collaborative (CMAC) · 2021
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
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Safety and Potential Complications of Facial Wrinkle Correction with Dermal Fillers: A Systematic Literature Review
Audra Janovskiene, Deividas Chomicius, Dominykas Afanasjevas, Zygimantas Petronis, Dainius Razukevicius, Egle Jagelaviciene · 2024
Scope and limitations: Interpret this source only within the exact product, device, method, indication and study population it names. It does not establish personal suitability, Turkish authorization, a universal protocol or a guaranteed outcome; consult the full source and current local information.
Editorial source — not a signed clinical review