Serial Puncture for Small Aliquots

Use serial puncture when a treatment calls for small aliquots delivered one puncture at a time.

Many punctures, a little filler at each

A review on PubMed Central says serial puncture technique involves small aliquot of filler to be delivered to an area via multiple separate punctures. The review is titled Facial fillers: Relevant anatomy, injection techniques, and complications.

Doing it one puncture at a time

1. Treat the area with several separate punctures.
2. Deliver a small aliquot at each puncture.
3. Keep each puncture its own delivery, not a continuation of the last one.
4. Record how many punctures you used.

Reading about the filler itself

The American Academy of Dermatology publishes questions and answers on its page Fillers: FAQs. A deeper article, The Rheology and Physicochemical Characteristics of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: Their Clinical Implications, covers the filler material and its clinical implications.

Know where the punctures go

If you are building skills near Morristown, New Jersey, study the target area before you practice the technique. High Yield Injection Targets and Danger Zones for Facial Filler Injection is a place to start.

Confirm the protocol names it

Ask your training provider to show you the technique on your clinic's own protocol. Confirm that the protocol names serial puncture before you use it.