[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":172},["ShallowReactive",2],{"sanity-q9LrcnqEJNHbbZwXdGl9EvCX-Il8LHFC8okY7StrZnw":3},{"data":4,"sourceMap":-1},{"assessment":5,"clinicalReview":20,"definition":28,"evidence":33,"hero":74,"key":86,"medicalCondition":87,"meta":89,"pathways":93,"patientExperiences":115,"relatedReading":142},{"_type":6,"heading":7,"image":8,"introduction":14,"items":15},"assessment","Choosing Safe, Consultant-Led HBOT for Vascular Occlusion",{"_type":9,"alt":10,"height":11,"src":12,"width":13},"baseImage","Dr Nur speaking with a patient during a medical consultation at NUMA",610,"\u002Fresources\u002Fimages\u002Fconsultation.webp",805,"HBOT is a medical treatment that requires specialist assessment and prescription to ensure it is safe, appropriate and tailored to your individual needs. Treatment is provided alongside, not in place of, the care of the doctor managing your occlusion.\n\nYour consultation with our specialist medical doctor includes:\n",[16,17,18,19],"Review of your medical history, the procedure involved and the evolution of your symptoms","Assessment of HBOT suitability and an individualised treatment prescription","Discussion of the available evidence, potential benefits and limitations","Ongoing medical supervision and review throughout treatment",{"_type":21,"heading":22,"introduction":23,"primaryAction":24},"clinicalReview","Vascular Complications from Facial Fillers: The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy","A review of the role of HBOT in vascular occlusion: the biological rationale for increasing oxygen delivery to tissue at risk of damage, and what the current evidence shows.",{"_type":25,"href":26,"label":27},"action","\u002Farticles\u002Fvascular-complications-from-facial-fillers-the-role-of-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy","Read the review",{"_type":29,"heading":30,"sections":31},"definition","What is Vascular Occlusion?",[32],"Vascular occlusion occurs when blood flow is partially or completely blocked after filler injection, potentially causing tissue ischaemia and necrosis. Severity depends on the vessel involved, duration of reduced flow and collateral circulation. Treatment aims to preserve tissue at risk of damage but still viable before irreversible injury occurs.",{"_type":34,"disclaimer":35,"heading":36,"primary":37,"supporting":46},"evidence","Vascular occlusion is time-critical. Urgent assessment and standard treatment, including hyaluronidase where indicated, come first. HBOT is an adjunct, not a replacement. Sudden visual or neurological symptoms require immediate emergency specialist assessment.","HBOT in Vascular Occlusion: What the Evidence Shows",{"_type":38,"heading":39,"introduction":40,"links":41},"evidenceItem","Clinical evidence in filler-induced vascular occlusion","A narrative review supports HBOT as an adjunct to standard treatment for filler-induced vascular occlusion, with potential benefits through improved tissue oxygenation, modulation of oxidative stress, angiogenesis and hypoxia-response pathways.",[42],{"_key":43,"href":44,"label":45},"9fd204131621","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs00266-024-03920-7","Madero et al., 2024",[47,56,65],{"_key":48,"_type":38,"heading":49,"introduction":50,"links":51},"5f743bfceedb","Increased oxygen delivery","HBOT markedly increases dissolved plasma oxygen, increasing diffusion from functioning vessels into hypoxic tissue.",[52],{"_key":53,"href":54,"label":55},"e37e5d9efed5","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1097\u002FPRS.0b013e3181fbe2bf","Thom, 2011",{"_key":57,"_type":38,"heading":58,"introduction":59,"links":60},"41359c02c945","Reduced oedema and microvascular stress","HBOT can reduce tissue oedema while maintaining high oxygen availability, supporting compromised microcirculation.",[61],{"_key":62,"href":63,"label":64},"db1057dd2b97","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1089\u002Fwound.2016.0707","Francis & Baynosa, 2017",{"_key":66,"_type":38,"heading":67,"introduction":68,"links":69},"76abc3a4870e","Support for tissue survival","Broader evidence from compromised hypoxic soft tissue supports HBOT as a tissue-salvage therapy, including improved graft and flap survival in comparative studies.",[70],{"_key":71,"href":72,"label":73},"45ef709d7e04","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1097\u002FGOX.0000000000007750","Carter et al., 2026",{"_type":75,"breadcrumbLabel":76,"heading":77,"img":78,"introduction":83,"secondaryAction":84},"hero","Vascular Occlusion","Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Vascular Occlusion",{"_type":9,"alt":79,"height":80,"src":81,"width":82},"Illustration of dermal filler injection showing underlying facial vasculature at risk of vascular occlusion, with arteries and veins highlighted in red and blue near the cheek.",1080,"\u002Fresources\u002Farticles\u002Ffacial-fillers\u002Fcover.webp",1920,"HBOT supports tissue recovery after filler-induced vascular occlusion by increasing oxygen delivery to tissue at risk of damage. At NUMA, treatment is medically assessed, prescribed and used alongside urgent reversal treatment.",{"_type":25,"href":26,"label":85},"Explore the evidence","hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-for-vascular-occlusion",{"alternateName":88,"name":76},null,{"_type":90,"description":91,"title":92},"meta","Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Vascular Occlusion in London. HBOT may support tissue oxygenation, reduce ischaemic damage and help preserve function.","Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Vascular Occlusion - NUMA",{"_type":94,"disclaimer":95,"heading":96,"introduction":97,"items":98},"pathways","Every treatment plan is personalised. The number, frequency and timing of HBOT sessions vary according to individual clinical circumstances and may change as treatment progresses.","Typical treatment pathways","Every HBOT programme begins with an individual medical assessment. Treatment is prescribed according to the type and severity of injury, clinical presentation and rehabilitation goals, with the protocol tailored to each patient.",[99,105,110],{"_key":100,"_type":101,"description":102,"sessions":103,"title":104},"97907cab58da","pathwaysItem","HBOT may support tissue at risk of damage but still viable after standard treatment has begun.","Around 10 sessions","Early presentation",{"_key":106,"_type":101,"description":107,"sessions":108,"title":109},"559ab53533f8","HBOT may still support viable tissue and healing where ischaemia persists or tissue breakdown develops. Treatment is medically assessed and adjusted according to clinical response.","Individualised course","Delayed or evolving injury",{"_key":111,"_type":101,"description":112,"sessions":113,"title":114},"10e053996786","Sudden visual disturbance, severe ocular pain or neurological symptoms after facial filler require immediate emergency hospital assessment. HBOT must never delay transfer, ophthalmological review or stroke management.","Medical emergency","Visual or neurological symptoms",{"_type":116,"category":117,"disclaimer":118,"heading":119,"introduction":120,"reviews":121},"patientExperiences","Vascular Occlusion & Skin Recovery","Individual experiences vary and testimonials should not be taken as evidence of treatment outcomes.","Patient experiences","Hear from our patients about their experience with our clinic",[122,130,136],{"_key":123,"_type":124,"rating":125,"reviewerName":126,"sections":127,"url":129},"6e739ffbe345","review",5,"Stephanie Mantsch",[128],"I attended the clinic for hyperbaric oxygen therapy after experiencing a vascular occlusion from nose filler, as I needed the 100% oxygen treatment to help with healing the nose area. It was my first time using an oxygen chamber, and I was incredibly anxious beforehand. From the moment I arrived, the staff were so understanding, patient, and genuinely caring. You turned what was a very scary experience into one where I felt safe, supported, and genuinely looked after","https:\u002F\u002Fmaps.app.goo.gl\u002F7xr3QW75dd5TkaWu7",{"_key":131,"_type":124,"rating":125,"reviewerName":132,"sections":133,"url":135},"858e1c016f30","Vaiva Mikalauskaite ",[134],"NUMA saved my face after I had a vascular occlusion post dermal filler.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fmaps.app.goo.gl\u002Fxka3M5woNXKBe9kM9",{"_key":137,"_type":124,"rating":125,"reviewerName":138,"sections":139,"url":141},"6d31295a6ea4","Gio Chabtini ",[140],"Went there for post skin laser. Numa's HBOT helped a lot with the redness of my skin and soothed the burn sensation. Dr Nur and the staff were very professional, attentive, and friendly. Highly recommend!","https:\u002F\u002Fmaps.app.goo.gl\u002FWKKhjjryT7i2Xj39A",{"heading":143,"items":144},"Related reading on Vascular Occlusion?",[145,155,163],{"_key":146,"_type":147,"description":148,"href":149,"img":150,"title":153,"type":154},"e07bd0887105","relatedReadingItem","A clinical review of the evidence for HBOT in aesthetic surgical recovery, including post-operative healing, complications and patient-reported outcomes, alongside the current limitations of the research.","\u002Farticles\u002Fhyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-hbot-in-aesthetic-surgery-what-the-evidence-shows",{"_type":9,"alt":151,"height":80,"src":152,"width":82},"Surgeon wearing protective mask, surgical loupes and gloves performing a procedure on a patient in an operating theatre","resources\u002Farticles\u002Faesthetic-surgery\u002Fcover.webp","HBOT in Aesthetic Surgery: What the Evidence Shows","article",{"_key":156,"_type":147,"description":157,"href":158,"img":159,"title":162,"type":154},"ad7bdc3b2035","How HBOT is used to support healing after surgery and injury, including its effects on oxygenation, inflammation and tissue repair.","\u002Farticles\u002Fhbot-for-post-surgical-and-injury-recovery",{"_type":9,"alt":160,"height":80,"src":161,"width":82},"Surgical team in blue scrubs and protective masks performing a procedure in an operating theatre under bright surgical lights.","\u002Fresources\u002Farticles\u002Fpost-surgical-injury-recovery\u002Fcover.webp","HBOT for Post-Surgical and Injury Recovery",{"_key":164,"_type":147,"description":165,"href":166,"img":167,"title":170,"type":171},"6292fbb20185","A walk-through of a session at the clinic, from medical assessment and monitoring to time in the chamber.","\u002Farticles\u002Fwhat-to-expect-during-your-visit-to-numa",{"_type":9,"alt":168,"height":80,"src":169,"width":82},"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy rooms at NUMA","\u002Fresources\u002Farticles\u002Fwhat-to-expect\u002Fcover.webp","What to expect during your visit to NUMA","guide",1788298128990]