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Hyaluronic Acid

Kendra Walker  1 , Brandon M. Basehore  2 , Amandeep Goyal  3 , Patrick M. Zito  4
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Hyaluronic Acid

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Hyaluronic acid is a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide, which is widely distributed in the connective tissue extracellular matrix. Several hyaluronic acid preparations have become widely available for subcutaneous/intradermal, intraarticular, topical, and ocular use. This activity outlines the indications, mechanism of action, administration, significant adverse effects, and contraindications of various hyaluronic acid preparations to increase practitioners' knowledge regarding how to approach this substance and use it in practice for its indicated purposes.

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Disclosure: Kendra Walker declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Brandon Basehore declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Amandeep Goyal declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Patrick Zito declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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