'I may become the world's most hated plastic surgeon but I had to raise my dermal filler fears'

Plastic surgeon Spero Theodorou said the evidence suggests all filler patients will suffer lymphatic blockage and possibly worse

Many women, and a growing number of men, opt to get cosmetic dermal filler procedures. Plastic surgeon Spero Theodorou says they could be storing up long-term problems, while other experts maintain lymphatic blockages can be dealt with without difficulty. Picture: iStock 

Dermal fillers, fillers, popularised by TV shows such as Love Island, may interfere with the immune system’s ability to fight disease by blocking and damaging important lymphatic channels in the face, research suggests.

Spero Theodorou, founder and surgical director of bodySCULPT plastic surgery practice in Manhattan, New York, said that evidence now suggests that all filler patients will have some degree of lymphatic blockage — even if there are no lumps or visible swelling.