A FDA advisory panel recommended that manufacturers of dermal fillers collect more information on use in the decolletage area of the body and said that some patients might be at higher risk of complications from injections because of the proximity to breast tissue.

The FDA has not approved dermal fillers for use in the decolletage — a body area that advisory panel members said was not well-defined. It is generally considered the triangular area that runs from the neck and clavicle area to in between the breasts.

Agency officials and committee members noted that fillers are increasingly being used off-label to improve skin texture, crepiness, skin thickness, fine lines, and wrinkles in the decolletage. The most common fillers used in the neck and decolletage are made up of hyaluronic ac

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