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FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE REPORTER REGARDING EVENT, PRODUCT, OR PATIENT DETAILS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD HAS BEEN INITIATED. IF ANY NEW, CHANGED OR CORRECTED INFORMATION IS NOTED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED. THE EVENTS OF ?DERMAL NECROSIS-TWO LESIONS, EACH MEASURING 1.5-2CM? ARE PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE GENERALLY DOES NOT ASSIST ALLERGAN IN DETERMINING A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THESE EVENTS. DEVICE LABELING: INJECTION TECHNIQUE THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF KYBELLA? DEPENDS ON THE USE OF THE CORRECT NUMBER AND LOCATIONS FOR INJECTIONS, PROPER NEEDLE PLACEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ADMINISTERING KYBELLA? MUST UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANT SUBMENTAL ANATOMY AND ASSOCIATED NEUROMUSCULAR STRUCTURES IN THE AREA INVOLVED AND ANY ALTERATIONS TO THE ANATOMY DUE TO PRIOR SURGICAL OR AESTHETIC PROCEDURES [SEE WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5)]. AVOID INJECTIONS NEAR THE AREA OF THE MARGINAL MANDIBULAR NERVE [SEE WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.1)] NEEDLE PLACEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE MANDIBLE IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT REDUCES THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE MARGINAL MANDIBULAR NERVE, A MOTOR BRANCH OF THE FACIAL NERVE. INJURY TO THE NERVE PRESENTS AS AN ASYMMETRICAL SMILE DUE TO PARESIS OF LIP DEPRESSOR MUSCLES [SEE WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS (5.1)]. TO AVOID INJURY TO THE MARGINAL MANDIBULAR NERVE: DO NOT INJECT ABOVE THE INFERIOR BORDER OF THE MANDIBLE. DO NOT INJECT WITHIN A REGION DEFINED BY A 1-1.5 CM LINE BELOW THE INFERIOR BORDER (FROM THE ANGLE OF THE MANDIBLE TO THE MENTUM). INJECT KYBELLA? ONLY WITHIN THE TARGET SUBMENTAL FAT TREATMENT AREA (SEE FIGURES 1 AND AVOID INJECTION INTO THE PLATYSMA PRIOR TO EACH TREATMENT SESSION, PALPATE THE SUBMENTAL AREA TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT SUBMENTAL FAT AND TO IDENTIFY SUBCUTANEOUS FAT BETWEEN THE DERMIS AND PLATYSMA (PRE-PLATYSMAL FAT) WITHIN THE TARGET TREATMENT AREA (FIGURE 2). THE NUMBER OF INJECTIONS AND THE NUMBER OF TREATMENTS SHOULD BE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT?S SUBMENTAL FAT DISTRIBUTION AND TREATMENT GOALS. INJECTION SITE ULCERATION AND NECROSIS: INJECTIONS THAT ARE TOO SUPERFICIAL (INTO THE DERMIS) MAY RESULT IN SKIN ULCERATION AND NECROSIS [SEE INJECTION TECHNIQUE (2.3)]. CASES OF INJECTION SITE ULCERATION AND NECROSIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF KYBELLA?. DO NOT ADMINISTER KYBELLA? INTO THE AFFECTED AREA UNTIL COMPLETE RESOLUTION OF THE ADVERSE REACTION.