Glossary
Hyaluronidase
Also called: Hylenex, Vitrase, filler dissolver
An enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid. Injected to dissolve hyaluronic acid filler, either to correct a result or urgently to treat a vascular occlusion.
Practices that inject hyaluronic acid filler keep hyaluronidase on hand so a vascular occlusion can be treated at once. It does not act on neuromodulators or on non-hyaluronic-acid fillers.