HelioMask turns a patient's facial anatomy into a live 3D safety map. You plan every injection around the arteries that matter, with depth, angle, and danger zones in clear view, so the risky moments happen on screen instead of in the chair.
The problem
Facial arteries do not follow the textbook in every patient. Their depth and path shift from one face to the next, and a filler bolus in the wrong place can occlude a vessel in seconds. Even experienced injectors cannot see what sits beneath the skin, so the safest moment to find a vessel is before the needle moves, not after.
The complications are rare, but they are severe and they are climbing with volume. Vision loss is the one no clinic wants to explain.
Injectable treatments performed each year in the United States, rising 5 to 10 percent annually.
Injections that reach a vessel, the route to bruising, occlusion, and tissue loss.
Injections linked to blindness, almost always preventable with anatomy first planning.
How it works
Bring together cone beam imaging, an intraoral and facial scan, and ultrasound with Doppler. Each source adds depth the eye cannot reach.
HelioMask assembles a 3D model of the patient with vessel paths, skin thickness, and the high risk zones marked in place.
Plan points on the model and read the safe depth, angle, and technique. The same map drives the smart mask and the augmented overlay.
Platform
The planner you can open right now is the software core. In the clinic, the same map drives a physical guide or a live overlay, so guidance follows the injector to the bedside.
A prefabricated guide made for the patient, with sleeves that set entry points, built in depth and angle limiters, and audio alerts near danger zones. A physical barrier between intent and the artery.
The vascular map projected onto the patient in real time. Vessels and danger zones sit on the face as you work, with instant warnings as the needle approaches a high risk area.
Place injection points on a real 3D face and read the risk as you go. No login, nothing to install.
Why clinics adopt it
Surface the vessels and danger zones before treatment so the highest risk moves never happen blind.
Every plan produces a safety report you can keep on file, the kind of record that protects a practice.
New injectors learn the anatomy on the same map they will use in clinic, with certification built around it.
Insurers reward measurable risk reduction. Certified use gives them a reason to revisit malpractice pricing.
Where this fits
Anatomy training still leans on memory. Standalone ultrasound is rarely personalized and rarely tied to the plan. Cautious technique limits results to limit risk. HelioMask gives the injector the one thing each of those approaches is missing, a clear view of this patient's vessels at the moment of treatment.
Open the planner, place a point near the glabella, and watch the risk index climb as you approach the vessels that feed the eye.
Open the plannerThe team
HelioMask is led by physicians with deep grounding in facial anatomy, injectables, and patient safety, supported by specialists in regulation, imaging, and validation.
DMD, MSc
Specialist in Oral Medicine
DMD
General Dentist
Medical device pathways, clinical governance, and risk management built in from the start.
Medical imaging, decision support, and the clinical validation that earns trust.
Independent voices across regulation, insurance, and healthcare policy.
The ask
We are scheduling pilots with clinics, trainers, and insurers who want to lower complication rates and prove it. Tell us where vascular safety matters most in your practice and we will show you the map.