Rare COVID-19 vaccine side effect linked to cosmetic dermal filler “I felt like I got punched in the face, like it's kind of what woke me up. I turned my head and it was painful under my eyes, and so I was like freaking out." Author: Meg Farris (WWL) Updated: 8:31 AM CST January 22, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — It's the number two most popular, minimally-invasive cosmetic procedure in the U.S., getting filler injections to plump us facial lines, wrinkles and lips. And if you're one of the nearly three million men and women who get filler each year, there's some new information about filler and the COVID vaccine.