Washington DC Juvederm doctors

If you are having blurry vision after Juvederm injection there are multiple causes that could cause this but an ophthalmologist needs to see you. This could be a blockage of a blood vessel in your retina (retinal artery occlusiion) but also could be an ischemic optic neuropathy. It also could be unrelated. Eitherway an ophthalmologist needs to examine you and sort it out. 

Neurological symptoms occuring after Juvederm are essentially impossible. I have training in two subspecialties, neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery. The neurological symptoms that you may be having are generally secondary to a problem that is occuring in the brain or spinal cord.  Juvederm is injected into the skin. Additionally, the hyaluronidase which was injected dissolves it. 

There is something that occurs in medicine where patients prescribe a medical illness or problem secondary to what we call "a sentinel event". The best example was when I was an intern I had a patient who was playing catch with his son and the football hit him in the chest by accident. Everything was fine but two weeks later he started coughing blood and after several tests it was determined he had lung cancer. The patient however convinced without a doubt that the cause of the lung cancer was the football that hit him in the chest. After all, he was fine before the football hit him and it was only two weeks later when he started coughing blood.  It is quite well known that a football hitting someone in the chest doesn't cause lung cancer but the patient was convinced and no amount of explanation etc.. would change his mind. 

This phenomenon is seen in all aspects of medicine and even in plastic surgery. Patients will get a facelift and subsequently develop breast cancer 6 months later and believe it is linked. Or patients will get the flu after botox and believe the botox caused the flu etc.. 

The problem you are having sounds neurological which is not linked to Juvederm which not only is only injected into your skin, does not get into the blood stream and also not into your brain or spinal cord. It is most likely a large coincidence. 

I think everyone will agree that you have beautiful lips. However, Juvederm can be used to make them look even more defined! I agree that enhancing your philtral columns would help. I would also add Juvederm to the upper lip vermillion border to better define the junction between the pink and skin of the upper lip. A small amount of volume can also be added to your lower lip. You would not need more than one syringe to get the effect you desire. Prevention of "duck" lips is usually determined by the skill of the injector. You want someone who understands lip aesthetics, not just someone who injects lips like filling a sausage. I recommend you ask your injector for photos of treated patients before you choose your physician.