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Bryan K. Chen, MD answers: Can cortisone, peels, or microdermabrasion affect Juvederm?

Can cortisone injections, chemical peels, or microdermabrasion move Juvederm around or speed up its break down? Are there are other common cosmetic procedures I should avoid?


Bryan K. Chen, MD
11 months ago
By Bryan K. Chen, MD - San Diego Dermatologist

Of the items you listed, I would be most concerned about cortisone injections affecting Juvederm.  Chemical peels and microdermabrasion are procedures that involve a more superficial tissue plane than Juvederm so they should not cause breakdown or movement of Juvederm.  Fraxel laser or any of the lasers that penetrate into the dermis may or may not promote the breakdown of Juvederm, depending on how deep the Juvederm is sitting in the dermal layer of skin.

 

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