Juvederm treatments can easily be "tweaked"

Mary Lupo, MD answers: When do I contact my doctor if unhappy with Juvaderm results?

Help!! Had Juvederm yesterday and it doesn't look right!! Yesterday I had Juvederm Ultra Plus injections to my naso-labial area and the dermatologist added some in the crease that makes a parenthesis around my mouth one one side. Today it looks like I have an earthworm under my skin in that spot. It does not look natural. It appears that not enough Juvederm was injected in the area that meets the side of my nose. What should I do?? When doctors make an obvious mistake will they typically correct the mistake at no extra charge?


Mary Lupo, MD
13 months ago

As one of the dermatologists who performed the FDA study on the effectiveness and safety of Juvederm, I can attest to the usual excellent results that can be achieved by an experienced injector using this dermal hyaluronic acid filler. One of the real pluses of Juvederm is that it can easily be reversed if you are over injected or injected in the wrong level, which is what would cause that earthworm-like lump. Please see your doctor as soon as possible to fix this.

Many people have mild asymmetries that are not easily corrected, but if your pre-treatment photo demonstrates no such asymmetry, and you are look asymmetrical AFTER your injection, the doctor should certainly make a free correction.

If you simply need more material to achieve full correction, that would be a charged service as many patients require 2 or more syringes of a filler to be corrected 100%. If you can only afford one syringe, the odds are great you will not be fully corrected.

More information is available at www.drmarylupo.com

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