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Is It Possible for a Doctor to Dilute Juvederm?

asked 1 year ago by 6657anon in Wellington,FL
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: dilute, doctor, longevity

My recent visit to a new plastic surgeon produced great results (well, after 2 follow ups with additional product needed) using Juvederm XC in the cheeks, nasolabial folds, and lips. However, 2 months later, the product is completely gone!! That's a lot of money for 2 months of results! I've been using Juvederm for several years in those areas, but using a different practitioner---with my prior practitioner the results lasted 6-8 months. My recent dr must have diluted the product. Possible?

3 answers to Is It Possible for a Doctor to Dilute Juvederm?

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Juvederm and restylane may dissolve faster sometimes.

If you're concerned about the dilution just ask the doctor.usually the XC form of Juvederm having anesthetic in it is not diluted. If it is placed more deeply in the fat rather than the deep dermis/fat junction, it may dissolve faster.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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There could be several explanations

If I give the doctor the benefit of the doubt, I'd first want to know how many syringes you were getting in the past, and how many this last time. Sometimes doctors are too conservative. But it is always easier to add than subtract, so I never fault a doctor for this. Next, if you were getting regular filler and then this time you waited a longer time, you may have lost some of the cumulative benefit one gets from regular injections, so the end result did not last as long.... more
Mary Lupo, MD

New Orleans Dermatologist
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Diluted juvederm?

I do not know of anyone that "dilutes" juvederm.  Perhaps you did not get as many syringes injected as before.  Or as one  other physician mentioned, it was injected deeper.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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