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How Can I Find a Doctor Willing to Treat Me with Hyaluronidase when the Injecting Doctor Won't Use the Dissolver?

I had Juvederm injected under both eyes on October 8, 2012. It migrated to my lower eyelids and caused severe swelling, wrinkling, and a dark, bluish hue around, my right eye.The wrinkles under, and around, my eyes are very severe and were not present before Juvederm. I've traveled to, or contacted, thirty doctors and none will treat me with hyaluronidase. They want the original doctor to. Is there a doctor willing to treat me, with the dissolver, within four hours of Southeast Michigan?

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9 Doctor Answers | Asked by reparata

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Hyaluronidase After Too Much Filler

The hyaluronidase can be injected until all of the product is dissolved or until the desired effect is achieved.

Is More Hyaluronidase the answer?

Unfortunately, you need to post updated photos. It is very hard to determine if more hyaluronidase is the answer. You have had some injected already. Maybe there are other issues to consider now. These are the same photos you have had posted for some time now and the yellow bruising is still visible in those photos. I'm sure you have improved some by now, so giving us some new photos would be more helpful.

Sam Naficy, MD

80 reviews

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattleface.com

Hyaluronidase if unhappy after filler

I don't know of any dermatologist or plastic surgeon, the most highly trained and experienced physicians for injecting fillers and Botox, who don't carry hyaluronidase as an antidote for problems with fillers, as rare as they are. Problem is that "he/she who messed up" should be the one to fix it according to many physicians since most people/physicians don't like inheriting a problem, but are happy to try and fix the problems they create.

Benjamin Barankin, MD

10 reviews

Toronto Dermatologic Surgeon

Hyaluronidase

If your original doctor won't or can't use hyaluronidase (which doesn't make sense to me) then you should call every dermatologist and plastic surgeon nearby and ask their offices if they use hyaluronidase. Hopefully you will find one that does. I know I have had to use it on a few patients who were treated by other doctors originally. The main thing would be cost. The new doctor will charge you. Your own doctor really shouldn't. Best of luck. more

Hyaluronidase Should Solve Your Problems – and – Always Seek An Experienced Injector

Treating your problem with hyaluronidase should be relatively straight forward, but it does depend where (at what the depth) the Juvéderm was injected. If Juvéderm was placed at more than one level, it will important to inject the hyaluronidase in all those areas to experience complete resolution. A physician who is not willing to use hyaluronidase should not be injecting Juvéderm in the first place. And I am a bit surprised that another physician is not willing to help you. When... more

How to find a physician who injects Hyaluronidase

I would recommend going to the Juvederm website and finding the top listed physicians in your area. Select a cosmetic specialist (cosmetic dermatologist or plastic surgeon who personally injects a lot of filler) towards the top of the list (doctors are listed in order of how much Juvederm they purchase from Allergan) and call their offices to find out if they use Hyaluronidase. In my office we often correct other clinics mistakes plus we like to have Hyaluronidase available just... more

Lorrie Klein, MD

145 reviews

Laguna Niguel Dermatologic Surgeon

www.ocdermatology.com

Filler

The doctor you choose to treat you need to be sure of what was injected. Is it realy Juvederm, or is it other type of filler????. That could be the reason the original doctor does not want to inject Hyalurinidase. There are lots of immitation fillers on the market. Get your medical records from the original injector and the lot number of the syringe of filler you were injected with. That lot number can be checked with the company. Even the Botox injections were done by someone who does... more

Hyaluronidase and fillers

It does not make sense that your inejctor would not try to dissolve the product for you. I am surprised that no one inyour area would treat you. If you were in NYC that would not be a problem. I do not know many people in your area. Good luck. you can try going to the ASPS website and look up plastic surgeons in your area.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Your original doctor should inject you, or personally recommend someone

If you had a complication from poor injection of a filler, your injector should treat you with hyaluronidase. It doesn't make sense that he/she will not, so there must be more to this story. Perhaps, they feel that the problem is not the filler, so hyaluronidase will not help. Or maybe they are not a plastic surgeon or dermatologist and should not have been injecting you to begin with. If hyaluronidase is indicated and your injector will not do it, he/she should personally... more

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reparata 24 Nov 2012

I just want to thank all of the doctors who have responded to my posts with such helpful, and thoughful, comments on my behalf. It is very greatly appreciated. I have yet to get help from any doctor in Michgan, with the Juvederm dissolver. If I can't get help, by the end of this week, then I will have to travel, out of state, in order to have a chance to celebrate Christmas this year.