Juvederm aftercare - How long before Juvederm "sets" and won't move from where it was injected?
Just had juvederm injection to fix the hollowness in my tear through area 2 days ago. I was told not to press on the area of injection as I might move the gel to areas where it shouldn't be. How many days does it take before the gel sets in? Any other after-care instructions I need to know?
Answers (1)
It's usually not that easy to move Juvederm (and most other fillers) after injections. You needs to apply good firm pressure on the area or even use your nail to get it to move elsewhere. Clearly, just touching it will not displace it. Once in a while it may be pushed to the side from the injected area if you sleep with your face in the pillow creating constant low grade pressure on freshly injected Juvederm. So, my usual recommendation is to sleep on your back and with extra pillows, so that it will be uncomfortable to sleep on your side or face down. Also, keeping head elevated at night decreases swelling in AM (which is common after tear trough treatments). Recliners work best for this purpose. After 3-4 days Juvederm "sets in" and you need to press really hard to move it after that.
As far as general aftercare instructions - Ice after procedure, not sleeping on your sides or face down for 3-4 days, elevate head of the bed at night to decrease swelling, Arnica gel if bruising and Aleve if needed for swelling/inflammation.
Hope this helps.




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