Juvederm injection the wrong area

I was injected with Juvederm but they did not do the wrinkles that I wanted filled. I wanted the filler injected around my mouth but instead, they injected the lips. I specifically asked them not to fill the lips. The wrinkles around my mouth and chin are still there.

Can they fix the situation or are they going to charge me again? I have no photo. My lips are completely bruised on top and bottom. What is my recourse?

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A: Juvederm too thick for wrinkles around mouth

Bryan K. Chen, MD

Wrinkles around the mouth can be treated with any or a combination of fillers (e.g. Restylane fine lines or a collagen-based filler such as cosmoderm/cosmoplast), deep chemical peels and Botox. I would return to the individual who performed your injections and voice your concerns. Juvederm is generally too... more

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