How many sessions to remove Juvederm from entire face?

I had a "liquid face lift" 2 months ago and it dragged my entire face down. There are many creases and lumps that are very strange and unattractive. I look 10 years older. Waited as the plastic surgeon insisted. 1 week ago he agreed to take it out. I would say 10% is gone. There has been a very little improvement however. How many doctor visits are needed for the entire face? I have a small face. He used 4 vials of the Juvederm and I had no deep wrinkles before--just thin ones.

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A: Juvederm can be dissolved easily if the results are not optimal

Nancy Swartz, MD

Mishka, I'm sorry that you have had such an unpleasant experience. There are no absolute number of sessions necessary to remove Juvederm. Usually when someone wants a portion of their filler dissolved, it is easily done  in one session. Because you are asking to have four vials of... more

A: How many sessions to remove

Tanveer Janjua, MD

It can be done in 2 to 3 sessions. If you did not have abnormal reaction to Vitrase (Hyaluronidase) then a larger amount can injected all over the face wherever Juvederm was injected and it should remove close to all the Juvederm. Regards

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