Juvederm side effects - discussion

I had my first Juvaderm injection (in my lips) in November. Overall, I am satisfied, however still unsure as to whether I prefer Restylane (had Restylane injections twice before also in lips). With Juvaderm I ALSO had those little white spots on my lips. Very very scary.. I think I even cried.. THANK THE LORD, it went away in about a week and completely dissapeared within two. Other than the scary white spots, Juvaderm is all right. I just feel as though Restylane held its elasticity for longer. Does anyone agree with that? Restylane over Juvaderm??

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had Juvederm in my folds and marionette lines, also a bit of resty and juv to do fine lip lines, well I am sooooo bruised on my left upper lip to my nose. Small bruises on right side, coverup ok, but my plan not to tell hubby was wasted, he saw the bruises THROUGH the coverup, was upset for me. Contacted NP office and sent them pictures. Cannot tell if fine lines are gone, too much bruising, I am not happy yet. Also had the botox, on side of brows for lift and middle crease(no forhead--have bangs.) Btox looking good. Spent total of 2500.00 for 2 juv, 1 resty and 2 botox syringes. I will insist on free do over if lines are not good. The bruising is upsetting, was not told of thei--size of a quarter at least.

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I had Restylane injected in the naso folds 2 days ago. Other than a tiny bruise at the injection site, it looks good. The lines are plumped up and it looks very natural. I hope it isn't just swelling. There are no lumps or bumps. The doctor did massage the area after he injected it informing me that he finds that is a good way to make sure the gel goes where it is needed. I also had Active FX laser under my eyes. The redness is starting to subside. I must admit that after the procedure and the day afterwards, it is painful and you look very scary. In fairness, the doctor did inform me of this, so I didn't completely freak out. But the reality is different. Today, it is starting to turn brown and crust over which is part of the process. I'm still swollen so it is hard to tell if the lines have been diminished for real.

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I recently had a facelift/blepharoplasty Jan 23rd as well as juvederm in my marionette lines and corners of mouth....also botox in lines between eyebrows. I had no after-effects with the juvederm and only noticed little red marks from the needle which lasted 2-3 days. Since I was swollen from the facelift I don't know if any swelling was caused by the juvederm. I had no bruising from the juvederm. I am pleased with the result and also with the botox.

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ok i just had the Resty done today on my lips, I looked like a duck the first 2 hours then the swelling went down. But I have lumps on the top and bottom lip. The Dr. told me to keep massaging my lips to "mold" them so I will. I like the way it looks just the little lumps are annoying me. Oh yeah, someone asked how much. 500 per Srng.

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Hi everyone.... I have been considering getting juviderm to plump my lips and make them appear fuller. It seems as though evryones comments are negative. I am not sure that I should do this. Is there a lot of bumpiness adn bruising involved? If so, for how long and does it ever look natural eventually? Thank you

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I tried both....in my lips....Juvederm worked ALLOT better for the lip (for me that is)

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i have tried both, restylane has a more narural look becasue it is thinner and softer but unlike the juvederm. But I believe Juvederm lasts longer than restylane and gets absorbed by the body slowly.

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Juvederm all the way!!!!

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Hi: I have had both, at least 4 times each, over the last few years and they both gave me only very short term results - 2 months max. But the results were great. My metabolism is so fast. My nurse who does my botox and filler has recommend Artefill. Next week I will go in for a test patch and then wait 1 month to get the filler injected.

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