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Juvederm Swelling 6 Weeks Post in Tear Troughs? Can The Amount Dissolved By An Injection By Controlled?

I'm 28 M and currently 6 weeks post op from and upper bleph and under eye juvederm injections. I had fairly defined lines in my tear trough and the Doctor chose to use one syringe per eye. They seem to be more swollen now than weeks ago. I have always somewhat dark circles and a defined tear-trough to cheek intrfce but now they are swollen looking. If I had the injections to negate the effects of the juvederm, would it completely dissolve the juvederm, or can you control the dissolved amount?

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Juvederm swelling in tear troughs.

I am sorry you have had such a problem with swelling following your treatment. Juvederm does tend to be more ‘hydrophilic’ or absorb more water that leads to more swelling. This can be used to your advantage on other areas of the face, but is generally less desirable near the eyes. Small volumes must be used in the tear troughs to minimize an overfilled appearance. Hyaluronidase is a favorable option to help remove some of the product and therefore the... more

Excessive Swelling Is A Known Problem Following Juvéderm Injection In The Tear Trough

Treatment of the tear trough does require experience and a conservative approach. I have never found a need to use 1cc per side when treating the tear trough; often < 0.5cc per side provides a nice result. It is better to under treat and add more at a later date, then have used too much. All hyaluronic acids are hydrophilic (bind water), but Juvéderm maybe more so than others. Excess swelling following Juvéderm injection in the tear trough is a common problem, whether... more

Too much juvederm

It sound like a very aggressive treatment of tear troughs especially if this was the first treatment. Injection of tear troughs requires great deal of skill and experience as the plane of injection is different than where fillers such as juvederm are normally injected. HA fillers need to be injected just above the bone in the tear trough and not subdermal or intradermal as it may have been done in this case. Hyaluronidase can be injected to dissolve the product incrementally . Aggressive... more

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It can be controlled....

Juvederm does have a "hydrophilic" property. That is, in the days following the injection, fluid can be absorbed by the product and amplify its effect. In response to your question: the enzyme used to dissolve the hyaluronic acid can be controlled depending on the amount used. It is not an exact science, however, and your injector needs to have used this enzyme in the past to know what volume needs to be used. Always good to start low and add later if needed. more

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