Juvederm Voluma Reaction- What Can I Do?

Hi Had Juvederm Voluma put in my cheeks (2ml) . I started having palpitations, extreme muscle fatigue, shortness of breath and horrible headache. I went too 2 hospital emergencies they couldnt help me out! I contacted the doctor he said its never happened before( offcourse he would say that, it would affect his business!) I went to see my doctor, he's put me on Prednisolone 5 tablets a day for 3 days and Cetirizine Hydrochloride for 2 weeks!... I wanted to know that since its suppose ot last for 18 months max, could I continue to have the allergic reactions? or what shall I do to avoid having any? should I get it dissolved? I have no sign of it being injected though one cheeks more plump then other, is it possible ot get lumps while it lasts in my cheeks?

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5 Doctor Answers | Asked by NatashaZ in London, H9

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Juvederm Voluma

Your symptoms may have nothing to do with your injections, or may be related to the lidocaine anesthetic in Juvederm Voluma. Ask your injector if the Voluma contained lidocaine and if so, you should be tested for lidocaine allergy with an allergist. If you have a lidocaine allergy, you would need to tell your dentist and dermatologist in case they need to use a local anesthetic for you. Voluma is also available without lidocaine. ... more

Juvederm Voluma Reaction

Honestly, I have no experience with Juvederm Voluma because it is not approved for use in the United States. However I have never seen or heard of any similar reaction to Juvederm or other HA fillers. Hopefully your symptoms have improved by the time you get our response.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

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Juvederm Voluma Reaction- What Can I Do?

IMHO you should contact the MD that did your Juvederm Voluma injections ASAP for a referral to an allergist for evaluation and possible treatment.

Voluma can be dissolved

I agree with Dr. Smith. All of the symptoms you are describing could result from other infections and not necessarily HA. I have seen HA reactions less than 5x in my career, but with any of those patients they also had other skin problems and reactions. If you're not having any skin reactions or problems, I would suggest that it might not be an HA allergy. Also, if you've had HA fillers before (like Restylane, Juvederm, etc.) and not had a reaction, the likelihood of you being... more

Your symptoms do not sound like a reaction to Voluma®

"palpitations, extreme muscle fatigue, shortness of breath and horrible headache" sounds a lot more like a viral illness or a systemic disease than a reaction to an HA filler like Voluma®. If I were you I would want my doctor to consider and rule out those things, which are far more likely [vastly more liikely] that something related to the Voluma®.