My wife had one syringe of Voluma injected into each upper cheek on Wednesday. In the morning on Thursday she woke up with excruciating pain behind one eye, chills, muscle and joint pain, weakness and nausea. There was a small bruise and puffiness below the eye that was hurting. The doctor's nurse who administered the Voluma said that it was likely due to "allergies" since it was spring. She has never had allergies. It has been a week now and she is down from the (12) 200 mg ibuprofen a day she was taking to control the pain as directed but she still has a headache and mild joint pain. Since this occurred within 12 hours of the injections we are pretty sure this was the Voluma not allergies. She is scheduled to have more injected in a week with some botox. Should she consider another filler or will the second time be easier since it is going primarily around the lines around her mouth and the lines between her brows this time.
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July 18, 2021
Answer: Horrible Eye Pain After Juvaderm Voluma Injection to Cheeks
I’m sorry to hear you’re unhappy with your results. Voluma is a hyaluronic acid filler and therefore can be dissipated with hyaluronidase. It may take 2-3 visits to fully dissolve the product. Hyaluronidase only dissolve artificial hyaluronic acid (i.e. dermal fillers) and won’t affect your ...
While it is difficult to make a specific call on your situation over the internet like this, I can offer some general thoughts. I think it is doubtful that Voluma injected into your cheeks could be causing ACTUAL sinus symptoms or pathology. That is, an actual infection involving the...
I recommend fillers to soften the nasolabial folds themselves and also lift around the mouth and cheeks to build underlying anatomical support. In our practice we combine Sculptra with other fillers "layered" on top and lasers, skin tightening treatments such as Thermage, Fractora, and Renuvion...