I had a cortisone injection for a minor blemish about 2 months ago, and the skin began to atrophy. I then went and saw my dermatologist and he put a juvaderm filler in it. I think it looks worse, see a blue almost bruised tint? It has now been a little over 2 months since initial cortisone shot and I don't know what to do. I am seeing a plastic surgeon in 2 weeks to discuss. Please look at my face and help me- no makeup on the spot. Suggestions welcome.
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Hitting your face won't be sufficient to move a filler around...just think of the sustained pressure we use to mold the material immediately after it's injected...and within hours it's even more difficult to move...and of course sleeping applies sustained pressure without compromising the filler...
Admittedly, these "accordion" lines that are produced with smiling (sometimes referred to as parallel laugh lines around the mouth) are difficult to treat. However, I have found that the combined use of a series "skin booster" filler injection treatments combined with microdroplets of Botox (or...
Hi @RazorG. Yes, you are correct--those are nasolabial fold lines, but you would benefit from cheek fillers to help soften the appearance of the nasolabial folds.
Best of luck,
Dr. Nima