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Tammy Wu, MD answers: Juvederm - reuse the syringe for future injections?

I have had Juvederm injected in my horizontal forehead lines by a plastic surgeon in Dec. They said they used a half of the syringe and I could come back in 6 months for another set of injections with the remaining product in the syringe.
I read on your forum this should not be done. Is this standard? In addition, I felt that the injection sites were too few and lumpy. Any suggestions or comments. Thank you

Tammy Wu, MD
4 months ago

The manufacturer of Juvederm (Allergan) and other fillers do not recommend saving syringes. It is sometimes tempting to want to save a syringe to see what the outcome looks like after the swelling goes down (about 1-2 weeks); however, the risk of infection is present. We do not save syringes as a policy to reduce the risk of infection or contamination.

We have had some left over Juvederm from some of our injections and have seen that the residual Juvederm dries up pretty quickly. I am not sure that it would last the 6 months that you asked about in your question.

Hope this answer helps.

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