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Is it Possible that My Doctor is Saving Leftover Juvederm for Another Treatment?
asked 7 months ago by Hayward9144 in Hayward, CA
Latest answer by Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Question viewed 216 times
Tags: risk, safety, vial
Doc said it would take 2 v's for minor maintenance of nasal, marionette & 2 small lines btw eyes. After completion said I had about 1/3 syringe left & could use within 8 mos. Never heard of this, normal? My other doc.always took product directly from box in my presence never used more than 1 vial. Used to be able to feel product in the areas injected, this time nothing. Could they be diluting and/or using left over product. Product in large syringe, brownish colored. Curious & concerned.
8 answers to Is it Possible that My Doctor is Saving Leftover Juvederm for Another Treatment?
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Is it Possible that My Doctor is Saving Leftover Juvederm for Another Treatment?
Obviously, the Juvederm should be opened from the box in your presence, used and not saved. You would have to ask the MD that did your Juvederm injections what he/she did in your particular case.
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Can Juvederm be Stored After Opening?
Hi Hayward. This does not sound good. Although some of the panelists have commented that they save syringes, we do not. A patient needs to have all the product injected the day of the treatment.
There are a couple reasons for this. There is always a chance for contamination after the syringe is opened and we do not want to be responsible for the storage of the product after it is opened. It's just not a good practice. In addition to this,...
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Reuse of Juvederm Leftover From Previous Treatment
Hi Hayward, Studies have been performed showing that it is safe to reuse leftover filler as long as they are recapped. For legal reasons, filler companies do not recommend reuse, and many physicians are not willing to save product for future use. If used again, the filler should be in the original company syringe, and certainly should not be "brownish colored". Good luck and be well. Dr....
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Left over Juvederm
I label it carefully and will keep a left over syringe for one month for a patient then it gets discarded. Juvederm should be perfectly clear.
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Is it Possible that My Doctor is Saving Leftover Juvederm for Another Treatment?
Sounds very iffy! Never seen a "brownish" colour of Juvederm. Best to ask for the label from the syringe injected. Bet you can not get a copy.
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Juvederm
I do not hold syringes for patients if I only use a small amount. There is a risk that the product saved for you may accidentally be injected into someone else, or you may get someone elses product( this even happens with blood transfusions in the hospital.)
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Saving juvederm
It is possible that your doctor did not use the full syringe at the time of your visit. How long a doctor is willing to save a vial depends on the length of time they feel comfortable with for storage. There is nothing wrong with this and he/she was being honest with you about not using the full amount. at your visit You want to have enough injected but not too much. You don't really want to "feel it" so that is OK as long as you like the way it looks. When I do lips and get...
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Filler leftover
What ever amount of fillers is left un used should be disgarded, never stored for reuse. The reuse of un used fillers is against infection control procedures, and violates the standards of care.
Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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