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What steps should be taken if one believes they were injected with black market juvederm plus (silicone)?

depressedgirlMar 9, 2014
I believe I was given counterfeit product. I have now learned the price I paid for juvederm plus was much lower than it should've been (325/syringe). I have lumps and facial pain. Hyaluronidase with different dermatologists hasn't helped. After months of trying to get my medical records, I was given a product lot number for the "juvederm" which checked out okay. I believe my records were falsified.

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Paul S. Nassif, MD

I would recommend giving it up to two weeks for all of the swelling to resolve, as the final result will be evident around that time. I hope this helps, and wish you the best of luck. 

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Martin Jugenburg, MD

I will recommend you schedule a follow up with your injector as soon as possible. The bruising your experiencing appears abnormal. All the best, 

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Swelling after hyaluronic acid filler is common, and expected, so much so that some dermatologists will prescribe a short course of oral steroids to prevent the swelling in select patients who swell easily.  Hyaluronic acid is hydrophilic which means water loving, so the more water you had...

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