I Have Started Self Injecting Juvederm Ultra 4 What Precautions Should I Take?

asked 1 year ago by 4285anon in Sydney Australia
Latest answer by Kathleen F. Archer, MD
Question viewed 1,890 times
Tags: face, nasolabial folds

I ordered some juvederm ultra 4 and I've started doing my nasal labial folds. Im just wondering what precautions I need to take apart from the obvious use alcohol wipes and inject far in enough for it to look natural and close enough to the surface for it to show? Any advice? I have seen my doctor do it many times before and the nasal labial folds are easy any tips on how to do the lips?

7 answers to I Have Started Self Injecting Juvederm Ultra 4 What Precautions Should I Take?

Hopefully you are teasing us

Hopefully, this is a joke, but in case you are serious, my adamant advice would be not to do it. Calling these procedures easy and querying us on how to inject your own lips and naso-labial folds would be akin to a non-swimmer asking Michael Phelps for tips on how to achieve maximum speed doing the backstroke and butterfly. Even if you were to gain entrance to medical school, and successfully complete a dermatology or plastic surgery residency, operating on yourself has... more

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist

Perhaps analysis?

It is just insanity to play doctor. Board certified dermatologists and plastic surgeons spend years learning basics before we perform medical procedures on patients. I have seen horrible complications from self-treatments such as what you are considering. You have no idea the location of major arteries that if hit, can cause severe adverse events. You do not know the depth or angle to inject. You have no idea how to manage complications that can happen even under expert care.... more

Mary Lupo, MD
New Orleans Dermatologist

Advice for Self injecting juvederm ultra 4

"I ordered some juvederm ultra 4 and I've started doing my nasal labial folds. Im just wondering what precautions I need to take apart from the obvious use alcohol wipes and inject far in enough for it to look natural and close enough to the surface for it to show? Any advice? I have seen my doctor do it many times before and the nasal labial folds are easy any tips on how to do the lips" ? Life repeating art. Catch me if You can. As a medical student, I was taught... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Juvederm self injection

Injecting yourself with any filler is simply not safe and not worth the risk. Even in the best hands, complications can occur. Physicians have years of training in anatomy and procedures that you do not. Skilled facial surgeons learn from experienced injectors before treating patients with fillers. If you inject in the wrong area, you could necrose a significant portion of your face. The best advice: Don't do it. Save money at the grocery store,... more

Kathleen F. Archer, MD
Houston Oculoplastic Surgeon

Self-treating with filler

It is not a good idea to self inject filler even if youare a doctor or a qualified injector in your community. I suggest you find a physician in yoru area to do it for you.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Self injecting juvederm

The precautions are not to be so foolish to "self treat" yourself. I'm sure you can find a doctor to inject you in your area. Be careful

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Do not inject yourself

Fillers are not that easy that watching will give you the talent and knowledge to do it well. Residents who train in this already have a great experience in injecting medication and placing intravenous lines and they take many months to years to get comfortable on doing it on their patients. For you to do it yourself, not only might you not know the danger zones but using a mirror and holding your hands in an akward fashion increases the risk of complications. for your own safety and... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

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