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Juvederm Reaction - When Will This Go Away?

asked 6 months ago by KClaire in Modesto, CA
Latest answer by Jacqueline Calkin, MD
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I had Juvaderm fillers in late July and an early Ausgut touch up of 2011. Within a few weeks I had a reaction on both sides of my face at the injection sites. The left side went away within a month, but the right side is still irritated and angry looking with some itching and now scaly red leathery appearance to the skin. I have had the reverse injections of hyurluronaise and also been treated with numersous topical steriods,plus injections of steroids and the like. Nothing's helped? Now what?

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Juvederm reaction

This is very unusual. The leathery appearance you describe is sometimes due to a process called lichenification which is something that happens to the skin when it is chronically irritated and inflamed. It can take a long time to resolve so I am wondering if perhaps you have not been treated aggressively enough or if perhaps you have developed a reaction to something you are being treated with. Please seek the advice of a board certified dermatologist. Make sure to... more
Jacqueline Calkin, MD

Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon

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