Why does Juvederm leave a bump after the injections?

Juvederm is composed of cross linked hyaluronic acid. It is injected subdermally with minimal complications. A small spot post Juvederm can represent product that is superficially placed or it can represent minor injection site trauma with the needle. In any case, it seems as though the problem is transient as... more

Sometimes the skin reacts to the needle injection. This usually goes away in a few hours after injection.  Sometimes the Juvederm is injected too close to the skin and becomes palpable.  I usually mold the Juvederm with my fingers to flatten out any irregularities.  I also tell my patients that... more

When dermal fillers are injected the material expands the surrounding tissue. This is normal, and may cause some raising of the skin surface. Over a few days this subsides to a flatter surface, while maintaining the cosmetic improvements for the life of the filler. The duration of the filling effect will vary... more

Technique is critical when injecting fillers.  The injection of the product should stop about 1 mm before the needle is removed, otherwise product will be injected too superficially as the needle is withdrawn, creating those little bumps.    Any bumps that are present during the injection... more

Injecting filling agents such as Juvederm or Restylane is very much technique- and physician-dependent. In other words, the doctor must know what he or she is doing, and many do not. When you inject Juvederm, if it is too deep, it is absorbed by underlying tissues and does not specifically fill the wrinkle.... more

The bump may be from the Juvederm itself, or it may be from inflammation at the injection site. Fillers are injected into the dermis of the skin, not in the very top layers of the skin. If the injector keeps pushing the material into your skin as he or she is pulling out the needle, there might be some... more