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Be Careful - Tried Filler Around the Mouth W/bad Results (74 Y/o)

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Updated 23 Jun 2009
Posted 22 Jun 2009
Not Worth It
Spent: $500 in St. George, Utah

I am 74 y.o. WF with quite a bit of wrinkling around my mouth. I researched and decided that a filler might give me the best results.

Due to wrinkles around my mouth, I had juvederm filler by a "competent" dermatologist. Now, one side of my upper lip is narrower than the other And, the area around my bottom lip is awful----it has several "pouches" about the size of small pea, which are soft to the touch. The doctor said, "I've done a lot of fillers and I've never seen this before--there's nothing I can do." HELP! Thanks.

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Do not have high expectations.
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Comments (6)

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aabob (29 posts) 26 Jun 2009
Apply warm compresses with chamomile tea and vitamin E at night. Unfortunately it takes months to dissolve. I had it done by a Plastic Surgeon with the same results. They only care about fattening their wallets.
SMP (1 post) 26 Jun 2009
I am 34 and did Juvederm around my nasal folds. The doctor said it would just fill in my lines... making me more youthful however i look like a character from RATATOUILLE! It seemed to have puffed up the area above my lip! So beyond the $1000 waste of money, I LOOK AND FEEL AWFUL! - I had injections done to try and reverse it, but after 3 weeks I see no improvement! - I should have considered the possible negative side effects before doing this!
aabob (29 posts) 27 Jun 2009
Who injected you to have it reversed? The same doctor? Did he charge you and did you bruise? I feel like you. One side of my lip is fatter and have lumps below my nose! My doctor doesn't have malpractice insurance so I guess that gives him a license to perform poorly. I decided not to try any more fillers.
Krystal (203 posts) 28 Jun 2009
It sounds like he injected too superficially. This is the result when it is not placed deep enough. Also, as we get older, our skin thins, so this "competent" dermatologist should take this into consideration. If you have several pouches the size of small peas, it sounds like he injected serially and put pea-sized amounts too close to the skin. What you can do for self-help is take a very fine sterilized needle (you can purchase allergy syrings and insulin syrings over-the-counter that are very thin and already sterile), and clean your face with Dial antibacterial soap, and then several wipes with an isopropanol pad, let air dry, then nick the pea well, and VERY GENTLY with your clean fingers, apply pressure to the sides of it. It should express itself (like "popping a pimple). Some doctors do this if the Juvederm is still fresh. It is better than injecting another substance, hyaluronidase, to dissolve it. hyaluronidase can create its own complications by dissolving more than what you want if it is not injected appropriately.
tried but failed (804 posts) 5 Jul 2009
I would take Krystal's advice. Do NOT get the hyaluronidase injection to dissolve it - see my review and question. Some people are allergic to it and there does not seem to be any allergy testing done before it is administered. My allergic reaction is an ongoing nightmare to which there seems no end...
JoJo (139 posts) 16 Jul 2009
To be honest Juvederm was probably not the right thing to do here, In younger ppl with superficial lines & wrinkles it does ok but the worse the lines & wrinkles are these fillers just don't do the trick(or you need soooooo much of them) or worse get the bad results that you did, I am sorry that you did not get your expected results and that doctor should be admosnished for doing the Juvie to begin with and taking your money 4 nothing as it turned out* It does go away on its own in time so don't worry to much...good luck*

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