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Juvederm Made Me Sick.

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Immediately after getting Juvederm injection to my...

ItsNotWorthItMay 10, 2009
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Immediately after getting Juvederm injection to my nasolabial folds, I started feeling like I was getting a cold. After I came home and took a nap, I woke up with a very sore throat, fever, and tingling in my chest. It felt very much like a flu. The symptoms later went on to painful eyes, sinuses, and extreme fatigue.

5 months later I still suffer from extremely inflamed sinuses, even though no infection is or has every been present. When I massage my nasolabial folds to dissipate the Juvederm, I always get a mild fever, sore throat, burning eyes, and the flu-like symptoms all over again. I did blood tests and it shows positive antinuclear antibodies.

I can't wait for it to be out of my system, as after all the medical tests and the painful nuances, this has been a very expensive procedure. Ironically, the injection looked very good.

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Replies (67)

Krystal
May 31, 2009
i usually get sick after an injection too. but it is milder. i sleep it off for a day and then I feel better.
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tried but failed
August 23, 2009
Did you have botox at the same time as the juvederm? A side effect of botox is flu-like symptoms, fatigue and a sensation of sinus infection (even though you don't actually have the flu or a sinus infection). These side effects occur especially if the botox is injected in bunny lines and in forehead and can persist on and off for months. Just a thought...
smidgen
August 26, 2009
Rebbelini: I would love to be directed to the articles you read. I had juvederm done last year in my early 30s. Funny thing, is that my body must have fought it off in a big way, because the results lasted a week maybe too! Unbelievable! I joked that my body was a fighter and hated foreign substances! Then only two months later,I started having strange symptoms of dry eyes and mouth. This led to my diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome, an auto immune disease! I always wondered if the two could be associated, as no one truly knows how one acquires Sjogrens. Usually Sjogrens it is not apparent in women as young as me. it is a shame, my wrinkles are getting worse. I would love to get rid of them, but am afraid of using any injectables.
Jendallas
September 9, 2012
Same thing happened to me. I had Restylane and Botox and had an autoimmune re-action. I was diagnosed with sjogrens 4 mouth after proceedure. Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis. My ANA was positive, but now after 9 months is not. Still have dry symptoms through. My rheumatoloist that is good be a serum sickness like reaction and will eventually go away- did your sjogrens symptoms?
sophiegirl
November 27, 2009
I had Restylane injected 2 weeks ago and I am experiencing the same thing. It is as though the nasal labial folds are too filled and pushing up into my sinuses. My eyes are so swollen, my sinuses hurt. I don't know what to do. My doctor said it was not a reaction to the Restylane.
ItsNotWorthIt
December 5, 2009
Only one doctor that I went to has taken in consideration that the Juvederm could have caused it, although I did find some medical articles which stated that it is possible to have an autoimmune reaction to hyaluronic acid (juvederm, perlane, etc.), usually the second time it is injected, after it has been reintroduced to your body. Anyway, a year later I feel much better now. Nasal passages are still somewhat dry, but everything else feels normal. I had a fat injection in my cheeks and nasolabial folds 7 months ago with very nice results, although the fat is still subsiding. I will wait another 6 months to see if any of the fat survives.
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