“Juvederm Migrated to Jawbone, Looks Like a Giant Worm! ”

I had Juvederm in my lips and had the same "worm" effect that you describe. Like a bead of soft plastic, or caulk, under the skin, and it even worked its way out of the soft part of my lip! I have a review in here on the experience. The product did not migrate, but the effect was awful. I went back to using Restylane wehn the stuff finally dissolved.

Wost Case, I don't know if you are asking me or the original poster, but as I remember, my Juvederm injections lasted about three months. I had relatively little product injected, though, compared to Californiadiva (from the sound of it). I do still have one spot in the middle of my upper lip that was where the Juvederm was coming out. It now looks like a whitehead if I stretch my lips. I suspect that it's scar tissue at this point, since my Juvederm was about a year ago. I've had probably four Restylane treatments since then (full treatments and touch-ups), so it would be hard to know what's what on the rest of my lips and the surrounding area. I am not a medical person, but I've done loads of research on these products (the result of "once burned, twice shy" with other treatments). My understanding is that both Juvederm and Restylane are thought to leave behind a kind of armiture that allows collagen (if you are pre-menopause or are on HRT...and so are producing collagen) to build up a more permanent structure. I have noticed that my lips, after a year and a half of fillers, seem to hold their shape for longer periods after treatments, and they need less filler, so I believe that there must be truth to this assumption. I don't want to scare you, but I would suggest that you discuss this asap with your doctor, because at a certain point you have to be worried about temporary filler causing permanent tissue (scarring or otherwise). Another thing to be careful of is something that I experienced when I had acne. When you have a steroid (cortisone) injection in the skin, collagen can be destroyed and you can end up with a dent in your skin. No one bothered to tell me that back when I was getting those shots all the time! The way to deal with the dents is injectable filler, and so you are back to using these products. Have you consulted with another doctor? I wish you luck, and you have my sympathy.

Need a second opinion with Dr. in the New York area as to whether to remove the juvederm in neck area or not. Its bumpy and lumpoy and I am glad I tested it in that area before haveing any in my face. Anyone know of a specialist in the NY area?