“Stay away from evolence”
Evolence: NOT worth it
Cost: $1,200
Pain: Severe
Pain: Severe
Evolence satisfaction: Poor
I have had nothing but problems with Evolence. I have had lumps that have abcessed with pus, drained and received 7 series of cortizone injections to fix them.
Nothing works so far. It has been a nightmare that is not resolved yet. I receive cortizone every two weeks to keep the inflamation under control, told this may continue for over a year! Worst situation of my life.
I have four lumps on the side of my face from my nose to my mouth. This photo is just one of them.
starting to abcess and drain
Apr 17, 2009Comments and replies (12)
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51 posts
21 Apr 2009
How long ago did you have this done? I got lumps, but thankfully Evolence (which is supposed to last longer) did not, so by 4 mos. it dissolved. I would go on their website and give them feedback. I did.
6 posts
22 Apr 2009
I have been in contact with J & J, they seem sincere, Nov was when I was injected. I have had 10 series of steriod injections, every two weeks since January, and prednisone orally. Still having issues, what a total nightmare!
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29 May 2009
Wow! Thank you for posting this very "informative" comment. I was thinking of some sort of injection treatment to diminish "laugh lines" but after reading your posts, I'll rather keep my "laugh lines" intact. I hope your situation improves soon so that you won't have to endure the steroid injections. Your story is very helpful and you are a great example (and inspiration) of what ALL of us should do when we have a bad experience with a treatment.
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8 Jul 2009
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. You have make me think NOT to on going into it. The local Surgeon in Miami, Mercy Medical Bld. 5th floor, is insisting that I should do it not only in the upper part but around my mouth. NOW I definetly wont! thanks and good luck!!
6 posts
10 Jul 2009
It is not approved by the FDA for around the mouth!! Stay away from this surgeon, find another one! He is not legit!! I just came back from New York after visiting Johnson and Johnson's plastice surgeon about my issue. They have no answers but hope it will go away in a year. In the mean time, I still get huge lumps, shots to keep it calm and pain! Not fun. Go with a better filler that can be counter-acted and not permanent.
10 posts
24 Jul 2009
So sorry to hear about your experience. I also had a bad one. Two lumps under my eye from an injection that has been with me for over 16 months. It is terrible that this product caused lumps and there is nothing we can do about it but have the disfiguring results.
6 posts
29 Jul 2009
Did you contact Johnson and Johnson? They claim not to have this problem with anyone but me? They must be lying! Call and ask to speak to David Mayes.
15 posts
19 Nov 2009
i too have lumps still under eye since march of 2008 noone seems to know what to do?? if anyone has a known solution id love to hear what worked.
6 posts
20 Nov 2009
I have no ideas, I do still have lumps after one year, some painful. Just praying they will go away.