Harold Brody, MD

Went in to an Atlanta derm Brody for botox to the brow to ease creases; he suggested juvaderm voluma in the cheeks and undereye area. First time with voluma. Had moderate bruising under one eye, but it is slowly going away as is redness. I am happy so far with the added fullness to the cheek as it really does seem to lift the lower face slightly and subtly; thinking of going for more and hoping it can be used in the chin area. Used half a syringe; one reason I go to him is that he only charges for what he uses and won't over inject (or over charge). Great experience so far.

Updated on 27 Mar 2014:
I had moderate bruising that surfaced one day after the injection of voluma under one eye. Ten days later about 90 percent of the bruising is gone. I have very thick blood so I attribute the longevity to this. I am still very pleased with the result and will regurn to Dr. Brody for more. It really provided a lift. As for any side effects, i read the results of allergan's clinical trial and learned 98 of the 100 test subjects experienced mild to moderate side effects ranging from bruising, lumps, redness and firmness to discoloration for two to four weeks after injection, so this is normal. If you have a mild to moderate side effect, which appears likely according to the results, wait two to four weeks for it to subside and it most likely will. If severe, immediately contact your surgeon or ER. Of the 100 test subjects, 92 experienced tenderness, 88 swelling, 82 firmness, 81 lumps/bumps, 78 bruising, 66 pain, 66 redness, 41 discoloration and 39 itching. My point is that this product seems to have side effects that take longer to subside than other fillers, but will likely go away by 4 weeks.

I just had juvaderm today, it's my first time ever using any type of filler. My doctor injected about 12 injections on the right side, and about 8 on the left. The results were subtle, but immediate, and it corrected an indent on both cheeks under the cheekbones. I was told that I will swell over the next 3 days. It was an incredibly comfortable experience, felt small little pinches, but no pain. So far no swelling, and I will update my experience in about 3 months.



Updated on 8 Jun 2012:
Okay, I initially wanted to wait it out but this is a fair review if I post sooner than expected. I had 3 out of 4 Ipl sessions done, had juvaderm in hopes that it could help fill out the loss in volume and smooth out the scarring associated with the consequences of my Ipl. I had to remind myself today, that my derm was working with scarred skin that is more compact, coagulated, and more tightly fused then plumper scarred skin that hasn't had any thermal heat damage. I had high hopes, but it didn't really do much. At least I didn't have an allergic reaction, and I am happy he wanted to start me out with a smaller amount to see how well I could tolerate juvaderm. I did have three pimples pop up where he injected me, 2 went away with no problem because they were small tiny white heads, and one did turn into a cystic lesion. For the most part it's smaller now, a little larger than a raised pinprick. But since it fits right in with my post laser scarring, it doesn't stand out and I'm not even that bothered by it.mbut a fair warning, just know if you go in for filler, anyone can experience granulomas and they can be permanent, regardless whether derms tell you they can dissolve them with hydrolaunese or not. I'm just so thankful to my derm for never feeding me any hype. At the end of the summer I'll decide whether I want to go for another round of juvaderm with more volume, or really go for a face lift...yup, at the age of 35. The fat loss and textural issues associated with lasers have been devastating.

Updated on 3 Jan 2017:
Whelp, as an I'll laser damaged person, I tried juvederm again last November. My skin was on its way to looking much smoother, and I thought this would be a touch to help me feel better about myself. Ugh, my skin did not like it at all, the pretty swelling didn't last more than about a week and down went my skin, with the texture looking like crap all over again. All that hard work and patience out the window, not to mention the cost. Also, the lady, who really is awesome btw, thought she understood I was looking for cheekbones...I wasn't. Lol. I was looking to fill out the texture, not Kardashian cheekbones. So now my skin is back to the crepey lumpy orange peel texture I started out with back in 2011. Crap!