John Michael Carney, MD

I have used Juvederm for both my lips and my nasolabial folds. I had my lips done initially about a year ago with Resylane (half syringe) and was reallllllyyy unhappy with the results. Actually, there were no real results, plus I had a ton of swelling, pain (during and after) and bruising that just deflated into nothing. The bruising lasted longer than the results. Waste of $$$$. So I returned to the same doc and I decided to try a full syringe of Juvederm instead upon his recommendation. He iced my face and then did the injection, just like the first time. I had some swelling, some minimal bruising, and pretty uncomfortable pain (during and after). However! I felt like a blown up fish/Real housewife. It was far too much injection for my lips!!! The Juvederm eventually wore off to an acceptable, even pretty amount after about 2 months, but only lasted at that "perfect" stage for about a month before I felt "deflated" once again. After explaining my frustration to friends, who had never had such terrible experiences, I decided to change doctors. 

Motivation was to complete first time MOHS surgery successfully. However, even though I was told by Dr. Carney on check up visits, the wound would take a long time to heal due to location on shin & he did not feel skin graft would be a good idea, so it was an open wound. Surgery was on April 28. On July 16, he informed me he was "not happy" with progress & I needed to see someone about a skin graft. I said, "So it's not going to heal?', rather stunned by sudden turn from last visit, & he snapped at me, "That's what I said". He then added I might want to go to a wound center instead & I chose to do that. He walked out & that basically ended my visit.