I had Juvederm injected yesterday to treat the vertical lines that formed when I puckered between my nose and upper lip. The area is HUGE(and bruised). It looks like I have cotton balls stuffed up in the area between my lips and nose. Will this "swelling" dissipate? Is this normal? Also, I now know I should've avoided Nsaids, Vit E etc but didn't. What can I do NOW to help treat the bruising quickly? Thanks! K
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It may be that you have an overcorrection of filler towards the corners of the lips rather than swelling, but without an examination I couldn't be certain, but swelling usually does not appear this way. If you still want fuller lips in the center, I would advise that the corners of the...
There’s no evidence that patients on Accutane need to stop using it when on Juvederm. Juvederm doesn’t require skin healing like a topical laser. When you do a topical laser, you do need to stop the Accutane because the skin needs to rejuvenate itself first. That’s not the...
Yes, you can go ahead and get your Juvederm safely. There is no cross-reaction between penicillin and juvederm, so people who are allergic to one, won't be allergic to the other.
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