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I mixed sculptra with Bacteriostatic sodium chloride instead of Bacteriostatic water. Can a doc use this on a patient's face?

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smfirstassist87Mar 30, 2015

I mixed sculptra with Bacteriostatic sodium chloride instead of the Bacteriostatic water. Can the doctor still use it on a patient face? Is this a bad substitution. Will the patient have an adverse reaction.

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