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Prolonged full-face swelling from very small volume of filler - unresponsive to hyaluronidase, what can I do?

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I’ve now had filler for 3 months - I received ~0.5-0.6 mL of Restylane-L total distributed across my left undereye, left upper cheek, and left/right medial cheeks. The filler swelled a LOT within 24 hours, causing left malar edema and general facial fullness on my left side. I’ve gotten it dissolved 3 times now, the third time under ultrasound, and the doctor described intense vasodilation/inflammation all over my left face. She also noted edema in my lower face and malar area. What can I do?

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