I had my fillers dissolved ultrasound targeted in my nasolabial folds and smile lines. I had the filler for 8 months. Residual filler isn’t seen in ultrasound. But till now, 2 months out from dissolving i have a persistent edema in my left face. I wonder about the reason for this? I had a second opinion under ultrasound from another aesthetic doctor and he didn’t find filler as well. What could be the underlying issue? Thank you in advance
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Answer: Don’t get taken in by the ultrasound. It is not that good.
If you’re not unhappy with the outcome of your filler, then why would you even consider dissolving it? The body will slowly do the same thing overtime in the safest of manners. Don’t fix what’s not broken. I hope this helps and good luck from Leonard Grossman M.D. organic Plastic Surgery.
The provider performing the ultrasound may not be correctly interpreting the ultrasound. Many nonspecific findings of ultrasound and MRI are interpreted as evidence of filler. This would be a type of false positive. For you I strongly advise you not waste more time or money on imaging. If you...
Hi Vixie89.First of all I am so sorry to hear that you're suffering from malar edema after cheek fillers. I know how you feel bc some patients come to me with the same problem after getting injected at chain clinics here in Korea. So what I usually do with these patients is dissolve a couple of...