Hey, at the moment I have 3ml (syringas) of dermal filler in my chin. Just wondering how long that would take to dissolve to get a more permanent chin implant.
October 26, 2015
Answer: Dissolving dermal fillers It would depend on the type of filler that was placed and when it was placed. If it is hyaluronic acid (HA) based (Voluma, Juvederm, Restylane, etc), it can be dissolved away with an enzyme injected to the area. This will go away usually within several minutes to hours. If the filler was a semi-permanent, non-HA material, it will take longer, cannot be reliably dissolved and might be best just to have the surgeon scrape whatever remainder away when inserting a chin implant (if it can be seen). Non-HA dermal fillers make prediction of what size of a chin implant to place much trickier.You need to be completely open with your surgeon about what exactly has been done (and injected) with your chin before proceeding with surgery.
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October 26, 2015
Answer: Dissolving dermal fillers It would depend on the type of filler that was placed and when it was placed. If it is hyaluronic acid (HA) based (Voluma, Juvederm, Restylane, etc), it can be dissolved away with an enzyme injected to the area. This will go away usually within several minutes to hours. If the filler was a semi-permanent, non-HA material, it will take longer, cannot be reliably dissolved and might be best just to have the surgeon scrape whatever remainder away when inserting a chin implant (if it can be seen). Non-HA dermal fillers make prediction of what size of a chin implant to place much trickier.You need to be completely open with your surgeon about what exactly has been done (and injected) with your chin before proceeding with surgery.
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