I had Voluma 2 days ago. I think I am going to love it BUT when my Doc was injecting it he hit a vein a few times and said he had to "roll" it out which he did with a q-tip. As of today, two of the veins he "rolled" are still relevant and showing on the left side. The one he hit on the right side is gone. I am concerned about the two on the left side that are still there. Will they go away soon? Do I need to massage them?
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Thanks for your
question – and it’s a great question and something that we see and hear about
all the time. Your immune system has nothing to do with how well fillers do –
fillers always work so either you need more filler or your injector is not
doing a good job with the injections and the i...
Thank you for your question about your Voluma.Voluma comes in 1 cc syringes - about 90% is product, a small amount is local anesthetic.Allergan, the company that makes Voluma, recommends that unused filler be discarded, not kept.If this is not what happened, please ask your doctor how much was...
Thank you for your question about radiesse and Voluma.Voluma is provided in 1 cc syringes.Radiesse is provided in 0.8 cc syringes and 1.5 cc syringes.So a syringe of Voluma has more than the smaller Radiesse syringe and 2/3 of the larger Radiesse syringe.I have found radiesse to be excellent for...
