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Swelling has increased 6 days after kybella injection. Will my results be the same? (Photo)

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smg425Oct 25, 2015

I had my first treatment of kybella 6 days ago. My neck has been bruised and swollen but this morning the swelling increased. Also, the doctor who did the injections did not follow the grid pattern I have seen in some of the kybella videos. He randomly injected the kybella to the center of my neck only from the left side. Will the results be the same?

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