Lip fillers with herpes simplex virus?

January 13, 2016
Asked By:jerronba in Ft Mitchell, KY

I get cold sores herpe simplex break out maybe 2 times a year. Not bad break outs, but I have herd that getting lip augmentation with filler can cause sever herpes simplex outbreak. Is this true? How can this be prevented?

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