I had one syringe injected into my nasolabial folds today. About an hour after my injection, my friend, who has had juvederm several times at the same place, told me to make sure to gently massage the area with one finger in my mouth and one on the injected area to get the lumps out. Then I read later today you should never massage the area cause it can displace the juvederm. Did I just totally screw it up?
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Treating your problem with hyaluronidase should be relatively straight forward, but it does depend where (at what the depth) the Juvéderm was injected. If Juvéderm was placed at more than one level, it will important to inject the hyaluronidase in all those areas to experience complete r...
Hi Krix. You have two choices. You can dissolve the product with hyaluronidase. This will not do "more damage" as you suggested it will just get rid of the product.
Alternatively, you can wait 4-8 months for the product to go away on it's own.
Juvederm is a great product and should remain in place for 6 months or more. The fact it disappeared so quickly makes me suspicious it was placed too deeply. When placed in the dermis it stays. When into the fat it dissipates quickly. There ar those with 'heavy' cheeks...
