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Botched lip filler, should I dissolve again?

MaryJorAug 24, 2022
I got 0.5ml lip filler for the first time and got left with a filler moustache/migration so I dissolved it. I waited 4 weeks and got 0.5ml again with a new lady who did it horribly. The filler feels too superficial and there are hard bumps (like small beads) that hurt to massage. I want to dissolve it again and re fill but I’m worried about too much trauma to the lip as the procedures have been back to back. What should I do? All I wanted was slightly plumped natural lips

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