4 and 3 years ago I had my lips injected with 1 and 0.5 ml of hyaluronic acid (Stylage). I am concerned by the fact that it literally won't get absorbed by my body! The volume of my lips near the corners decreased a bit, but the middle parts of both lips are still very full. While I am not unhappy with the results I started to think that it might be dangerous to my health to still have filler inside? Could anyone advise me on what might be the reason? Was the filler injected too deep?
October 13, 2014
Answer: Hyaluronic acid filler not absorbing Hyaluronic acid naturally occurs in the body so there isn't an issue with it being there. You have it in your body anyway and it is what creates volume and youthfulness in the skin. With that being said, Stylage is not a filler we use in the U.S. It is a hyaluronic acid filler, yes, but it also has other ingredients added to it that are supposed to make it last longer and do more for anti-aging. I can't tell you if this is true or not because we don't use it here, but it may be why it is lasting longer for you. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and
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October 13, 2014
Answer: Hyaluronic acid filler not absorbing Hyaluronic acid naturally occurs in the body so there isn't an issue with it being there. You have it in your body anyway and it is what creates volume and youthfulness in the skin. With that being said, Stylage is not a filler we use in the U.S. It is a hyaluronic acid filler, yes, but it also has other ingredients added to it that are supposed to make it last longer and do more for anti-aging. I can't tell you if this is true or not because we don't use it here, but it may be why it is lasting longer for you. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and
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October 12, 2014
Answer: Hyaluronic acid does not get absorbed? Hyaluronic acid does eventually get absorbed by the body. Generally HA's last for about a year. So, by now, the hyaluronic acid that was injected into your lips 3 and 4 years ago is long gone. You can have persistent fullness if collagen replaces the HA as it is resorbed. Thank you for your questions. Best wishes.
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October 12, 2014
Answer: Hyaluronic acid does not get absorbed? Hyaluronic acid does eventually get absorbed by the body. Generally HA's last for about a year. So, by now, the hyaluronic acid that was injected into your lips 3 and 4 years ago is long gone. You can have persistent fullness if collagen replaces the HA as it is resorbed. Thank you for your questions. Best wishes.
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