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I would not typically expect the use of soft tisse fillers, such as Juvederm, to promote or exacerbate acne. If you do have cystic acne, ask your physician about a medically based skin care program to help control and reduce outbreaks.
I have not seen cystic acne exacerbated by the use of fillers. If a cystic acne cyst develops, treat it as you do other acne cysts. Good luck and be well.Dr. P
If you develop a painful bump after injections, it might be infected filler (this is rare as well). Have your doctor look at it, and my bet is that it is treated as your other acne is.
I am not aware of any link to increased acne.If this is a concern for you, you may want to try a test area: have the doctor inject the filler in an out of the way place, like in the sideburn area. If you experience no problem, go for it.
Typically, swelling sets in immediately after treatment and subsides so the change you noted may simply be the swelling. If the results disappeared that quickly, you either were injected with too small a quantity to create a significant improvement, or the injection was performed with improper...
Thanks for your question. NEVER share the same syringe of dermal filler with ANYONE! Ok, that being said, there is an alternative way. Your doctor can take the Juvederm syringe, use a female to female luer lock connector and another sterile syringe, and transfer some of the Juvederm into the...
The other consultants have referenced the article, which suggests that Restylane induces the formation of collagen by causing swelling and subsequent recruitment of the cells responsible for collagen production. All of us who have been injecting hyaluronic acid products since they were released...
