If you have used both Juverderm Ultra Smile & Juvederm Volbella for enhancing lips, which lasts longer and which creates a fuller lip? I have very thin lips which practitioners have a hard time enlarging. (I do not want to do fat or implants). And are they really just the same product as the regular Juvederm, just marketed under a different name? In which case, I already know they won't work well enough for me. Thank you.
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Thank you for your message! Unfortunately, dermal fillers with Vycross technology, such as Volbella, carry this risk. Granulomas can form months after treatment and often need to be injected with a dissolving agent and/or steroid for resolution. I would make sure your injector is aware of the ...
Thank you for your question about side effects of Volbella in lips. Volbella is in the hyaluronic acid family of fillers. They have been FDA approved in the US and Europe for many years and are viewed as very safe. HA fillers are also fully reversible. There are always the risks of gra...
Unfortunately, it sounds that you are having a delayed response to the filler. It seems that we are seeing this more and more across the board with fillers. It is self-limiting and responds to anti-histamines. Ideally the product should be removed with a substance (hyaluronidase) that...
