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How Do You Know if You Were Injected into an Artery with Radiesse?

Mia in Hawaii
I heard you can die from this. How do you avoid injecting into an artery? My doctor injected me in the cheek and it turned white, started pulsating, turned bright red and she seemed to panic. Please let me know how to avoid this.

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