i had juvederm injected at the lower corners of my mouth for drooping; next day and i have lumps on the inside of my mouth at both injection sites have a followup scheduled for day 5 however will that be too late for the dr to massage? i do not feel comfortable massaging this myself what should i do?
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January 10, 2013
Answer: Lumps after Juvederm the next day.. Should I massage?
Yes, this is not ideal. I would suggest you return to your injector for an evaluation. While a lot of that looks like swelling and bruising (very significant on both!), I think you need an in-person evaluation. Regular bruising and swelling can take up to 14 days realistically to resolve, but...
There isn't really a limit to how often these fillers can be injected. In the course of performing thousands of injections, have not seen the problem that your physician described with excessive scar tissue after injections. In practice, patients will undergo and injection and possibly a small...
There are in fact different types of Juvederm. I believe you are referring to Juvederm Ultra (3) or Ulta Plus (4) In fact I almost never use anything other than Juvederm Ultra Plus (from Allergan) or Perlane (from Medicis) in the lips. If I want...
