I’m 23 and weigh 8 and a half stone but my whole family have round faces. I have previously had kybella in my chin which has worked but I still have excess perioral mound fat, I have met with a few surgeons who have agreed I have perioral fat not buccal fat but they have refused to lipo there as there is too much nerves and risk of facial paralysis. Are there any other options? Can I have kybella there?
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Some people may do better to wait longer times between injections, since the body can take 3-5 months for final results to be seen after even a single injection session with deoxycholate (the active ingredient of Kybella). It is a judgment call on the part of your doctor as to the timing...
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When injecting Kybella or PCDC, consideration of anatomy and landmarks is essential. If proper technique is followed, then this should not affect the salivary glands.
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For some people, the amount of swelling after deoxycholate (active ingredient of Kybella) can cause dizziness and lightheadedness, and even fainting, due to "third spacing." This "third spacing" means enough of the water portion of the blood has left the blood circulatory system to go...