I had volbella xc done about 7-8 months ago in my under eye area. All of a sudden I got a reaction and the area that was injected got swollen about a week ago. My Dr. says that can happen. I was given am RX and it went away. Is this normal? Should i stay away from volbella? Please chime in.
June 7, 2018
Answer: Volbella Volbella is not designed to be injected underneath the eyes. Although as a hyaluronic acid it could be theoretically injected anywhere. I do not believe such a delayed reaction is expected. You need to return to your injector. They will create a case and send it over to Allergan. The company will respond within few days with an answer.
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June 7, 2018
Answer: Volbella Volbella is not designed to be injected underneath the eyes. Although as a hyaluronic acid it could be theoretically injected anywhere. I do not believe such a delayed reaction is expected. You need to return to your injector. They will create a case and send it over to Allergan. The company will respond within few days with an answer.
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April 12, 2018
Answer: Volbella Delayed Reaction I have seen a number of cases of delayed inflammatory reactions to Volbella. In my experience they usually occur a couple months post-injection, but it is certainly possible that they could occur later than that. I treat these cases with an antibiotic such as doxycycline, which has resolved the issue in the cases I have seen. I have seen these reactions with Volbella at a much higher rate than other fillers (even the other vycross fillers Voluma and Vollure) which is why I have stopped injecting Volbella at my clinic for the time being. There are so many other great options out there and given the fact that you had this reaction to Volbella it would seem prudent to avoid it in the future.
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April 12, 2018
Answer: Volbella Delayed Reaction I have seen a number of cases of delayed inflammatory reactions to Volbella. In my experience they usually occur a couple months post-injection, but it is certainly possible that they could occur later than that. I treat these cases with an antibiotic such as doxycycline, which has resolved the issue in the cases I have seen. I have seen these reactions with Volbella at a much higher rate than other fillers (even the other vycross fillers Voluma and Vollure) which is why I have stopped injecting Volbella at my clinic for the time being. There are so many other great options out there and given the fact that you had this reaction to Volbella it would seem prudent to avoid it in the future.
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