My concerns are: 1) was the kybella injected too high on the side of my jaw? It was 1 full vial. I dont want to have a drastic change or look like I had buccal fat removal since i only wanted have a sharper jaw/under chin. 2) do i risk a slight chance of permanent damage with my crooked lower face?
March 2, 2018
Answer: Kybella should not be injected along the jaw line. This is precisely how you are marked. Unfortunately Kybella causes a lot of inflammation and it is well described to cause a motor nerve injury. Your photo demonstrates a marginal mandibular branch injury. The good news is that these generally recover. The bad news is that they don't all recover. Kybella is a big bummer of a treatment. I think that as a service, it is headed for the trash heap of history. I would not recommend doing this service again. Do more homework about services. When you see a lot of negative information about a service, pay attention. Generally it can take a couple of months for the nerve to recover. If it does not recover in 6 months, it is not likely to recover. Your treatment was not in an FDA approved area and foreseeable could cause the injury that you are experiencing. Please consider reporting this individual to the Calfornia Medical Board to protect others from this type of misadventure.
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March 2, 2018
Answer: Kybella should not be injected along the jaw line. This is precisely how you are marked. Unfortunately Kybella causes a lot of inflammation and it is well described to cause a motor nerve injury. Your photo demonstrates a marginal mandibular branch injury. The good news is that these generally recover. The bad news is that they don't all recover. Kybella is a big bummer of a treatment. I think that as a service, it is headed for the trash heap of history. I would not recommend doing this service again. Do more homework about services. When you see a lot of negative information about a service, pay attention. Generally it can take a couple of months for the nerve to recover. If it does not recover in 6 months, it is not likely to recover. Your treatment was not in an FDA approved area and foreseeable could cause the injury that you are experiencing. Please consider reporting this individual to the Calfornia Medical Board to protect others from this type of misadventure.
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March 2, 2018
Answer: Kybella - the right and wrong way to use it Kybella is deoxycholic acid, a substance that targets fat. Unfortunately, all cells have fat in their cell walls, so it is not specific for "fat" as you know it. Kybella can injure nerves, muscles, and even skin if not injected properly. Kybella should never be injected within 2 cm of the mandible, in order to avoid causing a marginal nerve weakness. It appears that you have this on the left side. While recovery may occur, it is not certain. You should receive nerve stimulation therapy to try and recover function quicker and have botox placed on the opposite side, which was become overactive due to the left sided weakness. Kybella should never be injected into the face above the jawline.For patients with more global facial volume, liposuction is a much better and much safer choice. You should go back to your injector and seek nerve stimulation therapy.
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March 2, 2018
Answer: Kybella - the right and wrong way to use it Kybella is deoxycholic acid, a substance that targets fat. Unfortunately, all cells have fat in their cell walls, so it is not specific for "fat" as you know it. Kybella can injure nerves, muscles, and even skin if not injected properly. Kybella should never be injected within 2 cm of the mandible, in order to avoid causing a marginal nerve weakness. It appears that you have this on the left side. While recovery may occur, it is not certain. You should receive nerve stimulation therapy to try and recover function quicker and have botox placed on the opposite side, which was become overactive due to the left sided weakness. Kybella should never be injected into the face above the jawline.For patients with more global facial volume, liposuction is a much better and much safer choice. You should go back to your injector and seek nerve stimulation therapy.
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