I had a syringe of juvederm injected 9 days ago in my cheeks with cannula. Have had juvederm/voluma twice before without incident. This time, three days in I developed redness, dryness around area injected. No pain, just patchy redness, some tingling and I flush easily which makes blotches more pronounced. Injector saw me 4 days post injection and said everything ok and some redness can be expected. I'm worried because I haven't had this before and it's been 9 days. Is this normal redness?
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Hi and thank you for your question.
It is very early for infection although you must be vigilant for this. it sounds as if some product is escaping and you may have inflammation. See your practitioner for a check up as soon as possible.
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