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Help! Strange lines and dents on side of face when I smile (Photo)

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lsp8888Aug 25, 2017

I am stunned to find lines/dents on one side of my face. I went to my doctor to correct it; 1200$ worth of fillers later and nothing. It looks the same. I had sculptra about 3-4 months prior (second round), and fillers 2 months prior. I looked absolutely great in July. Then I woke up to this around August 18th. I have been getting fillers from the same doctor for 7 years, and sculptra twice from same doctor. Please can anyone tell me what I can do to fix it? Thank you

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