I have bought filler from doctors who did a number of questionable concerning things. 1) Only charging the client for the amount of filler they used which would be under the typical syringe amount. 2) Saving the syringe for 6 months if there were any product left. Are they possibly using the remains of a syringe I did not originally purchase? What is going on with the doctors who sell suspicious amounts and or remains of a syringe?
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Beach Girl in Memphis,
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