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Does filler absorb into the bloodstream. Is it ever in the bloodstream?

nickylabMar 28, 2019

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Dr. Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
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Answered on Apr 7, 2019
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Dr. Adam E. Singleton, MD
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Answered on Apr 1, 2019
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Typically 1ml of filler is a good amount to use when getting lip fillers for the first time.  It does appear that there is a difference between your before and after, but it is only subtle. I encourage you to wait two weeks from the day of your injection and then return to your injector for an ...

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