I went in for nasolabial filler last week and i got talked into juvederm ultra plus. He injected it next to my nose and down to the sides of my upper lip. And now there's a mound of filler next to my nose and the nasolabial lines look worse and just volumized up. Theres also a lump on the inner side of the fold sticking out. I'm planning on getting it reversed on monday with hyaluronidase. Why wasn't I told this would happen BEFORE the procedure? Do i have the right to demand a full refund?
November 24, 2016
Answer: Nasolabial Folds Often Best Treated By Addressing The Cheeks, Rather Than The Lines Themselves Among experienced, expert injectors, precisely to avoid the kinds of results you are complaining about here, there has been a trend away from directly injecting nasolabial folds, a practice that was commonplace many years ago when I first starting injecting lines and folds. We since have learned that more natural results can be obtained by addressing the origin of the smile lines, which arise from loss of fat and displacement of the fat remnant downward--a problem that is best accomplished by resupplying volume and lift to the cheeks with volumizing fillers, like Voluma XC, and NOT by injecting directly into the smile lines themselves. By contrast, filling the smile lines directly is more likely to lead to the kinds of problems you describe or to the creation of an unnatural, smile-line less appearance known as the "simian facies," i.e. the face of a monkey. Not uncommonly there is considerable swelling when this area is injected, so you might consider waiting for this to go down before considering hyaluronidase. As to the subject of a refund, this is something that you need to work out with the doctor based upon exactly what you were informed of before the procedure. However, going forward you would do well to seek consultation and treatment by a board certified aesthetic physician with expertise and experience in nonsurgical facial rejuvenation with fillers and volumizing agents, and be sure also to ask to see his/her before and after photos before agreeing to proceed. Best of luck to you.
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November 24, 2016
Answer: Nasolabial Folds Often Best Treated By Addressing The Cheeks, Rather Than The Lines Themselves Among experienced, expert injectors, precisely to avoid the kinds of results you are complaining about here, there has been a trend away from directly injecting nasolabial folds, a practice that was commonplace many years ago when I first starting injecting lines and folds. We since have learned that more natural results can be obtained by addressing the origin of the smile lines, which arise from loss of fat and displacement of the fat remnant downward--a problem that is best accomplished by resupplying volume and lift to the cheeks with volumizing fillers, like Voluma XC, and NOT by injecting directly into the smile lines themselves. By contrast, filling the smile lines directly is more likely to lead to the kinds of problems you describe or to the creation of an unnatural, smile-line less appearance known as the "simian facies," i.e. the face of a monkey. Not uncommonly there is considerable swelling when this area is injected, so you might consider waiting for this to go down before considering hyaluronidase. As to the subject of a refund, this is something that you need to work out with the doctor based upon exactly what you were informed of before the procedure. However, going forward you would do well to seek consultation and treatment by a board certified aesthetic physician with expertise and experience in nonsurgical facial rejuvenation with fillers and volumizing agents, and be sure also to ask to see his/her before and after photos before agreeing to proceed. Best of luck to you.
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November 24, 2016
Answer: Juvederm I'm sorry that you are unhappy with your treatment. Juvederm is a product that volumizes. It is used in areas that have hollowness or in folds to increase the volume, resulting in a softening of the overall look. It sounds as though the product may have been placed incorrectly if the product is aligned beside the fold.
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November 24, 2016
Answer: Juvederm I'm sorry that you are unhappy with your treatment. Juvederm is a product that volumizes. It is used in areas that have hollowness or in folds to increase the volume, resulting in a softening of the overall look. It sounds as though the product may have been placed incorrectly if the product is aligned beside the fold.
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