I was hospitalized yesterday for a kidney infection and put on an antibiotic drip. That night, I took hydromorphone. I woke up to find all my fillers that I had done months ago (nose, lips, chin) to be HUGE, sore, and inflamed. They're massive and they're disfiguring my whole face. Can an infection do this to fillers? Or did the medicine create a reaction to it? Please help, I look and feel horrible.
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Answer: Delayed Swelling after Fillers (Juvederm, Restylane, Volbella)--reverse with hyaluronidase
The short answer is yes, you can take Xanax, but more frequently than not, it's not necessary.Dermal filler injections used to be more painful due to the required number of needle insertions and that did give rise to a higher anxiety level. With the use of micro cannulas, the number of times you...
Thank you for your question. Blindness is a real and catastrophic side effect from filler injections. There are certain areas of the face where this complication is more likely, and therefore, should be avoided. Blindness from filler injections is immediate and almost always irreversible. Al...
It does sound as if the filler is either pressing on the nerve or the nerve could have been injured but most times if a needle touches the nerve you would feel a shock pain immediately.It is important to find what filler was used. Radiesse can not be reversed but all the hyaluronic acid fillers...
