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My face has seriously swollen up after Venus Viva treatment

swollen upOct 30, 2015
It is very red from the Venus Viva treatment. I wasn't made aware that there could be any serious side effects or many days down time so I'm not very happy, and very uncomfortable. Can you tell me what has happened and how to remedy this? Thanks

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