I've had Voluma injected to each side of my lateral zygomatic area plus PDO threads to try and lift nasolabial folds. They both helped ever so slightly but I see a separation now between upper and lower cheek where the lower part of the malar fat pad is pouched while my upper cheek is now tight. If I could push this area up (straight up and down), that would be the ideal but I don't know any procedure that would do that...do you?
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Answer: Malar fat pad separation and dent: how to lift?
Thank you for your question. In general, it is best to avoid any filler injections while you have an active infection on your face. Injecting fillers in the setting of an active skin infection increases the risk of the filler itself becoming contaminated with bacteria. That said, Voluma is ...
Thank you for your question,
I think the first option would be to see your physician and see if there are before/after pictures. Often I find that when patients come in for serial treatments, it becomes more difficult to see progress. If the pictures are the same, then I would either try a...
Yes it rare to become allergic to a product, but it sounds like with the prolonged swelling and itching you may have developed an allergy. The next time for any voluma or any hyaluronic acid product you inject I would have the doctor do a skin test on your forearm to see if you have any sort of...