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Can Restylane Cause Additional Scar Tissue when Injected into Scar?

Sarah23
Last week I had a very small amount of restylane injected into my lip. I had alot of product left over so my doctor suggested I use it to treat an old tracheostomy scar on my neck. I was hesitant to use it there as my scar is hardly noticeable by most ppl. He insisted it would look good, so I agreed. Well it looks horrible and lumpy and no matter how much I masage it doesnt help. I'm terrified it caused permanent damage to my once hardly noticable scar. Can it safely be removed w/out scarring?

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