I had juvederm 2 days ago. The doc used a dental block. Left side of my face was 100% numb. Right side was not. The juv was injected into my smile lines. Right side is perfect, left was messed up with a long deep line on the outside of the frown lines that was not there until the injection. He told me to massage the area. The line is gone but left side looks like someone beat me and my smile is now crooked. Could the numbness effect the injection & cause golf ball size swelling in my cheek.
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Thank you for your question. Bruising and swelling are common side effects of lip injections. Avoiding alcohol, ASA and ibuprofen prior to injection can be helpful. Your wife can take arnica montana tablets, apply traumeel cream, sleep with her head slightly elevated and ice for 10 mins...
Costs vary by person and location, there is no set cost. You are not paying for the filler, you are paying for the expertise of the person injecting it. My suggestion is to pick an expert and wait till you can afford them rather than compromising your care and going to someone less...