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Thread hitting a nerve, can it be dissolved?

leannelove68Mar 5, 2019
I had silhouette threads inserted two weeks ago and suffered an infection which has been treated with antibiotics. I now have a thread near the corner of my mouth resting on a nerve which is causing constant pain when eating, talking or even just smiling. Is there anyway at all that they can be dissolved quicker as the pain is awful

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Dr. Andre Berger, MD
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