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Sedation or anxiety solutions during dermal fillers?

Honest451123
Years ago I got just one syringe of dermal filler over both cheeks and fainted half-way through due to nerves/vasovagal response. Recently I got Botox for the first time and was close to fainting again, even though it took less than 30 seconds to administer. I would like to do more filler in multiple areas (chin, cheeks, possibly nose) as well as PRP injections for my under eyes -- but I almost know at this point that I could not make it through all this without fainting. Is there anything that I could be given to prevent this or make the treatment doable? (sedation, anti-anxiety meds, etc)? It is not the pain of the procedure but the idea of it that seems to get to me.

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