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Kybella on the lower cheeks to treat face fullness?

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sally caJul 27, 2015

Can kybella be used in the cheeks? If there is a danger of damaging the facial nerves,how bout using the (vein finder) like accu vein finder while injecting on the face so that the nerves can be seen n spared?

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