I had vollure done 2 months ago, and immediately after, I felt clammy and lightheaded. The next few days, I was having hot spots on various parts of body including my face & behind my eyes. My body felt tingly and my lips would occasionally feel prickly. Recently, I've been dizzy and having prickly feeling on my head and body jolts. I'm trying to figure out if there is any correlation to the juvederm or am I just paranoid. Is it possible that the filler could've travelled through my bloodstream?
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Judging by this picture the filler was not injected correctly. There are multiple irregularities, asymmetries and lumps that are clearly visible. My suggestion would be to immediately dissolve everything and have the injections done by an experienced and well-trained physician.
I recommend fillers to soften the nasolabial folds themselves and also lift around the mouth and cheeks to build underlying anatomical support. In our practice we combine Sculptra with other fillers "layered" on top and lasers, skin tightening treatments such as Thermage, Fractora, and Renuvion...
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Fillers for lips can periodically lead to lumps/bumps from the filler being unevenly distributed. This happens to every injector regardless of experience level. You can get this dissolved at any time however, I usually ask my patients to come in to the office and...