I had one syringe of Voluma injected to my mid cheek area along with Restylane in my NLFs 4 weeks ago. The apples of my cheeks look grossly deformed when I smile now. Should I have it removed with HA? What should I do? Ive naturally had fuller cheeks when I smile but certainly not like this.
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June 4, 2015
Answer: Had Voluma injected to mid cheeks. Now my cheeks look deformed when I smile. What are my options? (photos)
Thank you for your question about your Juvederm and Voluma.The Tyndall effect should give a blue color to the skin -That's what it looks like in the photo but you refer to it as dark.if it is brown, it isn't Tyndall, but more likely post-injection skin darkening.Skin lighteners or a light peel...
Thank you for your question. Without a personal examination of the problem, my thoughts will only be a generalized discussion.I have to make the assumption that your question regarding Voluma is an injection at the side of the face by the cheek. There are off-label FDA injections of...
I tell my patients to expect this and it will go away after a week or two. Often times, the patients hadn't noticed this before and it is the same as it was before. It is not dangerous. If you want to reduce the size, this can be done with a 1064 laser (Excel V). It is...