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Allergy to hyaluronidase - what other options are there to dissolve filler?

Beautiful4684Jan 23, 2024
I reacted to dissolver a year ago (the test patch swelled up and had a rash on my arm. I felt sick, dizzy and had a headache then got very tired. I went to the hospital and they confirmed a reaction and gave me steroids and histamines. The practitioner hadn't checked the patch test I think because I had dissolver 2 weeks prior with no reaction. What other option is there to dissolve filler? what do people do if they need to dissolve but have a patient who reacts to the patch test?

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