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Had Sculptra 10 years ago, lumps underneath my cheekbone. How can I break them up?

cassie111Mar 11, 2022
Had sculptra 10 years ago. Amazing stuff then after that was only filled with hyaluronic acid. Couldn’t understand why it never lasted. Fast forward to now my doctor recommended I have sculptra for sunken cheeks as the product had changed and no problems with the new solution. I now know that must be the lumps underneath my cheekbone. Never knew what they were. How can I break them up?

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