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Fillers won't go away, help!

erien88Mar 21, 2024
I have had lip filler since i was 18 years old, im now 35. 5 years ago i got them dissolved due to migration and got revolax injected. I now want to do a fat transfer bc i dont want to have a foreign object. But the filler wont go away! I dont want to do dissolver again bc i have seen my friends get horrible side effects. What are my options?

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Eric M. Joseph, MD

HA fillers may be dissolved with hyaluronidase. Since these bulges occurred after your last treatment, you may wish to consider having this dissolved with the enzyme. Wishing you well. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph

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Camille Cash, MD

You will want to wait two weeks from the date of injection before seeing your final result. Sometimes it takes more than one treatment of hyaluronidase to dissolve the filler. I encourage you to return to your injector for an evaluation if you still have concerns.

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Camille Cash, MD

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Each patient comes in with different goals for their treatment. It's the responsibility of your injector to listen to what you would like, discuss results, and select the correct filler that best matches your needs. The patient photo shows a subtle...

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Irena Karanetz, MD

Hello, And thank you for the question. You can try massaging the areas to help soften the lips. If that does not help, it is possible to dissolve some small "bumps" that you feel with Hyaluronidase which is an in-office injection. I hope this helps. Best regards, Dr. Karanetz Dr. Irena...

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Bao Ngoc N. Tran, MD

From your pictures it does look like the filler is injected too close to the vermillion border causing the spillage and migration. A lot of the injectors these day have been favoring this style of injection to exaggerate the border and therefore size of the lips. They do look slightly over done....

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Camille Cash, MD

Filler will be metabolized gradually over time if you do not want to have it dissolved with hyaluronidase. Gently massaging the area may help to soften it. See an expert injector for treatment.

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