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Will the wrinkle under my nose go away from the lip filler? It's been a year or is my Botox causing it?

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Leigh272Feb 5, 2014

After lip filler I noticed a wrinkle like a smile drawn on my face above my lip under my nose. It's been over a year and the filler has dissolved , but I still have this ugly wrinkle when I smile

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