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Retin-a and pelleve; I'd like to speed up reabsorption of HA fillers around my lips and under eyes with pelleve?

maggie123Dec 16, 2016
Id like to speed up reabsorption of HA fillers around my lips and under eyes with pelleve. Do I have to take a break from retin-a? If so, when should I stop using it before the trestment? Thank you.

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