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Red lump under lip following lip fillers however there was no filler injected at this site? (Photo)

lr2408Oct 22, 2016
I had lip fillers about a year ago and my top lip was unsymmetrical so I have recently got juvederm lip filler one week ago. the practitioner said they put a tiny bit around the vermillion border on that side and added more to the other which completely evened them. A week later i have a red, swollen lump underneath my lip on the side that was hardly touched. What is it and what is the treatment?

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