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Can I have lip filler if I have epilepsy?

rhea91Mar 14, 2017
Hi i am wanting to get lip fillers and i have temporal lobe epilepsy. Am not needle phobic, they wont be injecting any anesthesia just the juvaderm with a numbing cream. Will i be ok to get them done? Thanks

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Dear Alexmscotty,I would recommend that you wait until the canker sore has fully healed before getting any injections into the lips. Best regards,Nima Shemirani

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