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Is expired Hyaluronidase dangerous?

ameerah1111Oct 30, 2018
Before I got my prp done, I wanted to remove the filler that I had placed before. The doctor used hyaluronidase to dissolve the filler, but I noticed it was 2 months expired. Can this make it dangerous or just ineffective? Please advise!

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