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Hylenx, filler removal and fat transfer

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norgantilsonMay 30, 2023

I regretfully have had a lot of cheek filler over the years and have been in a disaster with getting it dissolved for the last year. I look really scary. My face has completely been ruined I still have cheek filler that won’t dissolve either because it’s radiesse/ scar tissue and I don’t want anymore hylenx. I would like a fat transfer. Is it possible for a surgeon to scrape off extra cheek filler before procedure? And I’m 27

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