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Voluma for Tear Trough. Not Good! - Daytona Beach, FL

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I've had Juvederm placed at the tear troughs by a...

FlowerGirl12
$1,800
I've had Juvederm placed at the tear troughs by a plastic surgeon and was very happy. I'd also had some put in at the nasal folds and to help turn the corners of mouth up a bit. While I loved the Dr. I'd gone to, personal issues of the doctor's made scheduling difficult. I many appoinments put off, which I was fine with, until..... My mother passed away in Feb. I turned 45 in late April and in May a friend commented that she could tell I was having a hard time bc I was losing weight in my face. Well, fact of the matter was I'd gained, not lost. I realized the Juvederm had finally disappeared (I'd had great results, fyi, it lasted about 2 yrs). So, I decided I needed more filler...STAT. I didn't wait the lousy few months until my appointment with my regular dr. I did some research, asked a friend and went to a doctor who looked great on paper...expert injector, recommendation from a friend of my friend, good online reviews. The only box that he couldn't check was that he was an oral facial surgeon instead of a plastic surgeon. Long story short, I still have as of today what looks like slight bruising under one of my eyes. I'd had a follow up with the oral guy and he was so uninterested in my concerns it was ridiculous. I had to go back to my regular plastic surgeon to have some of the filler removed and new filler injected. I wrote a letter to the original dr bc I was just so unhappy and annoyed and his response was insulting and showed that just like in his appointments with me, he didn't really bother to listen. He also placed the filler in such a way that a) didn't address my initial concern and b) just looked unnatural.

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Curtis Schalit, DDS

Curtis Schalit, DDS

Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

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January 1, 2017

Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support here in the community.

January 2, 2017
I live in a part of Florida near Daytona. i was wondering if you would mention the plastic surgeon that you would recommend. I want to have some work done but feel I have to travel because I havent heard anything about the drs in this area that encourage me to stay local. Thanks.
January 4, 2017
I've been seeing Dr. Leake in St. Augustine at Facial Rejuvenation Centre and cannot say enough good things about her. She sewed me up after a Mohs surgery on my temple and after only 6 months, you'd never even notice I'd had anything done. She's done filler for my tear troughs, nasal fold area and to lift a down turned mouth. She's also done IPL for me and gives excellent advice. The downside, naturally, is that she can be tough to get into. I don't have experience with any other Dr.s for this type of stuff. You may want to look into Dr. Moradia in Port Orange. He's a little strange and definitely a book to not judge by its cover (his office and website are a disaster) but he did a breast lift (I needed a lot of lift, it was beyond saggy)/aug for me about 10 yrs ago. He told me there'd be scars and there for sure are but the look is exactly what I wanted. So natural.