Voluma - "Not So Rare" Infection, Biofilm, Nodules, & Abscess

This product needs to be pulled from shelves! I had 1 cc Voluma 4 weeks ago and immediately felt ill. Within days developed redness, nodule, swelling, and a black eye. At first, I suspected this was part of the general "2 week typical Voluma symptoms," but within 2 weeks, I'd developed an infection and painful lump that was 1.5" in diameter on my right cheek. Began double rounds antibiotics and Hylenex right away. Another lump sprouted on the other cheek about 10 days into antibiotic regimen and after 1 round of hyalaurindase. Both turned out to be abscesses which had to drained. It took the doctor 45 minutes to drain both as there was so much "gooey substance" which was blood mixed with pus. We are doing Hylenex every 2-4 days now to be more aggressive. In the meantime, check out the FDA website for complaints about this poison. Turns out symptoms like granulomas, infections, nodules, biofilms, abscesses, hypersensitive immune reactions and allergic reactions are not so rare! I pray I won't have scarring or permanent damage from this living nightmare. I will keep you posted on progress, if treatment protocol works and will post pics soon.
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Update after visiting my doctor today:
What I'm experiencing is most likely an inflammatory hypersensitive foreign body reaction and not infection (doctor suspects this because reactions occurred in both cheeks and cultures came back negative - although this was expected since that is typically the case). I will remain on antibiotics through the end of this round. In total, I will have been on antibiotics for 3.5 weeks.
The "goopy" substance aspirated from my cheeks was likely a mixture of blood, filler, and a biochemical substance produced by my body in response to foreign bodies. I had 50cc's aspirated in total (about 25cc from each cheek) at one time. Nodules significantly reduced and overall well-being improved immediately (and continue to improve) post-aspiration.
To date, I've received Hylenex administered every few days in the following doses: 50, 60, 25, 25 per cheek, totaling 320 units. Injected directly into the nidus of each nodule and surrounding tissue. In a few days, I'll report on progress. For the record, I had 1cc Voluma (1/2 each cheek). Voluma takes a more to dissolve and often multiple rounds (I've heard it can be 2-3 times more than other HA fillers due to cross-link technology). I have noted improvement with hyaluronidase up to 48 hours post treatment with the enzyme.

Last week, I had another 30 units of Hylenex added to my right eye where swelling persists. It helped but the swelling continues. My doctor said he could feel the needle going through something "gritty" when he inserted the needle to administer the enzyme. Both cheeks feel irritated and sore at times. Sometimes they look flushed. I'm sure I will need more but we are taking it slow so that there is no damage to my own hyaluronic acid. I know this is a widely debated topic, but I flooded one cheek with Hylenex last month when this nightmare first began and there is a noticeable dent in that cheek that is not getting smaller with time. That said, I'd rather have a dent than this poison in my system.

My doctor's nurse was asked to present my case at an Allergan conference this week. I am curious whether anything she learns will change my own treatment protocol and I'm eager to share what we've been doing so others won't have to go through this ordeal. By the way, the treatment protocol we mostly followed (mostly because we did it in smaller doses but otherwise the same) was written by Dr. Catherine Durboraw. She is simply amazing! I found her on RealSelf.com by a few patients who had consulted with her. She was so helpful throughout this process, shared her treatment protocol and offered to discuss with my doctor. While they did not speak live (even though I encouraged it), he was open to reading her protocol, he spoke to me about it and he implemented much of it. Only then did I began healing. Feel free to message me if you'd like additional information. Here is Dr. Catherine Durboraw's email: drdurboraw@gmail.com. She is simply the best and truly an angel!