Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

POSTED UNDER Juvederm REVIEWS

Bad Injection of Juvederm Causes Wrinkles and Lines. Yes, It Does - Minneapolis, MN

ORIGINAL POST

This is a little bit about juvederm and a little...

mrbob
$400

This is a little bit about juvederm and a little bit about avoiding wrinkles and creases.
Unfortunately I didn't do enough research before getting juvederm, however I did go to the clinic of a well known ps and one thats a top doc on here and has very insightful things to say on here and doesn't sugar coat it. Unfortunately I saw the nurse(who is advertised with lots of experience and their main injector). Apparently no one is aware that besides sleep lines and expression lines there is another huge cause of wrinkles. I'm 27 and can tell you this from personal experience, acne and bumps can cause lines which in turn into expression lines permanently, I had no permanent lines until I got a long lasting blemish which caused my skin to fold, especially if you sleep on it this can happen. Long story short I had it filled with juvederm and the area of my nl folds and it ended up a large blob about .5" wide, besides that I let the nurse add volume to the other side of my face(big mistake, because it used to be perfect) and ended up getting 2 small bumps and a ridge that gives me a nice new line. Needless to say its been a couple months and I'm already seeing lines along the bumps, she put it next my natural smile lines(nl folds), suppose normally she has an actually line to go by, but mine weren't visible if I'm not smiling. Also lines along the lump as well. At this point I could care less about the lump and bumps, but now this treatment is giving me permanent wrinkles that will only get worse.

Learn it docs, bumps cause wrinkles as well as misplaced filler, if they place it against your line it will deepen the line and may also cause new lines along the sides of the injection. So, I've basically traded one line for lumps and bumps and 3-4 new lines. Incase your wondering the ps was kind enough to give me wydase, not that it can help too much and he doesn't encourage its use because it does dissolve your own ha, can't get it in the small bumps either because they'll just be pits then. I would not recommend even thinking about this unless you have very noticeable deep lines as some of these injectors don't know the difference, or maybe it was just that bad. photo 1 day after, photo 2 2 months later, photo 3 3 months and small amount of wydase, the next photos show what the misplaced juvederm and bumps did to the other side 3 months later, you can see the lines are jagged from the bumps as well. I should mention everyone at the office including the nurse was very nice and the doctor offered wydase in increments, he used a little the first time and it's made a little difference, but I've read enough stories about that to think about more. I'll also mention I went with a friend and we both had filler and botox, the botox worked and my friends filler looked great, it was under their eyes and they were noticeably hollow before though. It seems this is a case of bad injection, not bad injectable. You never really know what your going to get it seems like, 34% of people on here think it's not worth it, wish I had known that. This is probably convoluted and rambling a bit, I just want you to have all the facts before you get your face filled.

It also took me 2 months to say something to the clinic, I'm not a big complainer, but It looked so bad right after she did it that I was in complete shock, I didn't know what to say, and was pretty freaked out that she thought it looked good. 2 months later the doctor and the rest of the staff didn't have a problem seeing a noticeable lump and again were all very nice. This is just my opinion, look at my pictures and make your own judgement. Luckily it's only really noticeable in certain lighting, hence the not great photos. Also I haven't told anyone and probably never will, far too embarrassed, not that they probably haven't thought what happened to my face.. I'm learning to sleep on my back... check out frownies or medical tape while you're young or have very fine lines yet and SLEEP ON YOUR BACK.



Tags:
nasal labial, laugh lines, filler, vitrase, hyaluronidase, mistake

mrbob's provider

Carillon Clinic

mrbob ratings

Overall rating
Doctor's bedside manner
Answered my questions
After care follow-up
Time spent with me
Phone or email responsiveness
Staff professionalism & courtesy
Payment process
Wait times

Great service and really nice people, but horrible outcome for me.

Replies (27)

August 22, 2012

Thank you so much for posting photos on your review. It is so helpful to be able to see what someone is describing. The 3 month picture definitely looks like things are headed in the right direction. I'm glad the doctor was open to doing some Wydase for you.

Funny you should mention trying to learn to sleep on your back. I've been trying to convert myself to a back sleeper for a very long time - isn't it difficult to switch?!

August 22, 2012
So difficult! I'm wondering how long I'm actually on my back, for some reason there's nothing like shoving your face in a pillow, when I wake up in the morning that's the first thing I do. Somebody should make something to help us out. Sad to think I probably would have no wrinkles if I figured that out 5 years ago!
August 23, 2012

I know, my guess is I spend a few hours sleeping on my back (at most) then at flip over to my side. I have tried so many things to try to switch to sleeping on my back - all different kinds of pillows, sleep masks, putting pillows on top of me...yes, that's right, I actually tried that...the battle continues.

August 24, 2012
Thanks for the warning! Sounds like you are warning us more about poor handling skills than the product itself. In that case, where do you think your injector should have injected in order to avoid the mistake? What would you do differently if you had done it over again? I'm guessing she was supposed to inject deep to avoid lumps and bumps? Did you ice after being injected?
August 24, 2012
Yes as far as I know this is an injector issue and not the product, but since I haven't had good results I can't say it isn't the product as well. I'm guessing she just used WAY too much, in the wrong places, maybe not as deep as she should of and unevenly, you don't get lumps unless they put them there is what it sounds like. She probably sees people with deep nl folds and I didn't have any so that may have been an issue. Like I said on the one side it ended up making it look like a line because she put it next to my natural line, I don't have visible lines when I'm not smiling and she didn't ask me to smile or draw a line on it to see where it should go, but I'm guessing that really wouldn't have made a huge difference considering the complete result. I'm actually more upset about that side because it was perfect, the other side I did have a line, but she just wanted to add some volume to match the other side. I'll also note I had several shallow lumps that you could never really see as well, the hardness of all the lumps except for the visible ones went away after a week or 2 and the large ones don't anymore, but still visible and I can feel them obviously. Being that every aspect of the juvederm results were awful and the fact that she is a big office's main injector just has me really confused. I did ice several times a day and massage for the first week, there was really only mild redness. When I looked into the mirror right after I was horrified, so it wasn't really swelling or bruising. In all honesty I really don't think the doctors and injectors really know enough about any of these products, just look at how divided the docs on here are on the use and results of hyaluronidase, that should be enough to worry anyone. If I had to do it over I definitely would not do it at all, as soon as I saw it I regretted it and I was afraid to do it in the first place. Just seems like a crapshoot from the other reviews on here.
User Avatar
October 6, 2012
Hi mrbob, Thanks for the informative post! I just got filler and I'm completely regretting it, as it has simply changed the shape of my face. I just wanted to know, is it better to wait for the filler to wear out or just get wydase? I'm just worried that by waiting, it will cause permanent lines on my face (it has increased my nasolabial folds when I smile). I'm wondering if I wait that some of it will remain no matter what (Dr.s have said that it can permanently increase the "structure" of the face over time). Anyway, I hope your issue is better and you've found some peace in all of it. Thanks. - Julia