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Juvederm: Don't Do It! Duck Lips and Saggy Eyes but I Was Able to Fix the Lips!

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I went to the dermatologist to get Botox for the...

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I went to the dermatologist to get Botox for the fine vertical lines above my upper lip. (Smoker lines but I don't smoke.) I wanted Botox because I thought it would stop the way I was moving my face that were causing these lines. The lines weren't that bad but I didn't want them to get any worse. The dermatologist would not do Botox in this area and said juvederm would be great. He said I would love it.

It was a pretty uncomfortable process, a lot of pressing and massaging, and as a result I was a bit swollen in the mouth area, but not bruised. I was not happy with the way I looked like a duck. I waited two weeks but I still looked no better. I also had two big lumps inside my mouth.

I had been researching getting rid of the juvederm, but I was afraid to get the hyaluronidase injection due to some of the reviews I read about that. I was searching the internet for a more natural cure and found that hyaluronidase worked by neutralizing the acid in juvederm. I found out that baking soda also neutralizes acid so I thought I would try it. I made a paste of water and baking soda and for three nights in a row I put the baking soda paste all over the inside of my mouth and on the outside of my skin over the juvederm area. (Very messy and does not taste good.) I even swallowed a little just to get it in my system. It worked! After three times, I didn't even need to do it anymore. My upper lip area was back to normal, wrinkles and all. Expensive lesson but I think I got rid of most of the juvederm.

And a bonus was that as I was researching the baking soda, I found out that baking soda helped get rid of pimples. I had a pimple on my face, put the baking soda on it, and it was mostly gone the next day.

My problem is now that the dermatologist also injected a little bit of juvederm into my upper check/lower eye area. I'm not sure exactly why, he said something about how it would help tighten the skin and pull up the upper lip area. I did not ask to have my eye area done at all. But I figured he knew what he was doing so I let him have at it. What a mistake. I now have what I would describe as a wrinkle sag pouch under my eyes/upper cheek area that I never had before. The left side is worse than the right. It really is not an eye sag as it is not exactly right below my eyes. It is more of an upper cheek sag/wrinkle. I am hoping when the juvederm wears off the sags will go away. Anyone else have his problem and if so, did sags go away?

The baking soda paste has not worked on this area. I think it worked in the mouth area because inside of the mouth must be more absorbent than the outside skin.

I am tempted to get a fine needle and poke myself a few time and then put the baking soda paste on my face to see if it will absorb and dissolve the juvederm. I am a bit afraid to do this though. I certainly don't want to make the sags worse. I'll update if I decide to do it.

Last comment: We always want to look younger and want the results to last. Think long and hard before you do anything to alter your appearance. If you get a bad result, like I did, a product like juvederm that seems great because it lasts so long can be a nightmare when the results are bad. All of a sudden nine months ia a long, long time to live with it.

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Richard G. Fried, MD, PhD

Richard G. Fried, MD, PhD

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Replies (19)

January 26, 2011
i'm so glad i found this post! i had my lips done 4 days ago, i didnt like it at all. i just figured it was normal swelling and i would be fine in a few days but then i developed lumps in 4 places on the insides of my upper and lower lips. i could see and feel that the juvederm was settling into places that were hard and palpable. also, my lips seemed to be a little uneven, and i couldn't wear my normal lipstick. it was smearing off unevenly as soon as i put it on. i even had trouble drinking out of a juice bottle today.
i talked to a friend who had the same issues with juvederm lips last year. she's still not back to normal.
i was sitting home massaging my lips to try to break up the lumps and reading that after 24-48 hours its too late when i read about the baking soda paste.
i used it in the bath for about 20 minutes, and used my clarisonic on my lips too, figuring it might help the baking soda penetrate. i rubbed it into the places around the edges where i had been injected, and also smeared some of the paste on the insides where the large lumps were.
i could feel it burning a little. i kept massaging, and pretty soon i noticed that the lumps were flattened out and starting to recede. i could rub my lips together and they didnt hurt or feel swollen anymore.
they feel normal!
i still have a couple of small bumps on the inside, but compared to earlier tonight they are nothing.
now i'm in bed with a popsicle trying to ice them before bed so they arent more swollen from all the activity.
i will see how they are tomorrow- they still look fuller than before, so maybe a slight improvement, but even though i paid $550 i decided not to wait and find out i'm disfigured for 9 months!i would rather lose the money and be normal than look like a [RS bleep] star (without the body) and be unable to drink apple juice at lunch!
i don't know it it was the massaging, the baking soda, or the clarisonic that worked, but i'm glad i tried.
i will do it for a few more days if i have to.
it's free, no harm in trying it!
January 27, 2011
Glad it seemed to help. When I tried massaging my lumps I think I made my face more swollen. I was so glad the baking soda worked for me though as I couldn't stand looking at myself in the mirror. The lumps under my eyes eventually did go away but it took about five months or so, thank goodness it didn't leave any lasting sagging skin. I would love it if something was developed for the lines above the mouth. I really don't know why anyone would use Juvederm for this area as I can spot Juvey lips a mile away and they look ridiculous.
January 27, 2011
me too now! it seems like everyone has them, in magazines, on tv.
i went in for botox on my forehead and crows feet and let them talk me into doing my lips. i thought i was just going to be getting rid of a few tiny lines, not going for pamela anderson!
i bought benadryl today and that seemed to help too.
i don't think i need to do the baking soda or massaging tonight- they look ok.
i wish they had told me what to expect- maybe i could have had a better first week.
thanks again for your post!
March 10, 2011
Oh my goodness! I had my top lip done 3 days ago....i look like a duck too!

I told my doctor I want the dissolve it right away...she said she will do it tomorrow but I will look worse. I am scared!
I will try baking soda.
Thank you!
March 10, 2011
Good luck! Its been almost 2 months now and I still don't like my lips. Namely, 2 bulges under my upper lip are still there. Also, in the 6 or 8 places where it was injected I still have holes that scab over or ooze clear gel like liquid, maybe the product is seeping out? I don't know, but my body doesn't like it. A new concern occurred to me, what if your body "rejects" the juvederm and then decides to start attacking its own hyaluruonic acid? You could end up with even worse aging! Btw, the increased volume in my upper lip area made my previously inconspicuous frown lines deep and sharp now :-(