Things to know before your Filler appointment

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• Tell your provider if you have any severe allergies with a history of severe reactions, are allergic to lidocaine or gram positive bacterial proteins used to make hyaluronic acid, prone to bleeding or have a bleeding disorder.

• The safety of use while pregnant or breastfeeding has not been studied

• Tell your provider if you have a history of scarring or pigmentation disorders as these side effects can occur with hyaluronic acid fillers

• Tell your provider if you are taking any medication that would lower your immune response or affect bleeding, such as aspirin or warfarin, as these medications may increase the risk of bleeding or bruising at the injection site

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After receiving Fillers

• The most common side effects are swelling, redness, pain, bruising, headache, tenderness, lump formation, itching at the injection site;

• Serious but rare side effects include delayed onset of infections, recurrence of herpetic eruptions and superficial necrosis at the injection site.

• The risk of unintentional injection into a blood vessel is small but can occur and could result in serious complications (vision abnormalities, blindness, stroke, scarring). We have a strict protocol that we use in case of vascular occlusions.

• As with all skin injection procedures, there is a risk of infection.

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