Juvederm Complications

Juvederm Complications – What are the Potential Juvederm Risks? Are you noticing more and more appearances of the dreaded smile lines, parentheses, or nasolabial folds in your face? Are you constantly worrying over facial wrinkles and those tiny lines that seem to be more noticeable by the day? You are not alone if you are continually agitated with the process of growing older, but that doesn’t mean you have to sit by and “age gracefully.” 

Botox and other wrinkle fillers have been on the market for some time now, but few are based on natural components already found within your body. Juvederm is a filler option that can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and lines across the face for as long as six months at a time. Juvederm is based on hyaluronic acid like many other injected fillers, and it has been FDA approved for the treatment of facial wrinkles and lines. Further, it has proven with time to be both effective and extremely safe. This is not a new drug on the scene, so most people can go in for a consultation with a well trained doctor and find it a great alternative to more invasive procedures. 

Juvederm complications are rare. The most important ingredient in Juvederm is hyaluronic acid, or HA. This is a natural component found in the skin that helps keep moisture and hydrate the skin. It also transports nutrients through the cells and protects the skin from trauma or damage. It is now an FDA approved active ingredient for many fillers that reduce the signs of aging, including Juvederm. Before undergoing any injection of an HA based filler, patients are required to be informed of the potential side effects from the procedure. Since the process injects a substance into the skin, there will always be at least some potential for complications or side effects. With Juvederm, the potential side effects include redness or discoloration of the skin, swelling, or an extra firm feeling in the skin around the injection site. 

Usually, the side effects that consumers may complain about tend to be due to mistakes of an inexperienced or unqualified professional handling the procedure. For example, if too much Juvederm is injected or if it is placed in the wrong part of the body, the appearances can be drastically different from what the patient wanted. Juvederm is now a preferred option to Botox since it is based on DA, which is already a natural component in the body. Botox and other injections that come from animal sources have a much higher risk of the patient experience allergic reactions. 

Although it is considered extremely safe thus far, it has not been tested on pregnant women or those undergoing immune-repressive therapy. Also, studies have not thoroughly determined how safe it is when used at regular intervals over a longer period of time. That said, it remains one of the safest ways to treat the fine lines and wrinkles that appear in the mouth region. What patients should be most concerned with is not the potential side effects, but the experience and training level of the professional they entrust with their procedure. 

A professional will always start with a thorough evaluation that determines whether the patient is a safe candidate for Juvederm or any other injection. They will also advice the patient on all possible complications and risks prior to moving forward with the actual procedure. 

More importantly, a trained plastic surgeon will know exactly where these injections should be placed and the correct dose to get the desired effect without causing any harm. For instance, a trained professional will know that Juvederm should not be injected in a blood vessel, cyst, hive, pimple, or any area of skin that is broken. Serious complications can arise if this is done. It should also never be injected right before or after undergoing other types of cosmetic procedures on the skin. Juvederm treatments will usually show reduced wrinkles and lines for two or three months, and then follow up injections will be needed to maintain the look. The exact cost of these procedures will depend on the rates of the professional chosen for the procedure.