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What's involved?
Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers can be dissolved using an enzyme called Hyaluronidase. This enzyme naturally occurs in our skin but can be injected at higher concentrations in order to rapidly remove unwanted filler. The enzyme is a powder that is mixed with saline and then this solution is injected directly into the area where the filler has been placed, dissolving any unwanted dermal filler. The procedure can be repeated if needed. The filler will be broken down and will disappear in a matter of minutes. However, the results of the treatment are usually only apparent after 24 hours (once any swelling has gone down).
If your filler is non-hyaluronic acid, then this treatment will not work. Non-hyaluronic acid fillers cannot be dissolved and can only be surgically removed.
How many sessions?
Our aim is to inject the minimum necessary dose of enzyme to dissolve the unwanted filler, but not to dissolve natural hyaluronic acid in the skin. For this reason, we only inject small quantities of enzyme per treatment. This means that more than one treatment may be required in order to fully remove the unwanted filler.
Is it painful?
Dissolving filler is not painful. We provide numbing cream, numbing injections and skin cooling to minimise any discomfort.
Side effects
As with any injection, it is possible that you may experience some redness, swelling, tenderness and bruising. These may take a 2-3 days to resolve and bruises sometimes longer. We advise that you don’t plan treatments around important commitments and allow at least 2 weeks between treatment and an important social or work event.
How to prepare
We recommend that you avoid taking blood thinning tablets such as aspirin or ibuprofen (unless prescribed by your doctor) for 3 days prior to treatment. We also advise avoiding alcohol intake for 24 hours prior to treatment. It is also important that you are available for follow-up after treatment, so we recommend not to book injectable treatment if you are travelling in the next two weeks.
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