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Minimal recovery or downtime. As the injection procedure takes only about 15 minutes, you can go for a Juvaderm procedure and return home within the same day.

During the first 24 hours after treatment, you should avoid strenuous exercise, excessive exposure to sun or heat and consumption of alcoholic beverages to minimise the risk of temporary redness, pain, firmness, swelling and itching. Deeper injections may result in the injected area experiencing such effects for up to a week.

You may experience some temporary inflammation after your Juvaderm treatment. When you are injected with Juvaderm, your body interprets the injection as a “trauma”. The immune system’s natural reaction is to send phagocytes to the injected area to fight and prevent infection. This may cause inflammation. An ice pack may be applied temporarily if swelling does occur at the injection site. You could also take an anti-inflammatory medication such as Advil.

Clinical studies have shown that adverse events were usually mild to moderate in nature. The most common side effects occurred at the injection site – these include temporary redness, tenderness, firmness, bruising and swelling. However these side effects did not require intervention and usually lasted only up to seven days.

Side note: Dermal fillers, as a group (not specifically to Juvaderm), have been receiving negative press recently. On 18 November 2008, external advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. said that current labelling information on such products were inaccurate. Current labels depicted that most side effects were quickly noticeable and temporary. On the contrary, side effects such as scarring, tissue damage and other serious complications could take months to appear. It was felt that labelling should be modified to reflect what was being learned further about the products.

About 1.36 million women and 84,000 men opted in 2007 to get injections of animal collagens or chemicals to smooth facial skin and reduce signs of aging, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The FDA received 930 reports of injuries, malfunctions and general complaints about wrinkle fillers from January 2003 to Sept. 20 of this year for products made by various companies. Members of the panel said the number is low because doctors and patients find reporting side effects cumbersome and often don’t.

The FDA report can be obtained here:

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/08/briefing/2008-4391b1-00-Index.html

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