Dissolving & Ultrasound Melbourne

Yes, often, for two weeks. The area looks emptier than your natural baseline immediately after dissolving, swelling complicates the picture, and even patients who hated their filler sometimes panic in the first 48 hours. We talk this through carefully before any dissolving.

We can assess where filler is and roughly when it was placed, but we cannot identify brand or type without records. If you've had treatment elsewhere, request your records from the original provider before we plan dissolving.

Then it can't be dissolved: only managed conservatively or surgically. This is why we ask carefully about treatment history. Patients with unknown injectables receive a candid 'we cannot help with this' if appropriate.

The enzyme transiently affects natural HA in tissue but the body replenishes it quickly. The effect is short-term and clinically not significant in skilled hands. Sustained tissue damage from properly-performed dissolving is rare.

Not always. Many patients who dissolve old filler discover they prefer their natural baseline and don't re-treat. Others come back at 2 weeks for cleaner, smaller-volume work. The plan is yours.

Heavy filler, multiple layers, or wide areas may need staged dissolving: partly because enzyme efficacy is dose-dependent and partly because seeing the result at 2 weeks tells us if more is needed.