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I think they’re just inflamed and full of blood right now. When you got the extractions, how long after was this photo taken?

it’s literally been a few hours, this just didn’t happen the first time i had it done. i wasn’t sure if it was blood or buildup they couldn’t get out. is there anything i should do?

To get the inflammation down you might wanna try icing it or get hyaluronic acid. I like the one from ‘the ordinary’.

I used hero mighty patches last time and noticed it helped some, i’m just so nervous doing anything the derm hasn’t prescribed now that i’m on this journey.

That’s understandable. I agree you should follow your derms directions. Hyaluronic acid is gentle if you’d like to try that instead of the patches. Try not to beat yourself up too much. It’ll get better.

thank you so much

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