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Korea Beauty Treatments — Botched Radiesse Treatment Abroad + How to Fix It

12 Jul 2026 · 0 min

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In this segment, Shereene Idriss explains that Radiesse filler, often used in Korean beauty clinics, is difficult to dissolve once injected. She advises that allowing time to pass and massaging the area are the primary ways to mitigate issues. For small nodules, she recommends injecting a steroid or 5‑fluorouracil (5‑FU) to reduce them. She also mentions sodium thiosulfate as a possible antidote that might reverse the filler’s effects, but notes that its efficacy is not well‑established and it can cause irritation and inflammation.

At least she knows what she got injected in Korea, but you didn't have to go to Korea to get Radiesse, by the way. Radiesse is one of those things that's harder to dissolve. Time is your best friend. Massaging can also help. If you have a little nodule, then injecting it with a steroid or even 5-FU can also be helpful. But there's also an antidote known as sodium thiosulfate, which can maybe reverse it, but it's not as proven, and you can get a lot of irritation and inflammation from that.