Milwaukee Restylane doctors
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Kenneth Dembny, II, MD
Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon
201 N. Mayfair Rd. Suite 530, Wauwatosa |
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Andrew Campbell, MD
Milwaukee Facial Plastic Surgeon
1411 North Taylor Drive, Sheboygan |
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Amani Abdel-Maguid, MD
Milwaukee Dermatologist
2500 N Mayfair Rd Suite 440, Wauwatosa |
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Jolene E. Andryk, MD
Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon
Wauwatosa |
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Neal Bhatia, M.D.
Milwaukee Dermatologist
108 N Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee |
Recent Answers
hat are my risks of exposure to Bloodborne pathogens from a used syringe of Restylane? Isn't this malpractice? My employer did this without my knowledge or consent. After a severe outbreak of herpes I became suspicious of the treatment I received. I confronted my employer and she admitted using 2 partial syringes that had been used on 2 other people. She didn't respond when I asked if she changed the needles. Please help!!
I am shocked to hear a story like this – unbelievable!
Restylane and Perlane (as well as all other pre-packaged sterile injectable fillers) are single use only. This means that the syringe is to be used one time only for a single patient treatment. If the entire syringe is not used during that treatment session the syringe should be disposed. Re-using left over product, even in the same patient, is not recommended to reduce the risk of bacterial infection. Re-using left over product on a different patient is certainly not recommended due to the risk of disease transmission, namely blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV.
I can’t believe any healthcare provider would re-use a needle, and this represents serious malpractice. You may want to discuss your situation with a lawyer, and such practice should be reported to the licensing medical board as well as to OSHA. This is no different than any other ‘hollow core needle stick’ injury that occurs in the medical work place, other than that yours was potentially done with prior knowledge if the needle was re-used. You should contact employee health at your facility, or your personal physician, to document your exposure, to have appropriate testing, and to discuss the need for any potential treatment.
With respect to the herpes infection you experienced, herpes out breaks may occur following use o injectable fillers. Pre-treatment with an anti-viral, such as Valacyclovir, may reduce the risk herpes re-activation if you desire additional treatments in the future.
Sorry to hear about your experience, and best of luck to you.
Since I was a kid I had these hollows under my eyes, but after taking acutane and losing some weight they worsen a lot. Should I consider restylane to lift the under eye area up or in my situation it is not going to help? The right eye looks for some reason worse and more sunk than the left one. When I look up front in the mirror I see these harsh lines coming from my undereye because a lot of fat is lost in this area and they look very dark like the skin is very thin there and no fat beneath
Your tear trough is well defined and your skin is light colored and thin. Although not shown on the photographs, I am going to suggest that your midface might also be a bit flat; this may tend to accentuate the nasojugal groove.
The use of a soft tissue filler will provide benefit, but needs to be performed by someone with experience using injectables in this area. Your anatomy will not be very forgiving, and an uneven or irregular fill may be easily perceptible. The use of hyaluronic acid filler (such as Juvederm Ultra or Restylane) in the tear trough is probably a better option for you than Radiesse, because those gel products will be more forgiving in this area. When comparing Juvederm Ultra and Restylane in the tear trough I would choose Restylane; there have been a few instances were Juvederm in the tear trough creates more prolonged or late swelling.
If your cheek bones are a bit flat you may see additional improvement by adding volume to the midface. The hyaluronic acid gels (such as Juvederm Ultra Plus and Perlane) can be used to accomplish this, but Radiesse may be an even better option since it will provide more effective filling on a volume-per-volume basis. Again, having an experienced injector evaluate and treat this problem is the key to a good result. Best wishes.
I had restylane injected in my upper lip 5 months ago, I can feel lumps on the inside of my lip, one small visible one where the needle went in in the middle and an irregular appearance above my lipline. I went to a new surgeon to look at it, and he said there was no product left in there and that it could be scar tissue from bad technique. How can I get back to my pre restylane state, I wasn't to concerned about it, because i thought once the material absorbed it would go away...
I would personally inject hyaluronidase into the concerning areas as Restylane can definitely last longer than 5 months in the lips. If the fullness does not resolve, then I would consider an injection of dilute steroid and aggressive massage. More than likely, your lip will return to it's pre-injection state. I have never seen "scarring" in the lip due to injections of Restylane, no matter what the technique is.
Andrew C. Campbell, M.D.
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
