My style is to not wait until it is completely gone

Steven Weiner, MD answers: How long should I wait before I get my Restylane injections "topped up"?

My restylane in nasio folds last about 3 months, should you wait until the product has completely dispursed before having it repeated. Is there any "layering"effect in not waiting for all the product to disolve?


Steven F. Weiner, MD
13 months ago

This is more of a question about doctor's style.  There is no right answer.  My style is to touch up the previous injection when the correction appears to be waning.  It makes more sense to me to walk around with a full or near full correction most of the time then to have swings from full correction to no correction.  There is no problem with putting a different filler on top or using the same filler.  In some areas, like the lips, sometimes a mild enhancement is done initially.  Then, before it is gone, I will enhance the lips further than the original results if the client desires large, full lips.  This avoids the "coming out" with real big lips, dividing  it up over time.

Steve Weiner, MD

Destin, Florida

Facial Plastic Surgeon

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