Restylane around the eyes

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD answers: How safe is Restylane between the eyes?

Bewteen my eyes I have atrophic scarring (tissue lost from cystic acne) made pronounced by frown lines; in other words, the depressed area makes the frown lines look deep. I plan to get Botox in this area first before I a filler. I read that filler between eyes can lead to necrosis, blindness, brain clot, etc. How common are these effects? How can they be avoided? Does the fact that I have a scar in that area make the risks more likely because the filler may settle around the scar ("donut" effect) as sometimes happens when using fillers for scars?


Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
3 months ago
By Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Restylane is great for filling in superficial areas around the eyes and between the eyes in the glabellar region.  Yes, there are potential complications with this, but they are very rare.  Be sure you are comfortable with the person who is doing your injections.  You may want to consider seeing someone who is board certified.  As far as scar tissue is concerned, you may want to have your surgeon lift up the scarred areas with a needle first to allow the depressed areas to be elevated by the Restylane.  This may help to prevent the "doughnut" effect you're worried about.  Good luck!

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