Hyaluronic Acid Fillers Metabolized Within a Week? Doctor Answers, Tips
Injectable Fillers: Q&A
Ask a Question

Hyaluronic Acid Fillers Metabolized Within a Week?

Is it possible for hyaluronic acid fillers to be metabolized within a week? I had 2 injections done on a shallow depressed scar. Initial results were good but after the swelling died down, the depression came back. I can't feel any filler at all and the doc has no answers. Two subcisions were done before the injections

6 Doctor Answers | Asked by sim2500 in UK
+1

Hyaluronic acid fillers

Performng subcision with fillers is a way to fillout depressed scars. The hyaluronic acids should "hang around" for 6-9 months.  Maybe it wasn't filled enough.
+1

Too soon for the filler to go away, maybe under correction initially!

That is too early for the filler to go away. It is possible that the correction was not full initialy and the swelling gave a masking effect. It is not uncommon to need more filler to have a full correction. To be sure you might want to use a different kind of filler this time. Hope that helps!
+1

Hyaluronic acid fillers and subcisions for scars.

Scars are always challenging. It may take 4-5 subcisions with the addition of fillers to get the scars to release and smooth out. Don't give up, just keep going with your doctor's treatments. Eventually, it will look better.
+1

Rapid disappearance of Hyaluronic

It is unllikely that you metabolized the product this rapidly. Hyaluronidase is a naturally occuring enzyme found in certain strains of bacteria which can "eat up" the hyaluronic but this is usually very evident and does not sound like this is the case. In some cases we use isolated and purified hyaluronidase to eliminated undesireable collections of hyaluronic
+1

Hyaluronic acid filler duration

Many hyaluronic acid fillers are now available on the market, such as Restylane & Juvederm. Hyaluronic acid fillers should last several months, and up to one year for certain products. Excess activity, inflammation, vitamin C, or infection may accelerate the natural metabolism of the hyaluronic acid filler. Hyaluronidase is another product used to help remove hyaluronic acid, if necessary. Do you have any photographs of before and after?
+1

The fillers will last 6 months

 Hyaluronic acid fillers will last at least 6 months. Your question is about injection into scar which is different from injecting into a normal tissue. The force of scar tissue will force gel from hyaluroinc acid to move to the surrounding tissue. 
Doctors will not see your comments on their answers. If you'd like to follow up, please go here to ask another question.

Comments (0)

Ask a Question

Welcome Back

Sign in with Facebook

Your information remains private and will not be posted without your permission.

Forgot your password?

Don't have an account? Create one now.

Join RealSelf

Join with Facebook

Your information remains private and will not be posted without your permission.

Please enter a valid email address
 Did you mean ?

By creating an account, you are indicating that you have read and accept the RealSelf Terms of Use.

Already a member? Sign In.

Retrieve your password

Enter your username or email address and we will send you a link to login.

Check your email

Check your email. We've sent you a link to reset your password.

Ok