Possible Complications of Having Restylane Injected to Get Rid of Under Eye Hollows?

asked 1 year ago by Boston3364 in Boston, MA
Latest answer by Haresh Yalamanchili, MD
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6 answers to Possible Complications of Having Restylane Injected to Get Rid of Under Eye Hollows?

Fillers can effectively treat the tear trough, but need experienced injector

Certain fillers, like hyaluronic acid (Restylane, Juvederm), can be used very effectively to correct under eye hollowness--or the tear trough. I would caution you to find a physician who is experienced with injecting fillers in this region. There is little room for error in this location because the thin eyelid skin won't hide any lumpiness and the bruising can be much more obvious than in other parts of the face. Also, if the product is too close to the surface, a bluish tint... more

Haresh Yalamanchili, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

Tear trough filler

Any filler has side effecvts of swelling, bruising and lumpiness. The tear trough has more of this if fillers are injected under the skin and above the muscle. There is less of these effects when the filler is injected under the muscle. This takes experience to fill this area so make sure you see a doctor who does a lot of this.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

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Treating the tear trough

Treating the tear trough region is a very delicate area. It is best treated by one of the smaller particle hyaluronic acid fillers and gently placed at the right level and evenly distributed or else you may see lumps.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Possible Complications of Having Restylane Injected to Get Rid of Under Eye Hollows

As the other expert posters have stated the risks are noted. You should have very little injected in a weekly series so to achieve a sloww effect. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, 305 598 0091

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Tear trough injection needs great expertise

Treatment of the tear trough is usually done by injecting hyaluronic acid. It requires great expertise and cannot be injected by anyone. Injecting the wrong filler might cause bumps and lumps and injecting it superficially might cause a bluish tinge, the Tyndall effect. Thankfully, if HAs are injected, any correction can be performed with Hylase, which simply dissolves the filler.

Hassan Galadari, MD
Dubai Dermatologist

Generally a very safe treatment in the right hands.

Dear Boston Under eye filling to address the undereye hollows is considered an advanced technique. This means that the nurse down the street is probably not a good choice for having this procedure. Similarly if your dermatologist tells you that they are not comfortable injecting this area, you need to respect this. You might look for an oculoplastic surgeon in your area with a reputation for doing this treatment. Regarding complications, the biggest complication... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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