Can Direct Heat and Massage Help Break Down Restylane?

Sorry to hear of your situation.

Several comments. Due to our litigious society, no physician likes taking on the management of complications by another physician or worse yet, a non-doctor. This is commonly seen with people who have complications from cosmetic surgery done in other countries or by illegal, unlicensed individuals in this country. Patients with substandard or poor results are justifiably angry but also tend to lash at all helping hands, making handling such cases a risky proposition for doctors.

While everyone can and seemingly does inject Botox and Restylane, we are NOT equal. Some of us ARE better than others. While picking the most expensive Plastic surgeon in town will not necessarily get you the best results, you can be sure that if you pick the loudest and cheapest you will never get the best and often will get a substandard or poor result.

As regards Restylane results - the great thing about them - they are self-limited. You are lucky you were not injected with a permanent filler (ArteFill or Silicone). In a matter of months, your results will fade and go away. In the meantime, what you do not want to do is aggravate them. If you cannot dissolve them with Hyaluronidase, I would be careful applying heat to the area. There is NO evidence that doing so will dissolve the Restylane.

Good Luck.