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Can Direct Heat and Massage Help Break Down Restylane?

asked 1 year ago by 2396anon in CA
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 799 times
Tags: face, massage, removal

I can say I hate Restylane, I think I am allergic and my body is rejecting. And awful looking results. But terrified to have any more needles stuck in my face. Will direct heat and daily massage help to break down Restylane faster? I may have to opt for the Hyaluronidase due to my face looking so bad. Aything else to try besides the enzyme? So far, I've seen 2 plastic surgeons who would not inject the enzyme. Original doctor will but he's never done it before--too risky for me. Alternatives?

4 answers to Can Direct Heat and Massage Help Break Down Restylane?

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Restylane

I f you are unhappy with the rsults of restylane injection you may want to consider having your doctor dissolve it.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Message and Heat for Restylane Removal?

Hi 2396anon.  The heat and massage will likely not help get rid of the Restylane.  The hyaluronidase is the answer for you to get rid of the Restylane. The most interesting part of your question relates to two plastic surgeons not wanting to do the reversal for you.  While it is risky for any practitioner to step in the middle of another's botched work, hyaluronidase is pretty straightforward, especially if you were to bring your medical records proving the... more
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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"Removing" Restylane with direct heat and massage

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... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Eradicating Restylane

I am not aware that direct heat will make the Restylane go away faster, nor massage. You mention you don't want more needles, but if the doctor puts a numbing gel on the inner lips and does a local block, the injections of hyaluronidase may not hurt! This way you can get to the desired end point sooner than trying things that we don't know if they will be successful or detrimental.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

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