Can Excessive Restylane Injections Be Undone?

asked 3 years ago by Concerned Daughter in Oregon
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 753 times
Tags: dissolve, metabolize

If a person has gone "over the top" with Restylane injections, can it be undone or the metabolizing process sped up? My mom's doctor has encouraged her to do her eye area, when she should have gotten a lower blepheroplasty, and has now filled her bags rather than a slight lift or tuck. It doesn't look good or natural at all. Will she go back to normal eventually? Help!

6 answers to Can Excessive Restylane Injections Be Undone?

Restylane in the periorbital region

Injecting restylane in the periorobital region can produce nice results. If you are unhappy with the result it eventually will dissolve. If you want rapid resolution, you can have hyaluronidase injecting to melt the HA.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Correcting excess Restylane injections

Restylane is a very popular and effective hyaluronic acid-base dermal filler. It has been used widely throughout the face for the correction of deep lines and wrinkles. If the patient has received excess injection of Restylane, there are several solutions. If the Restylane is superficial and just under the skin, it may be possible to remove this Restylane directly through a small incision. Restylane can also be called by the injection of an enzyme. This should only be done by a... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Options for correction of too much Restylane

Using Restylane in the tear trough area is one of our most requested treatments. This area requires meticulous technique wherein the product is placed under the muscle rather than above. Using too much dermal filler or placing in the wrong area, will result in the bags/puffiness that the reader is referring to. This area usually requires a very small amount of dermal filler. Like the other panel members mentioned, using Hyaluronidase (Vitrase) to dissolve and degrade the product within... more

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Restylane can be removed instantly

As Restylane can absorb fluid, puffiness is not uncommon if the injector doesn't slightly undercorrect. If your mom has too much fullness, it takes only a few minutes to dissolve Restylane with injections of hyaluronidase which is an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid, the material that Restylane is made of. I have been doing injections of fillers around the eyes for years and years. I suggest if you're going to get fillers around the eyes, you go to someone with alot of experience... more

Jonathan Hoenig, MD
Beverly Hills Oculoplastic Surgeon

Restylane will take time to go away - injections of hyaluronidase may help, but be careful

Thanks for your question. There is nothing you yourself can do to speed up the metabolism of restylane. For areas that are amenable to hyaluronidase therapy to dissolve the restylane, you can have a little hyaluronidase injected and very quickly dissolve the lumps. However, I would be very careful doing this under the eyes. Conceivably it can be done under the eyes, but extreme care and caution must be used because of the plane at which the restylane is injected. Your physician must make... more

Don Mehrabi, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist

Excessive Restylane

If it has already been 2 weeks since the injections and the bags are still present, a series of hyaluronidase injections can help resolve the Restylane faster. The material can also be extruded through a small incision if it is superficially located. The material will eventually resolve on its own without any intervention, but that would take months. Good luck.

Bryan K. Chen, MD
San Diego Dermatologist

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