Can Fluid Pocket Under the Eye from Boletero Injection into the Cheek Be Corrected?

I had Boletero 8 weeks ago ½ syringe on both cheek so not much , but now have a massive bag under the corner on my left eye , it looks AWFULL the doctor told me it was water retention I have never suffer from puffy eyes in my life and now look awful , she told me that putting some hyaluronic acid could make it worse , how long would this go and must of all will it go ? I am doing some radio frequency to help but without any result .Help I am getting married in 2 moth time and fell so depressed.

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Fluid pocket under eye after Belotero treatment to cheeks

A picture would be very helpful. You mention that there is a fluid pocket under the corner of your left eye eight weeks after your Belotero injection to the cheeks. I'm not sure if what you have is malar edema or an area where too much Belotero was placed. From your description, it sounds more like malar edema. If so, it may just take more time for it to improve. Hyaluronidase injection would help if it is an issue with too much product but would not help if it... more

Fluid pocket under eyes after Belotero injection!

Eight weeks is a long time to have swelling. It sounds like the product is causing the problem. I would inject some hyaluronidase and gently massage the area. It should break down the product and diminish the "bag" under your eye. Good luck!

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Hyaluronidase Will Help

Thank you for your question. The swelling is likely caused by fluid retention either caused by the filler itself or from the mass effect decreasing outflow. Hyaluronic Acids (HA's) do attract water as they are being degraded. The amount of crosslinking and molecule size affects how much water is attracted. This makes certain HA's better around the eyes and cheeks than others. If you are puffy, ask your doctor to inject Vitrase (hyaluronidase) to melt the Belotero... more

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Z01 24 Mar 2013

good evening Dr George Bitar, i wonder if you could help me , You mentioned mass effect decreasing outflow on my question , i dont really know what that means, but it is now nearly 5 months since my injection and my eyes are still puffy , if i decide not to go with the hyaluronidase injection because i am too scared , is there anything else i can do or even medications ? or will this go alone in a few months ? I am getting desperate but am too scared to have the hyaluronidase injection in case it get worse. Thank you so much for your help.

pmassare 28 Jan 2013

I have the same problem, bag under left eye, funny right is great. swelling hurting my eye...MD used medipack, tape, and now laser....very upset over Betotero as used dysport and Juverderm-and look great! Very depressed over my looks now......Help......

Z01 30 Jan 2013

It can be very upsetting and can be depressing , personally i wont use Belotero again . My left eye is still a little swollen but not as bad and people dont notice as much as i do, because i know it is there and the first thing i do is to look at it when i look in the mirror but for other it is not as obvious now and it will go down mine has a little . Did you have it in your cheek or under your eyes ? Mine didnt hurt so i think you should have it checked it out just in case. I have tried Radio Frequency which supposed to help with water retention I had 4 sessions but I didn’t see any improvement , I also massaged every day when applying my eye cream and also used every morning a Face Jade Roller which I leave in the fridge and I think the Roller help a little, I didn’t want to have the Hyaluronidase injection to break down the filler because this can cause other side effect and is too risky for my liking . I saw a plastic surgeon and he told me to leave it alone and just wait for the filler to go so that is what I am doing and like I say I think it is starting to get better after 9 weeks , and hope it will continue to get better .

Z01 24 Mar 2013

Hi pmassare, Has your puffiness gone down ?

Z01 12 Jan 2013

Thank you so much for you comment, ican you tell me if the malar edema will eventually go on its own ?? And if so how long would this usually take ? I tried to insert photos but it sis work. Will try again. Thank yu so much Kind regards E

Z01 8 Feb 2013

Hi , i think you should leave it alone and wait for the filler to go , it could take months unfortunatly , my eye is still a little swollen now after nearly 3 months but not as much ;-) They say the fillers last up to 9 months ;-(( but it will go , just very slowly . Now if it is an edema which i think i have it could take longer . How bad are your bag ?