Is One Month Post Sculptra Treatment Too Soon for Restylane Under Eye Treatment? (photo)

I am a 30 year old woman with a relatively thinned out face. One month ago, I had 2 vials of Sculptra to help with general fullness, but I'm concerned my undereye area will not get the proper fullness I desire. Is it too soon to proceed with Restalyne for my under eye hollows? Should I wait to see how the Sculptra fills in? So far, I really don't see anything from the Sculptra so I am a little disappointed, but I understand it takes time to work.

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Sculptra for face and Restylane for under eyes

I assume that Sculptra was not injected under your eyes. It is no longer used in that area. If indeed no Sculptra was injected under your eyes, there is nothing wrong with having now Restylane injected under your eyes (Tear trough, under the muscle). However, I would wait a few more weeks/months to see the final effect of the Sculptra on the rest of your face in order to effectively integrate the effects of the Restylane (under eyes) with that of the Sculptra (face). more

Sculptra for general volume and hyaluronic acid filler for under eyes

Sculptra and hyaluronic acid are great partners for facial rejuvenation. However, Sculptra should never be injected under the eyes in the "tear trough" area. I routinely will get a patient started with the process of general facial volume improvement with their Sculptra series, and proceed with under eye improvement with a hyaluronic acid filler, such as Restylane or Belotero. A skilled physician can help you with the appropriate timing of the sessions of Sculptra and the tear... more

Restylane and Sculptra

Sculptra should not be injected into the tear trough area. It can take 6 to 8 weeks to see the effects of your Sculptra treatment and you may require 3 or more Sculptra sessions, 6 to 8 weeks apart. You can have a small amount of Restylane injected into your tear trough area at any time.

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I do not recommend Sculptra under the eye area. Instead, Restylane or Juvederm would be a better treatment option to give a nice correction to the under eye area.

Sam Naficy, MD

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Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Tear troughs and undereye area need Restylane, not Sculptra to improve

When you have concerns which are close to the eye, you can't use Sculptra to correct. You can get nodules if you do this. Restylane is great to improve this and can be done at this time. You can get the two treatments simultaneously as well. The results from Sculptra take 6 weeks to see. I also notice that the first session leads to only minor changes, and it's the second and third sessions which result in the wow factor with Sculptra. A recent study... more

Steven F. Weiner, MD

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Pensacola Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Restylane after Sculptra

Did you have the Sculptra injected into the lower eyelid area or the cheeks? Personally, I do not inject Sculptra into the lower eyelid area as the skin is very thin there and problems can arise. If you did not have the Sculptra injected directly into the lower eyelid area, it would be fine to have the Restylane injection there now. If you did have the Sculptra injected into the lower eyelid area, then the final result could take another month to see. I would discuss... more

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MMHB 17 Nov 2012

Thanks to all- the Sculptra wasn't injected into the tear trough area- it was injected into my cheeks and temple area and I'm starting to notice some mild results. It is building up the cheeks a bit better, which is diminishing the under eye hollowness a little bit. The third photo was taken today- almost three weeks after the first and a total of 7 weeks after the two vials of Sculptra. My doctor also put 86 units of botox in my face: forehead, between brows, crows feet, and upper lip. Is that excessive for someone age 30? I feel like she kind of went overboard (and prescribed Cosmelan mask for $750). I've spent over $2400 and don't think I look noticably different!

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