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Can Injection of Vitrase in Lower Cheek Migrate to Eyes?
asked 1 year ago by torontodisaster in Toronto, ON
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 369 times
Tags: cheeks, eyes, female, dissolve, indentation, permanent
I had juvaderm injections in my cheeks and the next day there was a blockage. Doctor said I needed to have vitrase injected to prevent skin necrosis. He injected 1800 units of vitrase. The blockage and swelling in my cheek subsided within a couple of weeks but I now have horrible indentations and dark lines underneath my eyes that were not present prior to injections. Could the vitrase have dissolved the tissue underneath my eyes? Is this permanent or will it regenerate and if so, how long?
1 answer to Can Injection of Vitrase in Lower Cheek Migrate to Eyes?
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Hyaluronidase hasn't been shown to dissolve normal tissue
We don't have any reports that hyaluronidase dissolves normal ground substance in the dermis. It had been used by some surgeons who do elective eyelid surgery such as blepharoplasty, mixed in the local anesthetic to facilitate spread of the anesthetic without multiple injections thereby limiting trauma and bruising. During these last few decades that that had been done I am not aware of any reports of the enzyme causing hollowness. I even studied this in my own tissue and did...
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