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How Long Do I Have to Wait After Restylan to Do Skintyte?

asked 8 months ago by kidsunshine in Mahwah, NJ
Latest answer by Michele S. Green, MD
Question viewed 142 times
Tags: contraindication, SkinTyte

I recently had Restylan in the nasolabial folds and want to have skintyte done on my face and neck. Do I need to wait a certain amount of time before having the skintyte done? Also, how long do I need to wait between Restylan injections?

3 answers to How Long Do I Have to Wait After Restylan to Do Skintyte?

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Restylane and Skin Tyte are generally done a few days apart

It is generally my preference to do the Skin Tyte Laser a few days to a week after injections. I think it gives time for the injections to "settle in" and the skin to best tolerate the heat of the laser. Your skin may be abraded from the injections and giving it several days to a week to rest will make you more comfortable for the next procedure.
Michele S. Green, MD

New York Dermatologist
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Restylane and Skintyte

Although the litterature does not recommend any time delay between the injection of a filler and a skin tightening procedure, there are theoretical concerns that said filler may be diffused (scattered) by the procedure. This, however has never been demoinstrated. AS Dr Altman has pointed out, it is better to do the skin tightening before injecting the filler.This way you may find out that you mayneed less filler than anticipated and you avoid the... more
Eugene Mandrea, MD

Chicago Dermatologist

www.lakeviewderm.com

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How long to wait between Restylane and skin tightening

Normally I prefer to have the skin tightening done first, then follow it with dermal fillers two weeks afterwards. First, the skin tightening procedure may lessen the amount of filler that you need by decreasing the size of the folds. Second, there is no clearcut time defined in the medical literature that should be allowed between fillers and skin tightening. For the most part, the articles say that skin tightening does not have any effect on the dermal fillers, however, one... more
Emily Altman, MD

Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.advancedskinwisdom.com

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