Prolonged pain after Radiesse

I know someone who had pain 5 days post-Radiesse cheek injections. She flew the day after the procedure and said the pain increased then. She describes a nerve type pain from cheek to teeth on one side of face. It worsens when lying flat. What could have caused this? Does flying have anything to do with it? How can it be avoided?

3 answers to “Prolonged pain after Radiesse”

A: You Friend needs to see her Physician

By Kamran Jafri, MD - New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hello am1, Sorry to hear about your friend's discomfort. I am assuming that your friend had the Radiesse injections to help "build up" her cheek bones or to help soften her nasolabial folds (cheek wrinkles). Potentially the pain she is experiencing is related to the injections which may have... more

A: Hello again Am

By Kenneth R. Francis, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Your friend may have experienced bruising of the nerve that supplies sensation to the cheek and lip area during the Radiesse injection. The same nerve runs in the roof of the maxillary sinus, which would explain the worsening while flying. Pressure changes during pressurization and depressurization... more

A: Radiesse cheek injections can irritate facial nerves

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Your friend should see her doctor. Sometimes injections of the cheek can irritate the sensory nerves to the face and respond as pain and burning. The pressure in a plane can exacerbate these feelings.

Prolonged pain after Radiesse

A: You Friend needs to see her Physician

A: Hello again Am

A: Radiesse cheek injections can irritate facial nerves

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