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Radiesse Nodule Under Eyes
I had Radiesse injected under my eyes 8 1/2 months ago. (Biggest mistake of my life!!!!!!) One eye continues to have a large nodule (pea-sized, tear drop shaped) that does not seem to be going away. I have had a series of steroid injections, but the nodule remains almost the same size. Will the nodule eventually go away on its own? If so, when? Should it be getting gradually smaller each month? (it's not!) At what point should I consider surgical intervention? Please Help!!
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jean34
in dallas, Tx
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Radiesse should be avoided in the lower eyelid thin skin
The nodules of RAdiesse may be present for as much as two years. Expect reduction in size with time. Surgical removal could be traumatic and leave indentations especially as more collagen is produced as a response to the filler being present. Some might say to remove the product sooner to decrease the trauma of removal and others may say that there won't be much change between 9 months and two years in the ease of removal.
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Radiesse
Not that this helps you now, but Radiesse is not appropriate, in my opinion, for the area under your eye. This is a difficult area to fill and requires a different type of filler, like Restylane. I would continue massage up to a year then consider excision, another option would be to try laser resurfacing in hopes that the heat could dissolve it- not a sure thing, but might be worth a shot.
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Radiesse
I do not use Radiesse under the eyes as nodule formation has been reported. If it is a Radiesse nodule, it should dissipate with time, but you need to see a board certified specialist for proper evaluation and treatment.
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Rdiesse Nodule Under Eye
Radiesse is not approved for use around the eyes, because it is thick and the skin is very thin. Unlike hyaluronic acid, it cannot be dissolved with Hyaluronidase. At this point, your best option is surgical removal. I would recommend removal by a plastic surgeon who has experience with blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), who can minimize scarring.
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Nodules After Radiesse Under Eyes
All good feedback from the panel members. Being that you mentioned already undergoing several steroid injections with no value, it would not make sense to continue with this option. If the nodule is palpable but not visible (only felt by touch) you may want to see if this improves with time as the product degrades. If this is not an acceptable option, surgical excision should then be considered.
In our view, the use of Radiesse in the tear trough (under eye area)...
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Radiesse Nodules Under the Eyelid: Break it up with injections
Radiesse is a calcium based filler which can be classified as a volumizer and a biostimulator since it does encourage your body to produce collagen in the area of injection. Unfortunately, it is less forgiving than hyaluronic acid based fillers which are smooth gels that can be dissolved. Your options for making this nodule, which I hope it is a Radiesse nodule would be light massage, injection with saline to break up the nodule, or surgical removal. The injection with saline can help to...
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Nodule
I would continute to inject and massage for a yr or two ..if no improvment , simple excision should leave minimal scar..Gl
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Nodule under eye from Radiesse injections
Radiesse is meant to be placed within the fatty layers and the lower eyelid has no such layer. Radiesse should not be injected there, IMHO as it's likely to cause lumps, bumps and nodules. I have treated patients, who have had Radiesse injected there (done elsewhere), with Juvederm or Perlane..depending on nodule location...to soften and feather out the effects until the Radiesse dissolves...which it always does. Radiesse can last a year or longer and I would not...
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A Non-Surgical Option For Treating CaHA Nodules
Radiesse can be used in the tear trough, but this needs to be carefully and sparingly placed deep over the bone by an experienced injector. Even then, there are more risks associated with irregularity when compared to the hyaluronic acid gel fillers which are more forgiving.
Before proceeding to surgical intervention you may want to have your physician try a treatment which involves “injection of sterile water (or saline) and massage”.
Best wishes. Kenneth Dembny
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Radiesse under eye
Radiesse is an excellent filler but, i don;t recommend it for tear trough issues. It should be use deep as in cheek enhancement or severe nasolabial folds.Try massage and heat before going to surgery>
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Radiesse
Radiesse in the tear trough may stay for longer peroid of time. If it is in my practice I may evaluate to surgically remove.
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Radiesse under the eyes
There is no simple solution to incorrect application of Radiesse. The vehicle dissolves away slowly, but the fibroplasia will probably limit the usefulness of surgical extrusion of the material after 1 to 2 weeks. Surgical excision would cause unnecessary scarring. Triamcinolone acetonide injections will reduce the swelling and fibroplasia but will not have a major effect on dissolution and may lead to fat atrophy. Radiesse dissolves away rapidly in...
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Radiesse, Like Any Filler, Needs to be Injected Properly
Contrary to what several of the physicians have said below, Radiesse can be used quite safely for the tear troughs under the eyes. I have been injecting Radiesse into this area on a daily basis for many years and have never had a problem. It needs to be diluted and softened properly by mixing with lidocaine just prior to the injection and then it needs to be injected deeply and in small amounts. It is then gently smoothed into place. When done right, it gives a nice result that is much...
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