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Radiesse Removal Incision Method

Under my left eye is a white visible strip of Radiesse that looks like spaghetti noodle that's about an inch long. Should the incision for Radiesse removal be the full length of the "noodle"? I would hate to have a scar that long of a scar on my face. Can the incision be done in a natural crease, even though my natural eye crease is about 1/4 inch away from the "noodle”?

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Abby Dawn In MI in Michigan
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Radiesse under eye

Your case is why many surgeons are hesitant to use Radiesse under the eye. It is very difficult to give you exact recommendations without examining you first. Having said that, I doubt you would require an incision along the full length of the "noodle". If your treatment was recent (by that I mean in the last several weeks), I would wait it out until 8-12 weeks before I made any interventions. If your treatment was longer than 3 months ago and the "noodle" is still... more

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