Restylane effects gone 2 weeks after the procedure

We live in a mobile society and the rave associated with soft tissue fillers is getting a great cosmetic ‘fix’ with a fast recovery. Restylane fits this bill. In general, downtime with Restylane and soft tissue fillers are minimal. For several days following an injection of Restylane, there may... more

Restylane is a great product. One drawback that may be working in your situation is that it loves to draw water into itself soon after injection. Over the course of a few weeks it lets go of the water leaving behind product. Because of this peculiarity many who inject Restylane will underfill to avoid the ... more

Jen, Most of the effect that you saw was probably due to the swelling. If the doctor took pictures before the injection, you should be able to compare them to what you look like now. Without more information, it is hard to tell if anything went "wrong." However, the Restylane is not metabolized within two... more

Restyland consists of hyaluronic acid, a natural substance.  Because of factors such as the crosslinking, thickness, free hyaluronic acid, etc.  hyaluronic acid products cause swelling.  After injection, a single syringe of Restylane may "act" as 2 or even 3 syringes, depending on the... more

Hi Jen RN, Restylane needs to be injected in the proper level of the skin to be effective. If it is injected too deep, then once the initial swelling is gone, the fold may again be apparent. Some injectors may not be using the whole syringe. Restylane lasts from 6 to 9 months, will not disappear in two weeks... more

There are many important issues with dermal filling. 1. Do you have redundancy to the fold? 2. Is your skin very thick? 3. Male or female? 4. Who is injecting and do they do the procedure frequently? 5. What depth was injection done? In general, Restylane lasts 6 months. The improvement diminishes slowly over... more

I tell people who do restylane or other fillers to be careful not to get too excited initially as that is mainly swelling. Additionally, I give my patients a mirror initially to look at the results and tell them it may get better after a few hours, but not to believe that these are the final results. If you... more

Sometimes the initial improvement is a combination of inejction and swelling.  If you notice under correction at 2 weeks then the swelling probably subsided and I would recommend further treatment.

Generally the nasolabial folds are deep structures that benefit from significant volume. It was likely injected on the deeper side which can hide some of the fullness but if you inject it too superficially it may be too visible. One syringe is probably not enough for you and you may likely require two or... more

One syringe of Restylane may not be nearly enough for the correction of deep naso-labial furrows. It sounds as if your early satisfaction may have also been due to the immediate post-injection edema that is often present in the first week or so. Deep nasolabial furrows may require multiple treatments over... more