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Does Restylane Injections Hurt?
I am only 27 and get a fair amount of sleep but my dark circles have become developed into slight hollowness. I have a great fear of needles going in me that I don't even have my ears pierced. Can you be put to sleep while getting or can you close your eyes while they are injecting near your eyes?
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agirllikeu
in Los Angeles, CA
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Pain from Injections, Restylane Injections
Contrary to how uncomfortable it sounds; discomfort from under eye injections actually tends to be minimal. In my office, patients receive a topical numbing cream on the area being injected prior to their injections. Most people do close their eyes when they are injected. You are certainly not the first or last person who doesn’t want to see a needle coming toward them! I don’t see any reason why closing your eyes would be problematic, just check ahead of time...
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Restylane - Does Restylane Injections Hurt?
No, and Yes.
While it's completely understandable that you would not be happy about having needles inserted for a treatment such as this, being "put to sleep" is excessive treatment for the procedure in question. There are risks with all anesthesia, and they would simply not be justified for this.
You can, of course, close your eyes, and that will help. More than this, though, is to have a topical treatment to numb the skin (it takes about 20-30 minutes to...
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Concerned of pain from Restylane or Juvederm fillers for tear trough
We are very conscious in trying to provide the most comfortable injectable filler experience. We use the most effective topical anesthetic cream that is tested against all other topicals. Small needles, slow delivery and gentle technique! Excellent caring assistants help keep you comfortable. You can certainly keep your eyes closed during the treatment...
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Do Restylane Injections Hurt?
Hi GLY. We certainly understand your anxiety. We have lots of patients that are concerned about pain when they first come in for injection procedures.
While pain is a very personal issue, we will say that the undereye area is one of the easiest places to have Restylane injected from a pain perspective. We use topical numbing cream (a 30% mix of benzocaine, tetracaine and lidocaine) as well as a cold pack. In addition, the Restylane itself has lidocaine in...
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Restylane under the eyes involves minimal discomfort
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As scary and painful as having injections under the eyes may sound it is actually surprisingly uneventful and very tolerable. We generally use a topical anesthetic on the skin prior to injections and there is also lidocaine (an anesthetic) in the Restylane as well. Patients are always pleasantly surprised how little of the treatment they even feel....and yes, you can close your eyes. I really wouldn't suggest, nor would I think it's necessary to do,...
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Restylane injections to tear troughs do not hurt.
Hi.
We use a little local anesthesia inside the mouth, which numbs all the nerves. Then, the Restylane injections do not hurt at all, and of course you keep your eyes closed.
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The hardest part of the filler injections is the anticipation
They really aren't too bad. I have performed thousands of facial filler injections, (and been on the receiving end of them too).
Most fillers do have numbing medication mixed with them. In addition numbing cream can be used. Also numbing nerve blocks are very helpful for some areas of the face.
Finally, it is often the apprehension that is the worst part. If you think this might be the case, come with a friend. You can have a mild sedative tablet, and your...
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Methods are available to provide injections without much discomfort
While some patients choose to undergo sedation in order to get fillers, its more typical when there is a large amount of product being used. Injecting Restylane into your tear troughs to address dark circles or hallows will likely not require much product, relatively speaking - and therefore, not many needle pricks. That being said, given your fear of needles, its important to understand that things have come a long way in terms of patient comfort and pain management with...
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The hurt of restylane inections
It is difficult to treat a patient with a real, genuine needle phobia with injectable fillers. Of course, you could have sedation but as stated by others, the cost of this could be prohibitive. But if your fear is really of the pain more than of the needle, there are numerous techniques that can be employed to make this injection tolerable. Certainly, I see no reason why you could not close your eyes during this treatment. Do mention your fears to your...
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Does Restylane Injections Hurt?
The costs for sedation would far out weigh the costs for the Restylane injections. Think about this. Or try numbing creams, local blocks, hypnosis to alleviate your fear of the needle.
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Fear of needles a problem with filler treatments
IMHO, you may not be able to tolertae lower eyelid injections with Restylane or Juvederm if you have a fear, or phobia of needles. Having anesthesia for soft tissue fillers is a bit extreme but may be an option.
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Minimal Discomfort with Restylane Treatment to Undereye Hollowing
Surprisingly, the discomfort from filler placement beneath the eyes is minimal. In our office, we like to place a topical numbing cream on the skin for about 10 minutes. All fillers can have numbing medicine mixed into them so, as the hollow areas are being filled, they are also being numbed. Most patients prefer to close their eyes, and when I have had this treatment myself, I have kept my eyes closed. Generally, the worst part of the procedure is not discomfort...
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Pain with restylane injections
We all have different thresholds of pain. Needles generally hurt but, there is no after pain once the presure of the injection is gone. This a matter of seconds. Numbing creams will help
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Filler injections with lidocaine have minimal discomfort
The most popular hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers, Restylane and Juvederm, both now come with the numbing agent lidocaine premixed in, and it is often added to Radiesse but doesn't come that way. With the use of some ice and good technique there is almost no discomfort. Important aspects of the technique are slow injection and what is called anterograde injection, which means that the product is pushed ahead of the tip of the needle; this leaves no room for error though so it requires some...
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Minimizing the Discomfort of Restylane Injections (or any of the facial fillers)
There are many tricks to minimizing the discomfort of Restylane or other filler injections. Usually "fear of the unknown" is the worst part. The more tense you are, the more you feel. The following are my suggestions to minimize discomfort:
1. Restylane (and most of the facial fillers) now comes pre-mixed with lidocaine, which helps.
2. I use a topical anesthetic ointment containing Lidocaine, Prilocaine and Phenylephrine which really works if you give it enough time...
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Minimal Discomfort with Facial Filler Injections Such as Restylane
Hi Girl Like You in LA,
Restylane injections only hurt if the injector accidentally sticks the needle in his/her only finger! Oh, you mean does Restylane hurt the patient?
Most skilled and experienced injectors can use a number of techniques to minimize discomfort during the injection of facial fillers including Restylane. Most patients tolerate the injections with just a little ice pack before the injection. Restylane now comes with local anesthetic mixed in the...
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Restylane is not done under general anesthesia but a numbing cream helps a lot
General anesthesia carries its own risks and I don't believe taking that risk is justified for a filler injection. Topical numbing creams can be used prior to injections to decrease the discomfort. Most of my patients are perfectly fine during and after the injections.
Also doing a nerve block before the procedure that numbs up a portion of the face may also be helpful.
And consider the fact that the positioning and the muscle relaxation during general anesthesia does...
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I Do Not Recommend General Anesthesia for Restylane Injections
Girllikeyou,
I occasionally get requests to perform under eye Restylane injections under general anesthesia. Aside from the added cost of general anesthesia, I think that performing this injection well requires that the patient be awake and upright.
The good news is that patients tolerate these injections very well. I pretreat patients with ice (and sometimes topical numbing cream) and the product contains Lidocaine, so the discomfort is minimal.
Here is to a great...
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General anesthesia for under eye Restylane is not ideal.
I understand the needle anxiety issue. I have had to have frank conversations with a few patients to advise them that I did not think filler service was for them because they are such needle phobes.
Because of the nature of this service, it is essential that you are wide awake for this service and able to cooperate with opening and closing the eyes.
In my office, I use a topically skin anesthetic and the product itself has lidocaine which also numbs. The lower eyelid skin...
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Does Restylane Injections Hurt?
The new fillers including Restylane have numbing medicine mixed with them. We also placed numbing cream over teh site of injection and for certain areas, we will do nerve block very similar to dental block. If patient is having som etype of surgery, we will inject fillers while they are under anesthesia.
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Restylane injections under anesthesia is a rare request
You can have restylane injections with some sedation but this is not a very common request. Oral sedation is a consideration. The question of whether it hurts is "yes" there are variable amounts of discomfort and this is dependent on the approach, the type of local / regional anesthesia, how it is done, whether the filler has local anesthesia contained within it, whether the doctor uses topical anesthesia as well. On our webpage that can be found under procedures > facial...
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Does Restylane Injections Hurt?
Restylane injections do not need to hurt. These days Restylane comes with a built in anesthetic but I still find it much easier to numb my patients' cheeks painlessly the way dentist numb the gums before injecting them them with fillers. This way not only there is no pain but my patients become willing partners in guiding exactly where they want the filler placed. The treatment becomes a pleasant experience instead of a dreaded chore.
You need to find a Plastic surgeon who takes the...
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