Restylane side effects - Will the dent in my nose go away?

I had restylane injected this past August under my eyes because they looked sunken. Afterwards I had a dent by the bridge of my nose from the injection. Will this ever go away?

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A: Yes

Michael A. Persky, MD

Hi exercise queen, This side effect often occurs to those patients who work out obsessively....just kidding, keep taking those boot camp workouts. The Restylane will disappear, and so will the "dent".  Unfortunately, Restylane can last over a year in the lower eye lid hollow area due to the... more

A: You can bet that Restylane will go away within a 6 month or so period

Joel Schlessinger, MD

One of the biggest benefits of the temporary fillers is that you don't have the worries of the longer lasting ones that can cause long term problems.  If you have a true dislike of this, there is the alternative of a product called hyaluronidase that can dissolve the restylane if that matters, but I would... more

A: Yes, I would expect it to resolve.

Michael A. Bogdan, MD

As long as you did not have something strange occur (such as an overt infection), and you are relatively sure that this related to the Restylane injection, I would expect it to resolve. In regions of high mobility (such as the lips), Restylane lasts around 4 months. In regions that don't move much, it can... more

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