Restylane: Q&A
Ask a QuestionWas Told I Don't Qualify For Restylane Below The Eyes, What Are My Options?
I have very sunken eyes which have become musch worse over time, you wouldn't recognise me from a year ago? and i get tension headaches I went to a plastic surgeoun and he said the fat under my eyes is fine and I wouldnt qualify for restylane, what are my options?? i also had upper blepharoplasty 18 months ago and i think too much fat was taken off , please see photo
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chris11
in Dublin Ireland
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Restylane under eyes?
Based on your photo you have deep set eyes with strong brow. this combination makes your eyes appear smaller than they really are. I agree with your plastic surgeon that you are a poor candidate for fill in the infraorbital area as I fear it would make your eyes appear even deeper set as you pull the infraorbital skin out with volume. I would recommend doing a test injection with a little saline mixed with anesthetic. This would either prove we are right or wrong. If right, no harm, it...
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Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Restylane to the tear troughs
Greetings Chris~
It appears from your picture that you are an extremely good candidate for Restylane in your tear trough area. Perhaps the surgeon you discussed this with doesn't have much experience with Restylane for this area but we have had many patients with just such an issue do extremely well and be very pleased with the results from injections. It is very important to find someone with a great deal of experience injecting this area. With the proper injector,...
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Restylane is a good option for hollow tear troughs.
In this poto it appears that you may have some holowness in your tear troughs. I may be worth a conservative treatment with Restylane. Better lighting on your photo and a side shot would help to assess whether or not you indeed have hollow tear troughs. The best choice would be to see an expert Dermatologic Surgeon or Plastic Surgeon who understands both the surgical and injection options for treating the periorbital skin areas.
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Was Told I Don't Qualify For Restylane Below The Eyes, What Are My Options?
Sounds like you need additional opinions from boarded doctors in Ireland. From your so kindly posted photo I would consider a filler therapy.
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Lower eyelid volume loss
To address your question about the upper eyelids-- they seem to be appropriate based on your photo. If your eyes are able to close fully then the upper lid blepharoplasty was done seemingly well. Your brow position seems kind of high which makes me wonder whether brow lift was also performed in conjunction with the upper blepharoplasty or this is your natural brow position.
Lower lid: seems to be widened due to the midfacial volume deficiency/ loss. Your are definitely...
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Lower lid augmentation with Restylane or Fat Injections
The photo you sent does show deeply set eyes, but in some cases like yours I have used about 1 syringe of Restylane per lower lid. Some physicians do not have experience with using large volumes of filler in the lower lids, and is probably why your surgeon was reluctant to do so.
An alternative would be fat augmentation. Fat is harvested from your abdomen, or thighs and micro-injected to your lower lids and midface. You may want to seek opinions from other surgeons in your area who have...
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Restylane for sunken upper cheeks
Evaluating pictures for a problem such as your can sometimes be tricky because of the shadow effect that can sometimes be produced by the lighting. That being said it would appear to me that in fact you might benefit from a filler to the area upper cheeks/below the eyes. I have seen a syringe of Restlane produce dramatic effects in this area. If this problem really bothers you, it wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion.
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Filler under eyes and cheeks would help
IMHO, fillers to the lower eyelid hollows and to shape the cheeks and mandibular angles would all improve your appearance. Find a qualified MD, near you, to perform these fillers. I like Juvederm for under the yes, Radiesse or Perlane for cheeks and mandible.
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First, stop getting surgery.
Second, find a new cosmetic surgeon.
You definitely would benefit from under eye fillers. This is far more preferable than more eyelid surgeon. If your surgeon only knows how to operate and does not like fillers, please expect them to encourage you to have more surgery rather than having a filler service. That does not make their assessment correct. As I tell people, if your surgeon tells you they are not comfortable doing something, please do not make them do it....
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Filler under the eyes
Based on what you have posted, it appears that you may be able to have some fillers including Restylane or Juvederm. I would advise you to proceed gradually. I would avoid thicker fillers and would stick with hyaluronic acids.
Other treatments would include fat injections to replace the fat that was removed. One caveat that I would have would be to make sure that the person injecting the fat has a lot of experience. Fat tends to be less predictable than other molecules simply because the...
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