How to Get Rid of Hardness and Lump on One Side of Face After Restylane 5 Days Ago?

I had one syringe of restylene 5 days ago for marionette lines and little lines by corner of mouth. While not to visable my left side feels smooth and my right side has lumps upon touch. If looking straight on it is not to visable, but from the side it is. I went to the most recommended cosmetic surgeon in our area because I did not want a problem. After taking so long to finally have this done, I am upset. I am 47 and after losing 25 pounds this last year, my lines became very deep.

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Hardness and lump 5 days after Restylane may be ok, but let the doctor check it.

There are always risks of some under-the-surface bleeding, brusing, or small hematoma formation with fillers, even with the best-qualified physician injectors. It is not always possible to avoid since sometimes deeper injections are beneficial, and everyone's vascular anatomy (location of blood vessels) can truly vary from person to person. I would not be concerned, but would show the doctor to make sure this is normal bruising or swelling that will go down over time. There may have... more

Lumpiness after restylane

Sometimes lumps do develop after filler is placed. This is usually massaged out at the time of the treatment, but every once in a while I see them as well. Hyaluronidase can be used to dissolve it.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Lumpiness can be corrected after Restylane or Juvederm

First of all, I commend you for doing research before your procedure to find the most qualified physician in your area. So often, I see patients who develop complications because the person who injects them were inexperienced. With that said, even the most experienced of physicians can have complications. Since it is only 5 days out, there are several reasons that could account for your asymmetric results. Without examining you, it would be difficult to say what it... more

Post Restyane Injection

Since it has been on 5 days since your injection several things can be happening. First, even though you may not see a bruise you may have a small hematoma under the skin which may account for the lumpy feeling. Second, the product itself can be causing the lumpy sensation. Massage in the fist several days can help this. Also, Restyane accumulates water around it over several weeks and becomes smoother and smoother over time. It would be a waste to inject... more

Lumpiness or hardness after Restylane or Juvederm

Although it might be frustrating for you not to have a perfect result from fillers, at least your hardness or lumpiness can be extracted by the doctor or a second manner in which to deal with this is to inject hyaluronidase to dissolve the product in the affected side.