Juvederm: Stories

If Dr B thinks that YAG and IPL help with discolourations from juvederm - whether they be bruising, vascular issues, hemosiderin staining or Tyndall effect - then that is enough recommendation for me. And thanks Dr B for the warning about the potential cost but after 9 months of this hell, I have no problem in spending thousands if I could just get it fixed!!!! I am terrified of something going wrong with laser (as Virginia already knows because I have written about it under her review) but clearly nothing else is going to fix it. I am making a laser appointment on Monday and I will let you know what I find out. Wish me luck! K

Again the internet is not a good forum to help you. Go seek other opinions in person to help. Best of Luck Dr. Blinski,MIAMI

Very hard to answer after 8 months, I am concerned it was not Juvederm. Please verify with the MD injector.

I agree that use of Juvederm in the lower peri orbital area has a 12% darkening result. Usually this improves over 3 to 6 months. I use both the IPL and Yag to greatly improve the "TYNDALL EFFECT". But it may take 3 to 6 treatments and thousands of $. That is why I ALWAYS start with Restylane in the peri-orbital areas, it seems to not have these results, but it lasts only 3 months. Hope that helps. Regards Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MIAMI

No, I have only had Juvederm, no botox. I can't tell if it is the actual juvederm under the skin. It's puffy and gray.

Could be the Tyndall effect - google it - caused by superficial placement of the juvederm?

I have heard that juvaderm causes bluish looking areas when used under the eyes. Maybe this is what you are seeing. When did you have this done and have you noticed any unusual swelling under your eyes?

I had Juvederm done twice under my eye for the dark circles. The first time it worked great with very little bruising, the second time I bruised A LOT and then the dark circles were twice or three times as bad. It looked like I had black eyes all the time now. I too now had to start wearing stage make-up to cover it. After 10 months of dealing with this and hoping as the Juvederm dissolved, it might get better but didn't, I went to another doctor and got an opinion on what may have made this worse and what I could do to make it better. He told me that I had a lot of tiny clusters of blood vessels under the skin that may have worsened by the severity of the bruising I had with the last treatment. Not sure if that was it, but it was definitely MUCH worse. He suggested the YAG laser to treat these veins and IPL laser to help with any discoloration of the skin. It's been 3 weeks and I've since had 2 YAG laser treatments and 1 IPL. I still have quite a bit of Juvederm still under my eyes and doing this isn't a problem. The results are WONDERFUL. I may get another YAG, but I do still have another IPL. The YAG was like the wonder drug for the dark circles. My biggest problem was the veins and not the skin discoloration. So no creams ever worked. So if you're trying to find a better long term solution, find a good plastic surgeon or dermatologist with the appropriate lasers and training and talk to them about this. Whoever you choose, just remember, this is done around the eyes. So it needs to be someone that's well trained and very conscious of how delicate this must be done to avoid hurting the eyes. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.