“Hyaluronidase gave me water balloons under my eyes”
Hyaluronidase: NOT worth it
Cost: $3,000
Pain: Painfree
Pain: Painfree
Hyaluronidase satisfaction: Poor
I do not recommend my Hyaluronidase provider: Name not provided
Why: just read my review and you'll see why
i had bags under my eyes so i got juvederm. wasn't happy so i got it dissolved with hyaluronidase. but now it's been a week since the hyal and my eyes are more swollen than they were with the juvederm over-filling. it looks like big water balloons under my eyes.
Every review i read says the eyes go back to normal within 24 hours of the hyal injection. why did my swelling get worse over the first 4 days, and now it's just staying that way? i'm not having an allergic reaction because there's no redness or itching or anything else out of the ordinary going on with my body, just these huge water balloons under my eyes now. is this normal? how do i get this swelling to go down? please help
Jun 21, 2009Comments and replies (8)
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879 posts
23 Jun 2009
This is one of the reasons I don't use fillers under the eyes. You need to see your doctor.
10 posts
23 Jun 2009
I'd love to hear the answer to the above question. I did have a reaction to hyaluronidase. I took steriods to control the reaction and the swelling and redness have improved, but the puffiness/balloon look is worse under my eyes than before the hyaluronidase injection. How long dose it take for the swelling to go away and the hyaluronidase to get of the system?
10 posts
28 Jun 2009
Yes, the steroids helped. I finished taking the steroids 5 days ago. The swelling in under one eye is completely gone, but under the eye that had the most hyaluronidase injected still has some swelling. Until this morning it was getting a little (very little) better each day, but this morning the one eye is swollen a bit more than yesterday. I just keep hoping it all goes away and returns to normal.
21 posts
29 Jun 2009
kakie, glad to hear you're getting a little better. i'm gonna try the steroids to see if it helps me too. good luck. i'm hoping for both of us.
337 posts
4 Jul 2009
You both talk about taking oral steroids - I used topical steroid cream (Advantan). It was not much use with the swelling. Would there be any point taking oral steroids now after three weeks? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.
21 posts
5 Jul 2009
i have the same question about the oral steroids because it's been 3 weeks for me as well. i'm supposed to see my doctor this week to discuss pros and cons.