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Restylane - 1cc Per Eye Has Left Big, Baggy Lump

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I had too much Restylane(1 cc per eye) and now...

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I had too much Restylane(1 cc per eye) and now especially at my left eye i have a big lump like a bag.

I heard that Baby Quasar(Quasar Light Therapy) help to break down hyalouronic acid,is that true? Except Vitase etc what other option do i have to dissolve it,it has been 3 months passed and its still there.

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Created bags,i had too much amount

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Overfills of restylane under the eye are terrible and I feel for you! As I understand it, restylane can remain in the tear trough area for a year or so before it breaks down completely. You have a long wait if you are just going to let it wear off. (I am assuming you are massaging it with no results!) I am not sure what can help reduce hyaluronic acid filler (juvederm/restylane) quickly except for hyaluronidase (hydase/vitrase). Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that dissolves hyaluronic acid and the filler would be gone very quickly after the injections. However, lots of people have a hypersensitivity reaction to hyaluronidase. I did and see posts from ANAN and kaki etc. If this happens, it can take months for the new problems to resolve. If you do choose to go down the path of hyaluronidase to dissolve the restylane then make sure the person who is going to administer the hyaluronidase injections is very familiar with the product. GET AN ALLERGY TEST IN YOUR ARM BEFORE YOU LET THEM PUT IN NEAR YOUR EYES! Apparently hyaluronidase is best administered very dilute and in very small amounts spaced about two weeks apart to give your own skin some time to recover in the meantime. This means the filler will take a little bit longer to dissolve but you are less likely to have a bad reaction to the hyaluronidase. (Wish I had have known this before I had my filler dissolved by a complete inept moron who did not know what she was doing!) In between the injections you are supposed to massage the filler to help it break down. Also, you should be aware that a large part of your natural tissue is made up of hyaluronic acid. Some doctors believe that hyaluronidase injections also affect your natural tissue as well as dissolving the filler. Some think only the filler is dissolved. From my experience, and the discolouration I have been left with under my eyes, I believe that natural tissue is also affected. How is the hyaluronidase supposed to know the difference between cross-linked hyaluronic acid (filler) and the natural hyaluronic acid in your own skin??! Let us know how you get on...
Hello and thank you for your reply. Its really encouraging to feel that someone understands and feels my problem. I wont try the hyaluronidase solution for now,i think that i dont want to mix up my problems and you are right,your own hyalouronic acid may be dissolved or you can face tissue issues. I now wear glasses and its pretty less noticeable but that solution affects my personal view of aesthetic,because i always was wearing contact lenses. I believe that the irregular puffiness that was created under my eyes,was a result of overfill. After my first appointment when i was injected 1 cc both eyes,i was pretty satisfied. It also seems that i absorb water easily and that makes the problem worst. Three months have passed, i dont massage the lumps on a regular basis,but i will start to massage my eyelids 3 times per day. I was woondering if any small machine that give massage or vibrations could do the job,or i must do it with my finger. I hope that as time goes by my lumps will get smaller and smaller and i will reach a good level

i strongly recommend that you do not use the hyaluronidase in a large dose!! i had it administered after too much restylane was put in the eye area...the first does actually worked, however there was still a slight bumping under the eye area... went back one week after it was put in and the doctor decided to put a little more for that little bump.... she put in too much and my left actually eye actually sunk from the inner eye area making a half circle down to the center of my eye, in addition to a wave of small swrikles i never had along with some ovbious skin discoloration under my eye. it looks awful and i am sick about it. also, i was told the worse that would happen if the dossolver was used would be that i would look like it did before...not true!!! it also dissolved the filler i had around the mouth which had actually looked good!! i am sick and do not know what to do.... i am hiding in sunglasses and readers. anyone have any recommendations??? i have actully consulted with a couple of surgeons to see if under eye surgery would work. the doctor never should (from a very well known practice in northern california) have administered the second dose. i never asked for the second dose.. was there just for a re-check it was her call. how was i to know??? she is the doctor!!! sleepless and sick in northern california

I am so sorry to hear the bad experience you faced. The only explanation i can give for your situation,is that the doctor injected too much hyaluronidase,and that resulted to reduction not only Restylane,but your own hyalouronic acid as well. Are you sure you didnt have that half circle before Restylane injected? As far as it concerns me,i was injected with Restylane in May,there are already 4 months past,lump is still there,slighty better,i chose to wait until the whole Restyle will be absorbed naturally. The only concern i have,is if the injection could cause worse bags.
I too have had to deal with this. Still have discoloration too. Do you know if the hyaluronidase ruins the skin. I cannot seem to get a straight answer.
Hi Carmen - I have posted my opinion about hyaluronidase under Virgina402's review entitled "Juvederm under eyes on darker skin". The short answer is: yes, I think hyaluronidase can damage your own natural tissue as well as dissolve dermal filler.

I have invested in the (very expensive) but hopefully worth it Tua Viso from Tina Richards I haven't used it yet (becuase my eye muscles are still paralysed by botox so not worth it) so I can't say for sure if it is going to help or not. Have a look at it online and see if you think it will help you. Just a thought...

Thanks for the idea.Did any expert like a doctor recommended that product to massage lower eyelid area? From a quick review it says it acts on muscle,does this helps dissolve Restylane material?
Hi David - I don't think the Tua Viso will actually help dissolve the restylane but lots of doctors recommend getting botox at the same time as filler to make the filler last longer. Filler will last longer if the muscles around it are not working and therefore don't break it down as quickly. The Tua Viso contracts the muscles giving them a 'work out' so maybe it will help break down the filler that way. They are expensive though! Maybe you could start with some gentle vibrating facial massager instead? I really can't comment on the Tua Viso yet because I haven't started using it. Cheers
i just got my smilelines injected nearly two weeks ago and 24 hours later these horrible under eye bags he said wouldn't happen to me. Now he's saying he doesn't know what could be the issue. Certainly not the injection. OMG. I have exactly what he said some people get with loose eye skin but that i wouldn't get! I think this is Pitosis. There's a clinical name for this issue and he's pretending it doesn't freaking exist. so unacceptable. Did your doc make amends? Give you a refund - a deal on another service, Anything? What's the standard when they mess your face up? Deny it? "oh it's flu season that's why you have sudden onset aches, nervousness, fluish pain, exhaustion... you didn't have before the injection! I have a facial exerciser. Will it help to tighten up that under eye skin and maybe lessen a bag or Four (that i never had there before doofus wrecked my face). I didn't have a filler just bochelum. Do you think it will it break down/or cause the bochelum to be absorbed/dissolved faster? Did Tua Viso fix up your pitosis? Cheers!
Hiya If its any consolation, I had an overfill of restylane just over 3 weeks ago and had to have it dissolved just over a week ago, the selling from the restylane litterally dissappeared from before my eyes. I was beggining to panic as it did look as if I had baggier, creepier eyes than before for a few days. However, they are now returning to normal, I have been using a derm roller that genuinely seems to help. I'm due to see the practitioner again in a few days, but I sure as hell won't be having any more restylane under my eyes! going to ask for a refund or botox when I need it. Its been a complete nightmare the only bonus is that I've lost a few pounds worrying about it :-)
Pls can you explain about the derm roller?
Can you tell me more about the derm roller??? Did the doctor say it was useful for depleting the restylane? Also has anyone out there heard that it is helpful with filler nightmares to do fraxel to repair the eye area???? HELP!
OMG had this problem too. She tried to fix the baggy skin with firming laser treatments. It helped. Thanks for the derm roller tip. I had filler under the eye before (done by a RN) and it was perfect. I looked so rested. Went back when it wore off and the doc did it. Been a total nightmare since. Good luck and demand your money back and go somewhere else, that is what I am currently trying to do.
i had my eye trough over filled by ramon malhotra, i am still suffering 12 months later, he said at that time a week later that the filler had moved because of how i slept!!!!, only after i had gone to a top eye surgeon who contacted him did he treat me, and!!!! i was told he would never treat me again, which considering i went to look better, he overfilled it and in the wrong place which left me beside myself for months was not very nice. Mr Malhotra injected the dissolver and it did go down a bit, but it took months i was going to get more dissolver done as 12 months of massaging has made no difference at all, but the crepey skin since it was dissolved is responding to retin a cream
What filler did you had under your eyes?After 12 months you were the same as after injections?Did dissolver help?
Having a similar experience. She tells me to give it time. No change. Go back and she tells me she doesn't see what I do. Completely frustrated and want her to fix HER errors. Her RN who filler under the eye and around mouth on four diff occasions did not make one mistake and looked perfect. Doesn't work for her anymore though. All of these errors are technique error - no other reason!!!
Hallo, I was very interested to read your comments re Raman Malhotra - he has suggested restylane under the eyes for me - now I am quite nervous having read your comments. I met him last week and he seemed very charming and knowledgeable. Any advice would be much appreciated.
You need to be lucky,to some it goes well to some other not,if u r gonna do it put as less material as u can
Hi there, I am not sure if this will get read as I noticed it was posted quite a while ago? I have seen Mr Malhotra for 2 consultations and he recommended fat transfer for same issue as you described with lower blep. Having read about your experience I was quite concerned, did you see him on NHS or privately? Would you recommend him at all?
Any information you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
map.
it was restylane it hasnt gone away i have restylane next to my mouth since last june it still hasnt gone down and that was done wrong as well, the dissolver did help it go down alot but now it just looks like a ballon thats been popped the skin looks crepey and i still have a pea sized lump, im going to see ric caeser in cheltenham he has treated other people who hve had filler muck ups
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