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

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...

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...

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 :-)

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

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

chelseajan - When was the last time you had botox and where did you have it injected? I think lots of people who have issues with 'filler that never goes away' are actually having botox issues. Nobody seems to know that botox ruins skin texture BUT IT DOES. If too much botox is used or it is used in the wrong places it can cause puffiness under eyes, trenches in the cheeks, crepey skin etc etc etc. Because so many people are convinced that the filler is the problem they keep having botox, which just makes the problems get worse and worse. DO NOTHING AT ALL FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE - NO FILLER AND NO BOTOX. It is the only way to tell what is really going on with your face. Botox-induced cheek ptosis is very common and often unfairly blamed on filler. Botox problems (including cheek ptosis) are most evident when the face is animated especially smiling. When the face is still botox problems don't show up as much. If you want to know what cheek ptosis looks like in a smiling face, Demi Moore currently has a mild case right now. See: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/22/2009-10-22_time_catches_up_with_demi_moore_as_the_aging_actress_finally_shows_new_wrinkles.html Notice the puffiness under her eyes, the loose fold of skin at the outer corner of her eyes and crepey skin around her eyes? Notice the way her face doesn't lift properly when she smiles but instead caves in towards her nose and creates lines on the sides & top of her nose? Notice that her cheek fat sits low in her face and swells outwards when smiling creating an extra deep line down to her jaw line? This is why botox-induced cheek ptosis is also called "the botox chipmunk" because it appears that the cheeks are swollen. They are not swollen. The facial fat has dropped off the cheek bone and is sitting low in the face creating the APPEARANCE of swelling. This is why people blame cheek filler. It is not filler, it is botox. Too much botox around and under the eyes can cause the fat pads to herniate and bulge forward creating eye bags or festoons. Strong muscles under the eye might cause wrinkles but they also hold the undereye fat pad back. Injecting the area with hyaluronidase because you mistakenly think it is too much filler will only make this problem worse because the hyaluronidase dissolves more than filler - it dissolves natural tissue as well. ALL THIS HAPPENED TO ME. The medical profession was completely useless in helping me to work out what had gone so terribly wrong. I WORKED IT OUT MYSELF FROM ENDLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. The authorities will let any fool with a medical licence inject us with filler and botox - THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE INJECTORS HAVE ANY TALENT OR KNOWLEDGE. Most of them have neither.