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Radiesse to the Chin - 40 Year Old Male

  • Not Worth It
  • Cost: $1,500
  • Boston, MA

Had this done yesterday and I have to say the...

  • 5 Jun 2010

Had this done yesterday and I have to say the shots were somewhat painful, at least a lot more than I expected. My chin is really stiff right now, and it sort of made my mouth look weird, almost like I have false teeth where your mouth looks small and sunken. I do not like it and I would not do this again. I guess I have 1 year of looking like this before this stuff fades.

Glad to report that all of the Radiesse was...

  • 10 Feb 2012
Glad to report that all of the Radiesse was absorbed within roughly 5 months and I'm back to looking normal. As a word of caution, changing one small part of your face can often have a significant impact in your overall look, sometimes positive, and sometimes negative. I will definitely do more research if I choose to do anything else like this.

Update - The Radiesse completely dissolved about 8...

  • 16 Apr 2012
Update - The Radiesse completely dissolved about 8 months after the injections. I can't tell you how happy I am that it dissolved, it looked freakish and made my mouth look small. I personally would not do this again.

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While I don't really like the results that much, my doctor was very thorough and comes highly recommended.

Comments (6)

Nick_Male_40 27 Jul 2011
It's now 1 year post the injections and it's completely gone. I'm now back to looking normal and very thankful. I would say that this lasted roughly 7 months, with barely noticeable traces up to the 7/8th month, and then completely gone by the 9th month. I didn't have any side effects, just looked like hell, like a person's mouth looks when they get dentures and it sort of caves in.
Nick_Male_40 27 Oct 2010
Well, it's been 5 months since I had this procedure done, and most of the filler is gone -- thank god! I read that Radiesse is long lasting, up to a year, and feared I would look like hell for a year. However, most of it is gone now, and my mouth is starting to look more normal. I hope it's all gone by January 2011.
Vigilance 31 Aug 2010
I am sorry to hear about your negative experience, but I am primarily concerned with your injector's technique. Firstly, the area is off-label. Secondly, any qualified person should use a topical anesthetic followed a local (lidocaine). Radiesse is highly dependent upon your metabolism - causing the breakdown of CaHA. The immediate results originate from the filler, while secondary activity stimulates collagen growth to the injection area. Minor swelling is expected - your injector should be monitoring for allergic reaction. Additional adverse reactions should be related to your physician immediately as well as the manufacturer.
filler girl 22 Jun 2010
Iam 48 year old female. I had botox, & restalyne. I got radiesse 8 month's ago. the same happened to me. My mouth looked so small, Shrunken!! (Like yours) I also, got 2 knots on eithe side of my chin. Looks and feels terrible! The radiesse has melted out of the right jaw line, in the past 24 hours. My neck is a little swollen. I have been looking to see if this has happened to anyone else. I am going to see another plastic surgeon in the morning. I hope your injections get better!! Sorry for My bad news! I hate it!!
Jack R 12 Jun 2010
I am a male, and i have been having fillers for over 15 years. I have tried them all. The one I am liking the most right now is Radiesse. That said, I think all of the companies really down play the recovery time. Although I have gone back to work and so forth, there have been a number of times that I have been "busted" due to bruising, lumps etc. But these have always gone away, and I have always been happy with my results with different fillers and even different doctors. I would say to give it a few days to settle in, and if you are still unhappy, go back, and ask for an adjustment.
Jacob_D 7 Jun 2010
I hope you follow up at some point... it is frustrating to see these very early reviews without follow up as, even with injections, there can be edema that prevents a good assessment of the actual result.

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