Radiesse: Stories
Write a ReviewTerrible Experience and U Are Stuck with Results!!! - Brentwood, CA
- santa monica3168
- posted 2 years ago
- updated 1 year ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $1,300
- Doctor should listen to his patients concerns (brentwood CA)
I had the most stressful couple of weeks prior to...
- 10 Feb 2011
I had the most stressful couple of weeks prior to my routine Botox appt, which I generally love and had looked forward since I had an important engagement a few days away. During which, my Doctor suggested radiesse for my sunken cheeks cause I’d looked way too thin for my height. But I reiterated the importance of my Sunday meeting and feared of possible bruising. He assured me that it would look great and I would have nothing to worry about. So I thought, maybe I should touch up my lips and laugh lines too. I assumed he would use part of the radiesse for laugh lines and rest for cheeks. He injected the entire syringe only in my cheeks. I usually close my eyes but knew something was not right with last pierce. I felt the immediate swelling, bruising and my fears of looking like a chipmunk. My doctor continued to tell me not to worry, to go home and ice and by morning but surely by Sunday, my swelling would subside and I’d be happy with the results. I canceled my Sunday date. its been a week and every time I make any facial gestures i get a weird indentation. I preferred my sunken face any day that matches my 5’6” 105LBS frame any day over looking this.
I would do it again!!!! The only thing I...
- 7 Jun 2011
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i have seen this doctor several times for botox & referred many new clients. just worried about when i smile otherwise it looks good
HI cancan,
I was wondering, since you have provided such great content about your Restalyne experience if you would be willing to let us copy your last comment few to the review format making it available to other community members who are looking for information on Restalyne?
Thanks,
-Britt
would like to have a non surgical nose enhancement?
Which filler is suitable ?
How can a filler stay on the nose line and not "slide" to the sides or to the tip ?
my goodness, i look like you only older because i am a lot older, but i am not swollen up. you need to get the swelling down , its not good for you, physically , it involves some nerve endings and blood vessels . from a medical rather than an aesthetic standpoint needs to be your primary concern here. use ice packs if those will help, i don't know in this case how the radisse reacts, see a good doctor, you could benefit from drugs which reduce swelling, maybe prednisone, i don't know either, as a doctor, aspirin. isn't your face painful, dear? take care of the looks after , your health is primary. no doctor should have used that much , its like putting too much salt in when you cook something. a tiny bit at a time. you may have a legal suit . as for the thin face, you do not have a long chin, or too high a forehead i do you? wear bangs that shortens the face and have you hair cut blunt across the chin line so that it rounds your face out, get some hair, like hair extensions, at the beauty supply downtown los angeles in the place called the alley, don't pay retail prices, get the best quality hair, around two hundred, thats a lot of hair, and have your extensions applied around the crown on your head there for rounding out the face by a circular frame widening the face. wear horizontal stripes, when you can, maybe in headbands, or something, be creative. your lips geez, don't put anything in them anymore. let them be beautiful and wide, make that a plus instead of changing it. that is how certain movie stars got popular , you know , and created new fashion styles that is why some eras had thin eye brows and red bright thin lips and others had thick brows , think about brooke shields eye brows vs ? some twenties flapper. get my point? be your own style, wear big floppy hats, make the thin face your plus, not minus because you want to copy the current look. you are too young, to know, we had the thin face ladies with the afgan hound dogs in new york city in the sixties, taller and thinner even. and wear heels look slinky it will work, dear, best of everything
Everybody responds to fillers differently for a variety of reasons. If you did not witness the results you were seeking, there could be many reasons for this.
If you feel the result was non-effect, there is a possibility that not enough product was injected. Perhaps you need more product to obtain the desired result.
On the other hand, if you feel you look worse than before - then perhaps the injection provided the desired results in the area it was injected, thus, making the surrounding areas that were not treated appear more pronounced.
To properly assess your situation - there are many variables that must be considered. Without seeing photographs, and understanding what results you were seeking, any advice or reasoning would be purely speculative.
I believe that one reason why I've seen satisfactory results with Radiesse is because I have an outstanding dermatologist - and because I provided her with photographs of myself when I was younger as a reference point that I'd like to return to.
My suggestion is to return to the doctor that injected the radiesse, and to obtain a consult from a secondary source that is credible. I hope this helps.
Regards,
C
i had small radiesse in right nasolabial gone in 6 wks then dr says i need more got large vial mainly in right naso gone again in 2 mth now dr try to say need more they jus out for money i have contacted merz aesthetics legal dept waiting for reply
i actually went back and had my doctor touch up Radiesse and the results were amazing.
With that being said - I've learned that sometimes more product may have to be added. I also learned (for myself) that sometimes things even out over a period of time.
I love the product, thrilled with the DR that does my injections. I do know that if I want to look entirely normal for an event, that I give myself a period of time to recover - and for the product to settle.
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Hi Santa Monica,
Oh my, I'm so sorry this happened to you. Have you gone back to see you doctor? The good news is Radiesse is actually not permanent, you should check out what out what our doctors answers to the Q&A How Long does Radiesse Last. Please keep us updated and I hope the swelling goes down in a few weeks.
Thanks so much for the review,
-Britt