“Restylane Under Both Eyes - Bad Reaction!”

Yes - I think your problems are with botox and they are not related to restylane. In answer to your original question, it is still possible to dissolve restylane with hyaluronidase months later, but dissolving the filler will not solve a botox issue and I suggest that it will only make things much worse. I made EXACTLY the same mistake and had the restylane under my eyes dissolved, when the puffiness under my eyes was actually caused by botox. I have researched this botox effect extensively and posted all over this website about it. I believe that it is very unlikely that you suddenly developed swelling from restylane under your eyes 2 months after it was administered, and I note that you had botox at exactly the same time as you noticed the under-eye swelling and puffiness. It is no coincidence. If botox is injected into the crows feet area, bunny lines area and especially directly under the lower lashes, it can cause pseudo-herniation of the fat pads under the eyes and cheek ptosis (cheek drop). A strong muscle under the eyes holds the fat pads back and keeps the area under the eyes tight and flat. But paralysing or weakening the lower eye muscle with botox enables the fat pads to bulge forward creating eye bags. There are a few of other physical symptoms that often accompany this botox result and they are most evident on smiling. When the face is at rest, they are not that obvious but the effects are highlighted when the face is 'lifted' to smile and laugh. Do you have any of the following effects after the botox in Dec 09: horizontal wrinkles across the new puffy eye bags - darkening of the circles under your eyes - flattening of your cheeks - a general flattening of your face as if the facial fat has 'dropped' lower than it was before - a strange lift to your face when you smile or laugh including divots on either side of your nose, the appearance of swollen 'chipmunk' cheeks and bunching of skin at the outer corners of your eyes? See Beth F's botox review "Think long and hard about botox as it ruined my face". The review and all of the comments under it provide a full description of all the physical symptoms of this botox effect. Your botox is very new, so your skin would still be tight. Some of these symptoms should be obvious now and some might appear in the next couple of months as the skin loosens up again. I would strongly advise you not to dissolve the restylane. Just monitor your progress and wait it out. Nothing fixes botox gone bad but time. I wish you the best. Let me know if I can help you further. Good luck and keep us updated with your progress. Cheers, K

Did you also have botox anywhere around your eyes at around the same time you noticed the swelling under your eyes?

Have you thought about having the restylane dissolved with hyaluronidase or are you worried this might make it worse? There is a post on this site (but I can't remember where it is) about the injections from restylane (ie the injections themselves not the product) under the eyes damaging the orbital septum and causing a bruised and swollen appearance some months after the administration of the filler. I think it was in the questions to the doctors. If I find it again, I will post the link. Have you seen any improvement?

I recently went to an ophthalmologist to make sure there was no damage to my eye or some type of weird infection. I came up all clear. She ran a thyroid test because thyroid problems can present as swelling in the eyes. The blood test came back just fine. Today I went to an endodontist to make sure there was no type of deep tooth problem, which was causing the strange swelling. Once again, no problem. I am trying another 5-day pack of steriods to see if that helps. My eyes have been a little better in the past two weeks. I started taking one Clartin a day, but who knows if that is what helped. I go to see another dermatologist in March. She does a lot of work with Restylane, so I thought I would get her opinion. My ENT cautioned against injecting anything into the eye area to dissolve the product. He said I should wait it out.