Juvederm before & after photos
65%
697 reviews
Worth It Rating Our index shows the percentage of community members saying this was "Worth it". See cosmetic treatment rankings
Juvederm Cost $800 average cost

Horrible Outcome, Worse Than Before!

8 posts
Comments (43)
Updated 3 Oct 2008
Posted 3 Oct 2008
Not Worth It
Spent: $500 in Birmingham, AL

I have bags under my eyes and was just not ready to have surgery done yet. So I went to a plastic surgeon to find out what could be done without surgery. He then told me Juvederm injected in the lower eyelid would get rid of the bags completely because he would fill in the the areas around the bags so it would be all smoothed out.

Boy was he wrong!!! It looked ok the first day but then the Juvederm "relocated" all the way from the inner corner or my eyes to past the other corner.

Now instead of just having little bags under one side of each eye I have HUGE ones ALL the way under my eyes !! Please look at my pics and do not have this procedure done under your eyes.

This review is the subjective opinion of a RealSelf member and not of RealSelf, Inc.

My Doctor:

Because he told me that the swelling was normal and would not help me get this injection reversed.
Vote: 40 members found this review helpful

Comments (43)

Post a Comment
Sort:
dolphins21 (45 posts) 5 Oct 2008
Juvederm under the eyes is very tricky. I have heard that it either works well or it works horribly...there is no in between, and the person that is doing the injections, must really know what they are doing. I myself, would opt for another treatment of under eye bags and not go with the Juvederm, even though I would recommend it for around the mouth. I have fantastic results with Juvederm and my nasolabial folds...
fery (unregistered guest) 25 Jan 2009
what type of other treatments would you recommend dolphins21? i'm a 25 year old female and i'm planning on getting juvederm done in a month for under eye bags, any advice will be greatly appreciated. :)
berykute1 (67 posts) 26 Jan 2009
Oh noooooooo!! Don't do it!!
womerj (8 posts) 27 Jan 2009
Lady, that`s why I posted this comment here - please do not use any type of fillers under your eyes!!! I had this done over a year ago and still have huge bags left (I even had a Hyaluronidase injection done that did not help at all) If I were you I`d check into a Blepharoplasty, lasers or TCA peels. Don`t make the same mistake I did.....
ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!&HURT!!!!!!!!!!!! (11 posts) 10 Jun 2010
Watch out for hardening under the skin, cyst, which cuases drainage under the skin also, try to notice it will be under the injected areas wher gravity pulls, like nitice if your neckarea & chin are getting puffy, you'll thin @ first it is some kind of a double chin. No! Take a good look & also check for hardening ther too, like around your adams aplle,ect. Good Luck & opt out for any of these injections. I had bad results'reactions w/ collagen injections 21 Yrs. ago & have regretted it ever since. Absolutely ruined my life!!!:(
ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!&HURT!!!!!!!!!!!! (11 posts) 10 Jun 2010
I AGREE!!!! Not any kind of the so called quick fixes of any kind of the injections! BAD!!!!!!!!!!!
ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!&HURT!!!!!!!!!!!! (11 posts) 10 Jun 2010
Never have it or any other kind of injections done! Please, read down for more of my ANGRY post! All the small print of possible side affects will happen. Get the word out! That is what I am trying to do. I hope it is not too late for you. Sincerely, ANGRY!
luisa19805 (23 posts) 27 Jan 2012
I would like to know if you still have problems with juvederm under your eyes.

I did it 2 months ago and I'm a bit scared cause every morning I wake up with bags under my eyes. Thanks for your time!!
womerj (8 posts) 27 Jan 2012
Not anymore. Ever since I had the pearl laser done it went away. As mentioned though, it took more than 1 year. Hope that helps!
berykute1 (67 posts) 27 Jan 2012

Takes a few months to settle down

JoJo (139 posts) 9 Oct 2008
I am so sorry about the results from the juverderm by your eyes,isn't there a injection that takes the juverderm away?? I forgot the name of it but I di believe it works. I wish you well*
Sharon at RealSelf (Community Manager - 4,028 posts) 10 Oct 2008
Hyaluronidase, trading names "Vitrase" and "Widase" HTH
womerj (8 posts) 10 Oct 2008
Thank you Ladies for your help and support. Just hope to have saved someone else from making the same mistake I`ve made.... Unfortunaltely, I am unable to take off of work right now to have the Hyaluronidase injection done so I guess I`ll have to look like that for a while. Does anyone know of a non surgical treatment for eye bags? I`ve heard of Ultrasonic or Microcurrent devices that are suppose to help. Has anyone had experience using those and do they work? Again, thank you for your help!!!
didi in Seattle (7 posts) 31 Jul 2009
Hi womerj, I too have had juvederm overinjected in my face. Now I look like a chipmonk! Did you try the ultrasonic or micro current facials or procedures and did they help? -thanks, didi
womerj (8 posts) 1 Aug 2009
I am sorry to hear that you had to go thru the same thing I had to. Anyway, do not waste your money on the ultasonic or micro current machines or facials. They did not do a thing! I had a Cutera Pearl laser treatment done and it helped A LOT!!
didi in Seattle (7 posts) 3 Aug 2009
What is a Cutera Pearl Laser treatment?? I have never heard of it...
adoozi (9 posts) 13 Aug 2009
Is the Cutera the only thing you have tried or have you had success with any other treatments? Also, did you have discoloration too and did the laser help that? I had juv 6 months ago and have the same problem. I'm very depressed about it and no doc seems to have a solution. they all say they've never seen this happen before!
JoJo (139 posts) 11 Oct 2008
hi again, bags under the eyes is just fattty tissue, the ultrsonic devices may help somewhat but short of having that fat removed in that area you may be disapointed & spend more money on something that will probably not last long?? I guess it would not hurt to try these things if you don't want the surgery right now* JoJo
berykute1 (67 posts) 6 Nov 2008
I know how you feel!
NoCALdoc (3 posts) 6 Nov 2008
You can have it removed by a doctor (hopefully a different one!) using 18G needle, pricking the skin and squeezing it out. Sound dramatic but it works.You will have a week or 2 of bruising but it's better than waiting up to 6 months for it to resolve, since it is a relatively immobile area - compared to NLF or lips. Dissolving doesn't always render best results.
ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!&HURT!!!!!!!!!!!! (11 posts) 10 Jun 2010
Apply by gently tapping on "Efudux". A cream you can get from your reg.Dr. Maybe even dilute it with a mild cream. It will take your good cells & atack the bad ones. Gently remove w/ a cotton ball after leaving it on while you sleep. Saturate the cotton ball with saline & a very mild face soap,Physoderm soap, does not burn. Please don't scrub,as you will be tempted to try & hurry it up. Those injections cuase CYST,NODUALES & Rapid Skin Cell Growth disease. The cyst have a drainage which collects under your skin. The sooner you get rid of the injected spots the better. If left untreated can turn into CANCER! Please Beware & good luck. Sincerely
berykute1 (67 posts) 8 Nov 2008
the second doctor I went to said he could not do anything because he did not know exactly where it was placed!
TR_guy (2 posts) 16 Dec 2008
I am sorry for your poor results and the stress of having to deal with the matter. I had asked about having the bags under my eyes removed, though was told what I instead required was a filler and was told Restylane would work. I had this injected into the top layer of the skin rather than into the underlying deeper tissues and indeed the results have been very good and there has been no movement of the filler itself. I had later gone to another doctor (for convience sake) and he had done some deep injections, those these have given the area a somewhat translucent and darkened look, though it's really not all that bad. In the future, I'll instead be going back to the fellow that had done the original work, as he really seems to be better at doing his job. I hope that time will soon make your condition better.
ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!&HURT!!!!!!!!!!!! (11 posts) 10 Jun 2010
You all need to read the fine print & know these injections,Juvedern& Collagen,Both have horrible side effects, it cuases Cysts & rapid skin cell growth disease, a build up of skin tissue that hardens like calluses,making it harder to get the junk out from under your skin, with the help of "EFUDUX" You can get it from your reg. Dr. A Dermotologist won't help becuase they make $ on it & don't want clients to know.
womerj (8 posts) 17 Dec 2008
Thank you for your reply, I am glad you`ve found a doctor who knows what he is doing! It has been 1 year now since I was injected and it still looks like the picture I posted. Thanks for all your help and support, guys!

Post a Comment

Use of this website and the posting of any reviews or other content on this website constitutes acceptance of the RealSelf® Terms of Service. The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. © 2011 RealSelf, Inc. All rights reserved.