Horrible Results from Juvederm Under Eye Injections!

The juvederm should be degraded naturally by your body within 9 months-1 year. Ask your practitioner to please "remove" the hyaluronic acid product with hyaluronidase, which is an enzyme that degrades hyaluronic acid. It is very safe, and you should see results within 24 hours. The concentration can be 75-150U/injection site to get rid of the juvederm. It sounds as though your eye area was overfilled. Good luck.

I have been back three times and asked my Plastic Surgeon to help me. All he has done is send me to a make up artist and tell me he has no idea. Why has he not suggested the hyaluranidase? Actually, I'm afraid to bring it up as I really don't want him to be the one to inject it. I have the "pillows" are both of my eyes and the skin has a gray doscoloration. What does this mean?

Rule of thumb: If the practitioner injected the juve wrong, DO NOT USE HIM FOR VITRASE! Too many people make the mistake of going to the same person who screwed up their eyes in the first place, and then trust them to fix it with disastrous results. Do a lot of homework and find someone else who can fix it. I have Juve in my eyes from 2 years ago injected and still going strong. the whole "9 months to a year" is a lot of hooey. I am not sure which in vitro model they used to determine this, but in vivo this is not true.

incorrect. hyaluronidase is not as safe as many people believe. Just ask those who have actually been disfigured by it. This should be dealt with great caution. Also incorrect: there is no guarantee the juve will be absorbed by the body within 9 mos to a year. I had juve under my eyes. 6 months later I had part of it removed with vitrase (and disfigured again). the remaining juve that was there is STILL there, and it is more than 2 years after I had it injected under my eyes. I am not letting anyone else inject juve or vitrase under my eyes. I inject my own eyes now from juve I purchase from reputable international distributor who dispenses Allergan products. I look infinitely better. My philosophy is this: if the doctor who injected the juvederm screwed up to the point you need to have it removed, GO TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS COMPETENT TO REMOVE IT! If the guy can't get it right the first time, don't trust him anymore. Don't give him another dime.

thanks for the info!

What is Amica gel? I went on several retailers' websites: Target, Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS and none of them have anything called "Amica gel."

Thanks Sharon. I did figure it out. I'm in my 40s - I'm losing my close vision! haha

I agree--but if YOU do research, you will find many, many people get sued EVEN AFTER paperwork has been signed, especially if they are building the reputation he is. And if you read MY earlier note, I said myself that i should have researched it online so thanks for the advice, but it looks like you need to do some clearer reading and research yourself. Also sound very much like you work for either "that" doctor, or one like it :-) your response is pretty obvious my dear....

I agree. besides, we typically trust the doc because he has MD after his name. But more and more ppl are discovering that "MD" and "board certified" doesn't mean a hill of beans. I have had 2 board certified derms and 2 board certified plastic surgeons each have a hand in disfiguring me. I am now buying my own Juvederm from international distributor and injecting myself for the past year and a half with MUCH better results!

Do you have any idea why hyaluronidase would not dissolve juvederm? I had a really horrible liquid facelift done in july and 4 sessions have not brought it down much. I think he used 80 units each time-less the 4th time-still obvious areas-really unattractive and ridges under eyes-depressed as heck. Thanks

EXACTLY! Well said.

How can you determine if there was or was not malpratice? I too had a bad experience. Its been over 8 months, I still have the heavy sacks under my eyes that are a gray discoloration. People asking me all the time if I have been sick? I hate to even look at anyone. I can't find a Plastic surgeon to look at me and tell me what happened and what we need to do to fix it. I live in upstate NY but will travel. Can you help me?

I am only a student and I am not qualified to give legal advice, so please do not interpret this as such. The legal definition of malpractice can be found here: http://definitions.uslegal.com/m/medical-malpractice/ I am not sure if you even have a case, but if you know that the doctor was negligent, or violated standards of care, then you should by all means contact an attorney. I would recommend finding a reputable attorney who specializes in medical malpractice. Beware though, these types of cases (if you find an attorney that determines that you do in fact have a case) are EXTREMELY costly and emotionally draining.