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I Am Still Trying to Deal with the Horrible Effects of the Restylane - Los Angeles, CA
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Horrible experience and way too much money trying...
cp354December 31, 2012
Horrible experience and way too much money trying to fix the damage from Restylane injections under my eyes and the later Vitrase to dissolve it. The cost I listed is the total cost I spent in trying to fix the result of the initial Restylane injection and includes the cost of that original injection. I was badly overfilled, left with extremely noticeable discoloration and dents.
I tried some things like Pixel and RF under the eyes in attempt to make it look better before I resorted to getting Vitrase to dissolve the overfill. Once the Vitrase was injected, my under eye skin became saggy and wrinkles developed under my eyes - probably a result of multiple factors, not the least of which was having that area stretched by the overfill. I tried several moderate chemical peels, spaced months apart to try and address the discoloration and improve the skin texture but nothing has helped.
I have perma dents, discoloration, wrinkles and bags under both eyes (one under eye is worse than the other). Having a small amount of Restylane injected again to try to address the dents made things even worse, with my newly saggy under eye skin.
It has now been 14 months since that first injection of Restylane. I don't feel like I have any options left to try and improve this. I would not recommend this procedure.
Replies (8)
March 12, 2015
I'd like to make a suggestion for you. It will take about 4 months to work. Ethocyn by Chantal is a cream that will restore elastin. You might get a bit of firming back in that area if you use it properly (no, I don't sell it :)) It is amazing and really did lift my saggy eyelids back so I now have a crease.
March 13, 2015
Yeah- just not worth the potential problems. Best wishes getting it fixed.
UPDATED FROM cp354
I woke up yesterday morning with my eyes swollen...
cp354February 3, 2013
I woke up yesterday morning with my eyes swollen shut. My upper eyelids, the corners of my eyes, lower eye lids and upper cheeks are all swollen with red steaks running down my cheeks toward my nose. The last time I had a tiny bit of Restylane injected to try and fix the permadents was more than 3 months ago.
I went to the urgent care across the street and the doc thought I was probably having some kind of allergic reaction to something. She didn't think it could be the Restylane, since it is 3 months past injection. I was injected in the hip with some Decadron and told to pick up some Benedryl. I will be seeing an Ophthalmologist tomorrow. I am not so convinced that this has nothing to do with the restylane. Posting a photo from 2 hours after the Decadron injection - swelling had started to go down but still pretty bad.
I went to the urgent care across the street and the doc thought I was probably having some kind of allergic reaction to something. She didn't think it could be the Restylane, since it is 3 months past injection. I was injected in the hip with some Decadron and told to pick up some Benedryl. I will be seeing an Ophthalmologist tomorrow. I am not so convinced that this has nothing to do with the restylane. Posting a photo from 2 hours after the Decadron injection - swelling had started to go down but still pretty bad.
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February 4, 2013
I had permanent damage from Juvederm under my eyes. Tyndall effect, loose skin, bags. The only thing that fixed my situation was a lower bleph with septal reset. Now it is smooth and even toned. My surgeon told me he 'wiped' the remaining juvederm with a q-tip. The incision was made under my eye lashes and he performed a skin pinch as well to get rid of the excess skin. Should have gone with the bleph in the first place.
February 27, 2013
mcat1045, how long after the Juvederm did you have the lower bleph? I am having the same problem cp354 has discribed. (But haven't had the Vitrase. Too many horror stories!) My under eyes swell every two weeks. When they're not swollen, they're lumpy, bumpy and bruised. I can't bear the thought of living with this for 18 months to 3 years or more. I wanted a lower bleph in the first place, but my doc talked me into Restylane instead. Said it would be much less invasive. May have been the worst decision of my life! I've been trying to find anyone who had a lower bleph after Restylane to the tear troughs. Can it be done? How soon can it be done? How were your results?
February 27, 2013
Hi sallify. I had my lower bleph done 8 months after I had juvederm injected. The juvederm ruined my skin and exacerbated the bags under my eyes. Doctor said there was still some in there and scooped it out w a q-tip. He didn't want to do it before the 8 months because he needed to judge how much skin to remove, etc...I had a septal reset with skin pinch (transcutaneous bleph). If you have bags and wrinkled skin, this may be a better option than transconjunctival bleph but it does come with a higher risk of lid retraction. My results still surprise me when I look in the mirror. I don't think I would've gotten as smooth contours with a transconjunctival bleph. Hope that helps. Research the two types and decide for yourself but as far as Resty goes, 8 months was fine for me.
February 4, 2013
So much trouble with hyaluronic acid fillers......not permanent, I dont believe it anymore, still have restylane in my skin after 3 half years.
February 9, 2013
I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience.
Did you research doctors and find one with a lot of experience, or was this done at a med spa, etc?
February 15, 2013
The doc who over-filled me with Restylane is an Oculoplastic Surgeon and yes, I researched them. The subsequent frantic attempts to fix the damage with chemical peels, Pixel and RF were done at Med Spas.
February 23, 2013
The doctor that put filler in my eye was also a board certified oculoplastic surgeon. His staff told me he was an "expert in upper eyelid fillers". He overfilled it and left me with a bad result for 18 months now. Board certification didn't do me and many other people on this site any good.
February 23, 2013
Yes, I've had filler done by a doctor who supposedly had a lot of experience (and was of course board certified- I wouldn't go to anyone who wasn't) and left with a less than great result.
And had a bad experience with fractional Co2 laser by a doctor who not only had a lot of experience, but also teaches other doctors how to do it.
Going to someone who's board certified with much experience definitely doesn't guarantee a good result, but I have noticed that a lot of the horror stories posted on here are written by people who went to Medspas or did not seem to research their doctor.
February 23, 2013
What it comes down to is these fillers do not belong in our faces and we should not be heating our skin to the point that we have to use painkillers to bear the treatment. It is Russian roulette in the best circumstances. There are too many factors that can contribute to a bad result.
February 13, 2013
Who was the doctor?
February 15, 2013
I can privately email the doctor's name if you like. I don't feel comfortable posting it publicly.
February 15, 2013
Sure, because I'm thinking about doing this, and sure wouldnt want to go to your doctor after what he did to you. thanks so much, heres my email: **********@ymail.com
February 15, 2013
They won't let me post my debtsettler email as above. Not sure how to privately message
February 15, 2013
Here are instructions from our Help section on how to use the private messaging system. :)
February 17, 2013
Hi debtsettler, I emailed you at your personal email address and I also sent a private email to your Real Self email address.
March 15, 2013
March 15, 2013
February 18, 2013
Hello, I am sorry to hear about your situation. I have heard that Belotero Balance is a better filler for the under eye as the Tyndall effect is not a side effect. I am not sure if this will help you though. Give your skin some time to recover as the hyaluronidase may have also dissolved some of your own natural hyaluronic acid in that area. Maybe try taking vitamin A and zinc supplements to build up your own natural collagen also. I just had restylane filler under the eyes also and have mixed feelings about the results as under daylight it looks great but under certain dimmer light I can see the Tyndall effect under the right eye. I am also in the LA area and went to an oculoplastic surgeon. I am looking for another. I would appreciate if you would tell me the name of your doctor so I can avoid him.
Thankyou and best of luck
March 15, 2013
I am so sorry to hear what you have been dealing with over the last 14 months. I have to tell you, you have absolutely beautiful eye color! Hopefully as things settle over the next several months things will continue to improve in the area you had the injections. Did you have the Vitrase injections just once, or were they done in a series?