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Perlane Never Again-Going to Obliterate This Crap from my Face Using Sauna, Microcurrent, and Lymphstar Pro - Royal Oak, MI

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Suffice it to say I no longer look human in...

Wantmyfaceback
$600
Suffice it to say I no longer look human in certain lighting. My cheeks were pumped sideways across my face with too much Perlane, exposing old Perlane that was formerly in my NLF. product does not seem to resorb in me. I have read about hyaurolondaise- not doing it. I am posting this to let anyone who is in similar situation that I am going to try testing jump starting my lymphatic system to push/drag this stuff out if my face. I bought a rebounder/trampoline (great for lymphatic system movement), going to hot stones sauna at gym, eating mostly vegetables, will be starting microcurrent and Lymphstar Pro treatments as soon as I can book the appointments.
I literally have piles of flesh on each side of my mouth now (did not prior to treatment) with crap inside that freezes up in the cold, thaws at room temp, and actually becomes soft in the sauna. The board certified dermatologist made injections around each side of my mouth for some reason. The end result is kind if beyond description, other than does not occur in nature. The lines of crap are clearly visible in the mirror. There is no question to anyone looking at me that something is in there. To make things even more fun, I was not injected evenly, so I'm completely asymmetrical now. Loved my symmetry before. My smile is destroyed.
Hopefully I'll be able to add photos to this later.

Replies (14)

December 2, 2013

I'm sorry you are having such a bad experience.  Crazy that it gets cold and melts depending on the temperature!  I can't imagine how frustrated you are.  I hope you keep us posted on your decided route to remove it, we are all interested to see how this works for you.  Good luck!

March 19, 2015
Jill, I've been reading through my profile today, and someone named Jennifer Sacramento has left multiple harassing messages. Is it possible for you to remove all of her messages and block her from my profile? She appears to be angry at me for something a dermatologist did to my face. Thank you :-)
March 19, 2015

Hello- I went through your review and removed any comments that violated our Community Guidelines.  If you have any further concerns please send me a a private message and I'd be happy to look into it.  Cheers-

December 9, 2014
February 10, 2015
February 13, 2015
I also was alittle shocked by the IQ comment made. I don't know if they thought they were being funny, but that was really hurtful to her and all of us that are going through similar problems caused from these injections.
February 21, 2015
Thankfully, I didn't see the IQ comment. I'd be happy to post my latest IQ score if anyone is interested. Patients are not to blame when doctors screw up.
May 19, 2015
I am in the same situation ad you. Perlane had chance my face and i dont look attractive anymore. I try to massage my face to make it go away. I Got this perlane in april.
May 19, 2015
Is your perlane gone?
July 8, 2015
I have wondered for a few days how to reply to you because I hated to tell you the truth...no, this horrible nightmarishly horrible injected Perlane is not gone. It still affects me every waking moment, literally. It is horrifying. Tomorrow is 21 months down. BUT the good news is someone on this site wrote to me recently. Her face is starting to clear up. She had Restylane (less cross-linked, less time pervasive than Perlane) almost 1.5 years ago and she says she almost has her face back. She was given monkey mouth, which is one of the main issues I have with these hellish injections. There is hope for us. I was an absolute wreck a month in. I hope you're doing better than I was at that point. Don't give up. My whole goal has been keep breathing and keep going to work. I've managed to do both. This has to end. All I ask is my own face back.
July 12, 2015
I had Perlane injected to get rid of eye hollows 2 years ago. Way too much filler in the cheek area. Still has not gone away! I am thinking of trying to find a doctor that can correct it with the hyaluronidase.
February 8, 2016
Did the Lymphstar pro treatments work?
May 18, 2018
I had Resty Lift injected into my mid cheek. I would say it's comparable to Perlane. It left a big lump, the size of a large marble in my rt cheek. All I could do was hide my face with my hair. I'd use aloe on my face and stick my hair to it for nearly three mo's. They told me to come back for hyaurolondaise to fix it, like you, I was terrified it could end up looking worse. After the injection I looked worse for the first three days. I still had a lump with high and low dents from the needle stick. On the 4th day is resolved. I was a happy camper. But they did not refund my money and the angst of it all was awful. I had it done at well known and well advertised Dr. office on this website. He has almost a 5 star review but you can't trust anyone. He claims to be certified but I know he is not.
UPDATED FROM Wantmyfaceback
2 months post

Update #1

Wantmyfaceback
My dermatologist referred me to another derm who has used hyaurolondaise before. Both recommended I not do it. Also, I'd emailed a highly reputable cosmetic surgeon, with pictures. His response was that he recommends no further procedures at this time. (Which I took to mean that I am such a mess that any attempt to fix will only make it worse.) I have a photo of one portion of the problem that I will add to this update. The photo is coming off an iPad, and may not be viewable on laptops. People can comment and let me know if that's the case.

I've done two days of sauna now and daily rebounding (jumping) for about a week. It's hard to jump for long because after only a couple of minutes, my stomach starts glugging up and down. Probably from being so empty. It's hard to eat anything when I'm this anxious about my face. To that end, my doctor (not my dermatologist) recommended I take Gama Calm, which I started tonight. Still anxious. Will update on that too as modality to get through waiting out the time it takes for Perlane to resorb. When I went back to the injecting dermatologist the second time to show her my face, she told me not to be anxious lest I crease my forehead, and to go to my family doctor for anti-depressants. My family doctor is a naturopath, hence the Gama Calm.

It is so hard waiting.

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December 3, 2013
Update #2 Early December, 2013 Just saw my doctor to discuss anxiety remedies stemming entirely from this face crap. So far, no hard drugs. Just the GAMA Calm tablets and Rescue Remedy homeopathic stuff. It's only been a day, and I keep downing the stuff, but I feel anxious 100% of the time. My fear is this crap will never leave my body, or that I won't be able to wait it out. He did some treatments on each of my cheeks, for twenty minutes each. I have appointments for the next three weeks, two times per week, for the same treatment. It's called a BioModulator, and it treats inflammation with voltage. The idea is to get my skin healing in the areas above my cheeks that are swollen with old product, formerly in my NLFs.
June 1, 2015
I had Perlane injected in my face (in a sequence of several visits) and it looked swollen and awful. I told my surgeon that I wanted to use hyaluronidase on it and he said don't do it. I went to a dermatologist and did it anyway. What I found out is that wherever he had really injected hyaluronic acid it reabsorbed and looked normal again. However in other places he had used polymethylmethacrylate, which did not reabsorb. Those place continue looking horrible. So that's why the plastic surgeon didn't want me to use hyaluronidase... I did have a little redness as the enzyme worked throughout the week, but it was totally worth it.
February 8, 2016
Did the Lymphstar pro treatments work?
UPDATED FROM Wantmyfaceback
2 months post

Update #3 (I accidentally put Update #2 in the comments)

Wantmyfaceback
Still first half of December

Had one LymphStar Pro session to get my lymph flowing to drag this stuff out. The woman rested the wand against each cheek for a while to encourage drainage from those areas.

Also had first accupuncture treatment to ensure no energy blockages preventing this stuff from leaving my body.

Went to a doctor that me dermatologist found for me who was ready to out me on Prozac or Zoloft at my dermatologist's suggestion. I said no, that's not me. I was the happiest I've ever been in my life until two months ago (the time of injection). She prescribed me Xanax instead. I plan not to take them. Benadryl is getting me through the really rough patches. I normally don't even take Advil. I considered wine, but then put the bottle back on the shelf when I saw the alcohol content. Alcohol just isn't me.

Not looking in mirrors or taking photos helps, but it's so hard not to for any stretch of time.

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December 9, 2013

Are you taking the Gana Calm?  How is it going? 

December 9, 2013
I had been taking the GABA calm, but wasn't feeling much if any relief from it. I did figure out that the Benadryl my dermatologist had recommended I take daily to reduce unexplained puffiness above my NLF injections are CNDs...central nervous depressants!! So I ceased taking them as of yesterday. I actually woke up looking slightly less heinous today than usual. I hope I have the fortitude to wait this out. It seems to get harder every day.
March 25, 2015
its very sickening they offered an antidepressant at this rough time. you dont have a mental disorder- youre upset at your appearance! sickening