Restylane: Stories

Recently moved to Arizona and right before I left I made sure to update my fillers in case I couldnt find a doctor here. Normally I botox is my only need however Ive been thinking of restalyne and I didnt want to risk not having a good AZ doctor. Long story short I HATED IT. within a week the results are GONE. I am so thankful for your review. I will be making an appt here on Monday. Where can I see the photos?

Im getting it done Friday, so excited! Would love to hear updates from the last few posters who said they were getting it done.

I am having this procedure Monday, Dec. 12,2011. I would live to share my story and photos before and after. Could someone tell me how to upload photos on this site?

I'm getting this done in Aug and have been researching! You have my eyes in your before pictures! Its not terrible but I look tired in pics! I can't wait now! Fingers crossed I come out looking as good as you!!

Taylorsmommy, thanks for sharing with your experience about Restylane. BTW,you looked gorgeous before this procedure too! I'd say, I see the difference on your pics before and after, but anyway. About the same time you did your Restylane, I did Juvederm @Arizona Skin & Laser (Paradise Valley)for the same price you paid, but for the "parentheses lines". I haven't had any bruses or bumps or swelling after that. And the place is not a SPA. I moved to Scottsdale about a year from Boston, MA and the price level here is slightly different, but the quality is at the same level. So, it doesn't have to be NY or LA or Boston, it just depends how honest your doctor and his/her experience.

@Taylorsmommy you have a very nice and natural result! Your doctor did a very nice job. The reality is that fillers are advantageous because they are temporary but can have immediate impact. You are not over committed to a result if someone does not do a meticulous job. The most important thing about filler is to go to someone with excellent technique and I would always recommend visiting with a board certified facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon. Be very careful with medical spas to save a little on cost as you might only be getting a nurse with little experience.

Juvederm is a little better option than Restylane as I have never seen lumps or bumps after injection like you do with Restylane. It's smoother and softer while still giving a lovely result. You may notice some slight variation over the next few months based on your hydration level...but this is AZ! Just do your best.

I'm sorry to hear about New York5933 your experience. I'm a double board certified surgeon and use fillers for younger patient's precisely for the reason you stated...noone should be recommending a facelift for a young 30 or 40 something patient. Fillers, botox and other topical options can keep you young and youthful for a very long time. I'm sad to hear you say things like Drs are not Drs anymore. That isn't true for those of us who have spent over a decade training to be in this particular field. The reality and problem is that so very many internal medicine, family practice and ER doctors, dentists and oral surgeons moonlight as "cosmetic" physicians in spas etc...with no training, no surgical skill, and no business offering these options to patients. Scottsdale is absolutely filled with this type.

I have been in practice now for 5 years and I charge $500 per syringe. There is no consult fee for filler and there is no fee for a touch up. Typically, I would only use one syringe for the tear trough region total. Sometimes patients will also have their lips or nasolabial folds done at the same time....and at most 3 or 4 syringes would be needed total for all of those areas....we discount the second, third, and fourth syringes. So the price tag would be around 1700 total for all of that. Manhattan prices are outrageous and that is just not reasonable for what you are getting out of fillers.

Fillers and Botox are wonderful services for patient's and my personal philosophy is that they are a wonderful way to build relationships with patients for the long run to really understand their needs and truly be conservative to keep them OUT of the operating room for as long as we can.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

I just had 3 vials of restalyn put under my eyes, and I am very pleased. I have the injections on June 30th. The swelling and bruising have subsided, but I also notice small "swellings" or "puffs" sometimes under the eyes. You would have to look closely to notice, and it doesn't show at all in photos. I thought it was the heat. I live in the humid, humid south! Maybe I was part right if water content in the skin has something to do with it. Regardless, I used 3xs what you guys are reporting, and I am VERY pleased overall. I had BAD dark circles and hallows that nothing was going to fix. I am 41, and it's heredity. I'm glad I didn't hear of all that could go wrong, I would have been VERY frightened, but I went to a very trusted dermotologist. Anything else I should watch for???

hi there, In my opinion the fillers in the lip do not last long from everything I have heard. I would let it go down on its own, it will reduce significantly in 3 months. As for the price, yes, in fact is was $3,200 just for under eyes. NYC is very expensive and that's the way it is unless you go to a spa or something then it can be about $1,000.00 but then you have no one to blame but yourself if you end up a monster. They use like half a syringe for tear troughs unless it is much more involved and you are old, then it takes an entire syringe. And the way they do it is by "filler" so they can just keep charging. The first visit is $800.00 then you come back the following week to have it looked at and touched up and it is another $700 then if you go back the 3rd week (which I had to) and I mean the amount being injected at this point is microscopic, it is another $700 so yeah, that is how it is. And just to see the dr for consult to have the fillers is $300, they do not accept insurance for visits and it does not apply to the procedure. That is Manhattan. I would not use the dissolving agent if I were you in your lips. I do not know why the drs on this site lie when people ask about the risks involved but there is a risk of it dissolving your own hydo acid. That is a scientific fact. The agent can't distinguish between your own hydo acid and the one that was artificially placed. I did have my under eye area dissolved but in 2 stages and only enough was injected to reduce the mess by a little more than half. Yes I look ridiculous but I rather look weird for 6-12months than have permamnent damage, holes, indents, for the rest of my life. Some poor guy on this site has indentations under his eyes because he had it dissolved. The eye area is very sensitive and the skin very thin and the propensity for adverse events is quite high. That is why I went to a dr on Park Ave who charged $3,200.00. In new york you get what you pay for. Yes it turned out ugly but at least he didnt permanently disfigure me. He knew not to dissolve it to the point of causing damage. It is worth $3,200 not to have to cry for years to come for dents!

wow, you go to a spa in Arizona and spend $500 and they do a good job and I go to a top Manhattan derm and spend $3,200.00 and it was so hideous I had to dissolve it and a bit is lingering and yuck. Your eyes look great!