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Restylane Helped Improve the Hollows Under my Eyes

If you are in California, I would have to believe your best bet is Kenneth Steinsapir (http://www.lidlift.com/fillers/). He is in Los Angeles - and is very active here at Realself. (http://tinyurl.com/yzvq3zf). He is an Oculoplastic Surgeon- as was my local doctor in Texas. Dr. Steinsapir's enthusiasm for Restylane as a non-surgical option for improving eye-hollows instead of surgery- and his many helpful posts about his successes with the procedure- gave me the necessary encouragement to seek out a local Oculoplastic Surgeon (at a practice Dr. Steinsapir recommended). Looks like Steinsapir is in your backyard- so it should make it easy for you, should you be interested!

Some- not all- of the injections were made through the mouth. The surgeon explained that this reduced the risk of serious bruising and allowed him to reach certain parts of the trough more easily than via a surface injection. From further reading, I've come to believe that this technique is one more often used by more experienced injectors and cosmetic surgeons- who have a deeper knowledge of facial anatomy. (I may be stereotyping but I suspect the intraoral approach is not one you'd likely get from a dermatologist, nurse or esthetician.) Since their goal is to provide a deep injection- so as to minimize risks of side effects like lumpiness or the tyndall effect- I can understand why the oral route might make sense... It just took a little getting used to! This has been discussed elsewhere: http://www.realself.com/question/best-method-for-injecting-around-tear-trough-area Though it was uncomfortable, it wasn't painful- as a dental block had been used prior to the procedure, along with a topical numbing agent. In the end, my bruising was quite minor and I was very pleased with the results. So I have no complaints about the process at all.