hinrgmike

Experienced Delayed Severe Allergic Reaction To Radiesse (Carrier Gel) - Scottsdale, AZ

Glogglo - that's unfortunate to hear. Given the time since injection maybe it's the actual Radiesse vs. carrier gel. Depending where injected and your body's collagen response I've seen it last up to 2 years in a few friends (e.g. under eyes). Maybe you could try the ultrasonic trick and see if that helps increase circulation and start breaking things down. I learned that trick at Mayo Clinic. In a pinch, if you do not have access to a Clarisonic cleaner, you could try an ultrasonic toothbrush pressed up to the area. Given how hard and dense your's is and likely it is the actual Radiesse, it may not work but worth a try. I did oral steroids. They wanted to stay away from kenalog steroid injections as that is well known to leave divets as it eats away tissue. So once your Radiesse one day goes away, you may have big pock marks to fill. I'm sensitive to oral steroids but did well on the 6 day dose pack; with that you hit it hard and fast and get off before steroid side effects build up. Best of luck to you. Hope things works out soon for you.

Update - one 6 day round of steroid taper stabilized everything. Between that and aggressive use of clarisonic and moist heat several times daily, I was able to quickly breakdown the carrier gel. Also probably helps that I my metabolism is pretty quick as well - I dissolve restylane and HA family within weeks; which is why I tried Radiesse in first place. Ah well, I'm back to normal and there is just a very subtle indication of fill from the small amount of the true Radiesse product. I did file an FDA medwatch report and a report with Merz, the supplier of Radiesse. Someone at Merz contacted me a few days after to collect more info. I'm confident Radiesse works well for most. Just be aware of a very small risk of allergic reaction and be ready to get on steroids fast if you encounter reaction. You will very likely swell a lot the first day or two; that is normal. From what I've learned from my case and others is that if it's an allergic reaction you will be starting to look great and then suddenly a few weeks afterwards when the carrier gel begins breaking down, you will suddenly swell rapidly. For me, I overlooked the warning signs the first day when I had some unusual skin sensations in injection area and some slight hard swelling; just shrugged it off as my imagination. Day 2 is when all heck broke loose. Also, have heard that some may require multiple rounds of steroids until the carrier gel is fully dissolved. If that happens to you, you may want to try to accelerate the carrier gel breakdown with frequent heat and massage. Holding Clarisonic static over area for extended time also seemed to help as well.