Lydia in NJ

LindsayD74, Thanks for your ongoing pre and post surgical story. The word that comes to my mind, when comparing your pre and post pictures, is "cute." Before, you looked stressed , like you had a long day at work. Now you look younger, like you're on your way to the beach! I've not yet had any blephs (I'm the one who had a not-so-successful filler procedure, under my eyes). As it's only a week since your surgery, and considering your progress, listen to those who also had a bit of wrinkling and repositioned fat--it will smooth and settle. I did have a chemical peel (TCA) about four years ago, under my eyes. It went well, same healing process as you had. I don't remember if you mentioned in your above notes, but, after a peel you MUST immediately begin using a high SPF sunscreen. Even if you're indoors. Sun through windows, believe it or not, gets to the skin. It's like having "new, baby skin" -- With my peel, I just used my usual moisturizer with sunscreen, once or twice a day. Being fair and blonde, as you appear to be, it wasn't enough. I developed some areas of hyperpigmentation along my lower orbital bones. My doc gave me a script for hydroquinone, but it was so drying, I couldn't use it. So, for the following year, I was super crazy about applying sunscreen, and it finally started to fade. Not to mention, it was annoying to apply layers of the best concealer I could find. Just thought I'd share this with you! From researching, apparently many develop some sun-related brownness with peels. And some have the exteme opposite effect. Depends on your skin type/tone, I guess. So, long before you "hit the beach" in a few months, start protecting your skin! You look great!

Hi LindsayD74. You must be so excited! I do wish you wonderful results. Due to a unsuccessful Restylane filling under my eyes, I'm waiting for hopefully eventual improvement or else I'm researching the possibility of a lower bleph. Personally, I see your upper lids as youthful. If you do have your uppers done as well, keep the fat (or at the very least, only slightly reposition the fat). Young eyes have fat cells and slim eyelids. And I see this in you. That is, your uppers look young! Just saying my opinion. For once fat is touched in the upper lids, it's gone forever. At 47, I still find my uppers as youthful. Unfortunately, filler ruined my lowers. Whatever you do, I'll be excited to see your results after a few months. Good luck!

Hi Sallify. I also went to a NY PS -- it's been two weeks now since I had Restylane injected under my eyes. I did it for mostly under my right eye, it would bunch-up miserably when I was animated. So, after my PS injected almost an entire vial beneath my right, he needed to inject beneath my better left eye - to achieve filler balance. I went through several days of normal and expected swelling. Around the 7th day, all swelling appeared gone. BUT, my left eye seems under filled, somewhat, in comparison to my right. AND, I have rolls of filler showing and some small bumps. My overfilled right eye looks better, but I can see some bumps there, as well. Truly, I look almost just as you do in your picture. My PS instructed me to massage the areas. NOT WORKING ... It's been a week and no improvement. I'm debating about asking him this week to inject a bit more under the left eye. To at least even out the mess. It used to be that my eyes looked perfect, unless I was smiling. Now they're awful every which way. Would you reply if you've had any remedies attempted for your situation? Interesting re: biofilm infection. Though I doubt my bumps and wormy little rolls have had time enough to react gram positively to the filler, causing nodules. My problem seems to be unbalanced filler amounts. Are you thinking of having vitrase? Sympathetically, Lydia

I understand now why you keep the idea of future surgery in your mind. I see my current frustration very likely turning to panic -- if I don't have any improvement. What is a real bummer is that I would have to wait who knows how many months to have a lower bleph. I mean, right now there's too much filler under my eyes. And I guess a PS would rather a waiting period to allow some to dissipate. If that is even a reality...

I'm so worried and upset. I think I'm at 10 days of the beginning of a restylane nightmare. After speaking on the phone to my PS after sending him the pictures he asked for, it turns out NOT to be swelling. Under my right eye is overfilled, and under my left eye is sporadic bits of over filling. Before my injections, my main problem was fat protruding through my weakened right eye muscles (damn Botox). But I used to look perfectly smooth as long as I didn't smile. Now I look like a bike rolled over my face -- both smiling and not smiling. I'll be seeing him next week. In the meantime he instructed me on how to massage the mess of bumps, puffs and little craters. I'm doing my frantic best, but no movement of the stuff. I don't know if the lesser filled eye should be injected a wee bit more, at least to match the fuller eye. I'm not willing to go down the vitrase road. No! I'm already thinking future lower bleph. @Anika1 -- you say have a TCA peel before all the other numerous failed remedies you've gone through. Can you describe the difference the peel made for you? Did it noticeably dissipate any filler? Or, did it more so just help the condition of your skin after enzyme injections, etc.? Thanks, Lydia