baby bat

Tortured by Tear Troughs No More! - New York, NY

I agree with you about it probably being the best decision to not use it anywhere else even though I technically paid for another "filling". When I asked what I could do with the other 1/2 for the two months he told me he could inject it anywhere I liked, but then he said that he didn't see any other place he thought could use it so it would really just be a matter of me deciding if I'd needed any touching up on the tear troughs within the 2 months. Really my face is quite youthful, no wrinkles, no severe nasolabial folds, I already have strong bone structure and high cheekbones and would probably look pretty unnatural with filler in those areas. I also have fairly full lips but I am a little curious what my top lip would look like a teensy bit fuller since I like to wear lip liner drawn slightly outside my natural top lip line- I just *really* don't want to look like I had my lips "done" or have a top lip like Lana Del Rey or Lindsday Lohan- it's just not going to be good for my face and I would be embarassed if I had duck lips! If anyone has had lip fillers I would be curious to know their experience, I'm definitely going to read up about people on Real Self who had it done!

Haha yes, I do tend to get very detail oriented. But as an illustrator and fashion designer that's a trait that has helped me become successful and hard to fool! Thank you :)

Hi Barbara! My follow up consultation is tomorrow, so I am actually going to find out then what happens since I purchased a whole syringe. I believe my doctor said that the syringe can be stored for about 2 months but then will have to be discarded due to sanitary reasons- the company says that the fillers last 12 months but my doctor said that's how long the material technically stays in your body, and the results last more like 6- 8 months. It would make sense that I get refunded half since I will not be using the other half of the syringe, unless within 2 months of my procedure I decide to use some of the filler to touch up or whatever (basically it's up for grabs during that window for me to use, but if I do not need it during that window the next time I DO I will have to pay- he does not personally sell half-syringes. However, I've read that many doctors will sell 1/2 syringes, the reason why others don't is because they prefer using unopened, fresh syringes which are guaranteed free of outside bacteria, and whatever product is not used is discarded. Wasteful perhaps but also could be more sanitary. What I would do is research Florida surgeons who do offer 1/2 syringes and read up on the reviews from patients. I would wager that my doctor doesn't offer 1/2 syringes and is okay with "wasting" product to maintain the 100% contamination-free guarantee, but it's not like problems are guaranteed if you use a half syringe, you will get a feel for the quality and knowledge of these doctors from their reviews. Good luck and I'd like to know how it goes!

Thanks! I found him through reviews on this site actually! Googling "tear trough injection LA" and then clicking on the first few surgeon names that pop up can be very helpful too- you can then do a search on their names and see reviews on them from an assortment of websites, and to me the patient reviews are the most convincing things even more than how good their website looks or even their before and after gallery. Good luck!

Thanks, Megan! I read many stories and reviews on this site before I made my decision to get a consultation, and whenever I read your responses I found them very eloquently worded and very warm. Thank you for making me feel supported and welcome! P.S.- still doing great. If things remain this way in two weeks I don't think I will want any more done. I think half a syringe is just fine for me and gives me the results I was hoping for :)