beth321

Botox Overdose - Still Frozen at Almost 6 Months

Hi TBF - I hear you have been off the site for a while, as have I. I just needed to stop thinking about it as much as possible. It's now been a year since my hyaluronidase injection and 1yr and 7 mos since my restylane/botox disaster so I figured I would give everyone an update. The dissolved tissue from the hyaluronidase has not improved at all - it looks exactly the same as it did a week after the injection. I absolutely can't stand it and regret having the injection every single day. I dont have any discoloration but I have a very clear depressed area that adds 10 years to my face. The lump I had from the restylan was far better than what I am left with (and now the result is clearly permanent). I desperately want to have the dissolved part of my face filled in but I am terrified of another bad result. I also still have some restylane left (over a year and a half after the injection). As for the botox, I think I have completely recovered though I do believe I have more wrinkles than I did to begin with (I suppose that could be from all the stress of dealing with this for a year and 7 mos). I will say that I agree with you and that the problem was always the botox, not the filler. It distorted my face and completely changed my smile. The botox took 10-12 mos to fade away. Anyway, I hope things are improving for you and you are in better spirits. Best, B

Right, this is a new doctor. And I guess the time frame is based on how long it takes for skin to regenerate in general (or it's based on results they have seen with meso therapy?). I have no idea. If it takes 7 more mos thats fine with me. I'd rather have a dent for 7 more mos than 50 more years! I'm still skeptical it will go back to normal but it's given me some hope so I'll take what I can get. As for the botox, stay positive! I swore I was going to be frozen permanently - even after 8 mos. Give it a year, the muscle will come back eventually. It can just take a really, really long time.

Hi TBF- I have good news and bad news. The good news is I'm about 99% recovered from my botox disaster. I think it took 11 mos! I still see the tinniest bit of muscle strain over my right eye but to anyone else it would appear to be back to normal. On the other hand, I'm still having some trouble from the hyaluronidase. I actually went to see another doctor last week to get his opinion. He said yes, it is technically possible to have some of your tissue dissolve from the enzyme but he's never seen it happen to anyone before. Lucky me! He said your body is constantly regenerating HA so my skin should return to normal but it could take a year. I asked him if he really thought it was possible for my skin to come back considering it has already been 5 mos but he told me to give it 7 mos more. He said that's why they don't do miso therapy anymore (injecting an enzyme that dissolves fat) - because the fat/tissue eventually regenerates. So I'm really doing my best to put this out of my mind for another few mos and I'll see what happens after the year is up. Of course, it's easier said than done. I still have to look at myself in the mirror every day and catching my reflection in the sunlight is less than ideal. I have to believe it looks far worse to me than to anyone else. How are things going with you? Are you seeing any improvement? How long has it been?

Have you seen any improvement in the indent? I have the same problem and it's been 3 mos since the injection with no improvement. I can't believe doctors don't list this as a risk - it seems to happen to a decent number of people.

I had restylane injected 9 months ago in my nasolabial folds. I had a lump on one side but tried to wait it out because I was afraid of having it dissolved. After 8 mos my sister's wedding was coming up and I wanted to look like my old self so I spoke to 3 prominent doctors. ALL of them said that they use hyaluronidase all the time to dissolve lumps and they have never had a problem. They said that I should have done it immediately rather than waiting 8 mos. I kept making appointments and canceling them because I was so nervous that my natural tissue would dissolve as well. My doctor assured me it would not so I finally went ahead and did it. Well, what do you know, 1/2 of the lump dissolved and so did my skin. Now a tiny bit of the filler is left and I have a dent around it. My nasolabial fold looks wide and deep and it goes half way up my nose. It was not even bad to begin with. I only did the restylane because I didnt like a wrinkle I had - the fold didnt even bother me. Unless you truly look deformed dont use hyaluronidase! I only had a few more months to go until the filler dissolved but I couldn't leave well enough alone so now I am stuck with a permanent dent.