Howard Conn, MD

Dr. Conn spent a lot of time explaing the proceedure to me. Other doctors wanted to do much more. I like dr. Conn's conservative approach. He was right, I didn't need a face lift. I had no bruising and almost completley recovered over the weekend. I look like myself but rested, refreshed and younger. Extremely happy with Dr. Conn!!!!

I had Restylane injected under my eyes 4 1/2 weeks ago (not very much, either) and this has been the WORST month of my life. I have had 4 injections of hyaluronidase since, and each time it does get better. I will still need more to get back to normal. Please do not ever inject fillers under eyes unless you have nothing to lose. When you go back to your doctor he may say things like, "We put enough hyaluronidase in to get rid of everything, so you can't possibly have any more" or "You are back to baseline now. That is all you. Stop looking so closely in the mirror." I have had to seek out an oculoplastic surgeon who really knows his stuff to give me the 4th injection, and I am going back in a few days again. Your swelling will NOT go away until the restylane is gone, and under the eyes even a tad bit of resty will show as lumping. Please do not give up. You have to be persistent and find another doctor, if needed.



Updated on 10 Sep 2012:
I had several rounds of hyaluronidase and developed small bags from a herniated fat pad, raised vein under eye, and lax skin. I waited a month, then had Ulthera on eyes to tighten skin and build colagen. After another week or so, I had a bit of Restylane put back in to the inner corners and am going back in a couple of days to have a bit more Restylane put in to the holllows. Be very careful with hyaluronidase. It really does take at least two weeks for the resty and edema to resovle after getting hyaluronidase and too much will make your skin lax and boggy. It sounds cliche, but one MUST find an experienced injector!!

Updated on 3 Oct 2012:
It has been 3.5 months since having Restylane injected and 9 weeks since my last hyaluronidase session. My eyes are still not the same, but better. I let my eyes rest for a month, then got Ulthera to build collagen. I had to reinject a bit of Restylane in tear troughs (to camouflage lifted vein and fat pad). I also just had a Vi Peel and a minor Matrix IR laser procedure to accelerate healing. I am going to let eyes rest again for a few months. In 5-6 months, I may consider Fraxel Repair depending on how my eyes settle. I would appreciate any feedback from those who have gone through this, as it has been very unsettling, to say the least.

Wanted to get double eyelids and raised to not have to raise my forehead to see clearly all the time. Out come came out terrible, the two sides were not even, the shape was bad and the eyelids didn't look natural. The doctor redid the operation twice and it still did not come out well. I complained to the doctor and he pretended he didn't see anything despite it clearly showing on the photos. I had to get the procedure redone yet again by another doctor.