Headaches and Sinus Problems After Restylane Injections

There is a theoretical risk of blindness when fillers are injected near the eyes, and even between the eyebrows. There are fortunately very few reported cases of this in the last few decades since collagen injections were developed. Slow injections, delivery of filler product during movement of...

Merely the process of injecting a needle without a filler will stimulate collagen growth, in fact there is a technique of making multiple punctures for skin rejuvenation based entirely on that. Some fillers are intended to be active stimulators of collagen growth, which would prolong the effect....

Restylane or Juvederm can be used for soft tissue augmentation. The physician needs to be cautious not to overfill as the pressure could compromise the blood flow and risk injury. If you don't like the result, hyaluronidase can be injected to dissolve the product.

After getting a filler injected, one only needs to allow the pinpoint needle insertion marks to seal themselves and the use of topical products can be resumed the next day.

I would not suggest you do the hot yoga the day of the procedure as it might induce more bruising but it won't degrade the material.  Studies have not shown that lasers affect the filler when the laser is performed after the fillers are placed.

Given your situation, we would most likely be willing to use Restylane alone without the Botox.  To know for sure, we would have to see the region you want treated. It is not an optimal solution without Botox, but if your MD has cleared you for dermal fillers and not the Botox, it is a...