Here and elsewhere there are reviews about having hyaluronidase injected in a specific region of the face and then experiencing global negative effects. These patients report that hyaluronidase injections into the original treatment area (e.g. just the lips or just the cheekbones) has caused volume loss, sagging, and textural changes in all facial regions (e.g. one patient had the Restylane in her lips dissolved and attributes her under eye hollows to that treatment). Is this at all possible?
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If you have hyaluronidase (HyaloFix) into your lips the cross linked hyaluronic acid gel will be hydrolysed and turned to water then absorbed into your body. You also have natural hyaluronate acid (HA) gel within the cells of your body. Your endogenous, meaning produced by you, hyaluronate is i...
Restylane usually lasts on average 6 months, however, this is different in every patient. If you get the product dissolved, then this can also dissolve your natural hyaluronic acid. We recommend our patients let the filler naturally dissolve where possible to avoid this.Warm Regards,Dr Glenn...
Longterm filler problems include migration, edema, and nodularity. Filler migration and permanence is a very common problem because there are many different types of HA fillers on the market and each is specified for a specific part of the face. Use of highly cohesive fillers on thin skin may...