Effects on Skin After Restylane Resorbs

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Hello, please advise on what happens to facial skin after restylane has resorbed. (or any other filler or fat injection for that matter.) I have read that sagging effects on the skin are unlikely and also that natural collagen production may be enhanced after filler or injected fat has resorbed, however I have yet to come across any negative effects. Assuming a successful injection, could any layer of the skin be left worse off once the filler has resorbed?

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

OK now for some reality.  What will happen when the Restylane in the skin wears off?  The answer is that the skin will be one or two years older than it is now.  Does that mean that your skin will look younger and fresher?  No.  WIll it look significantly worse than it did before the service?  No not so much.  However, Restylane works by filling.  Once it is gone, it is no longer providing a cosmetic benefit.  It is very likely that having had one or two years of benefit, you are not going to like what this looks like once the filler has gone, and provided you can afford more treatment, then it is likely you will want to top off your prior treatment.

	The effect of fat can be variable.  Unfortunately, these treatments cause scaring in the skin where they are placed.  How these age is any ones guess.  However, the produce much more wear and tear in the tissues than the hyaluronic acid fillers.

Ron Shelton, MD · Answer

I have never been aware of any patient whose lines looked worse after filler dissolved than before treatment.  Yes, there may be more collagen produced naturally, by the body, in the dermis as a response to the fillers. Furthermore, there is no damage to the host tissue by Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane.

Monika Kiripolsky, MD · Answer

Hi Nexus,

	  You raise a good question.

	  After you have a hyaluronic acid filler (like Restylane, Juvederm, Voluma, etc.) injected, and your body breaks down the product over months, you skin will not look more "saggy." Anytime your skin cells that produce collagen and elastin ("fibroblasts") are stretched - for example, with the placement of Restylane - they are stimulated to produce MORE collagen. So, the overall residual effect of a filler like Restylane is beneficial to the overall appearance and elasticity of your skin (even after the filler is eventually broken down by your body).

	  Hope this helps! MK

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

Hi Nexus.  The skin should look much the same (if not better) after the effects of a Restylane injection have worn off.  After the product has dissolved, it is possible that you will look slightly better than before you started with injection procedures if you have been using the product over an extended period of time.

	The reason is that there are studies that show that early use of dermal filler products like Restylane stimulate the production of fibroblasts which in turn creates new collagen.

Grant Stevens, MD · Answer

Greetings Nexus~

	After a patient has fillers, I have not had any patients say that they feel their skin is worse than before treatment.  Some patients are concerned about their skin stretching after fillers but this is definitely not something to be concerned about.  Collagen production is stimulated in the skin by injectable fillers which is really an added bonus to having the plumping effects from the filler. So, to summarize, no layer or aspect of the skin is made worse by having injections done.

	Good luck~

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