What if You Are Injected with Restylane, and You Gain or Loose Weight Will Anything Happen to the Results?

Restylane will correct your folds by binding your water and it obtains a certain volume. Usually, for a fold to change significantly, you would have to lose or gain a great deal of weight. It would be doubtful that the filler would make you look overcorrected if gained weight or undercorrected with a loss of weight, but the surrounding tissues might need more augmentation if your facial features became significantly "wasted".

Hi Mique,

Loosing a great deal of weight cause loss of volume (fat) in the face and there is less support for the overlying skin and muscle.  Gaining weight adds volume to the face which is rejuvenating.  Many of you will agree that you look your best, rested, and refreshed with a few extra pounds on the scale, while many athletes and gym addicts look tired and gaunt.

Multiple injections of Restylane under the eye lids for hollows will be additive over time, and most patients will need less frequent treatments.

Good luck and be well.

Dr. P

The data on your question is not clear. Restylane is truly a filler.  It creates its result by taking up space.  This is different than Sculptra which is a biostimulator - creating its result from stimulating collagen production which acts as a filler.  Some believe that Restylane can also act as a biostimulator after repeated injections (ie. cause collagen formation). 

My experience has been that less Restylane is needed in amount and frequency with time - especially under the eyes (tear trough).  Sorry there is no direct answer - but I hope this helps.  Best  of luck to you

Greetings Miguel~

Weight gain or loss will not effect your Restylane but it most likely will effect the amount of fat in various areas of the face.   In many patients, the difference of even a few pounds can cause drastic changes in the appearance of the face....from skeletal and older to round/fuller and more youthful in just a few pounds.  Unfortunately extra pounds we may prefer the look of on the face may add inches and curves to other body parts we don't appreciate. Restylane does stimulate a certain amount of your own collagen in the areas injected but I don't know that it will ever stimulate enough to eliminate the need for at least some...perhaps less or maybe less often. 

Hope that helps.

Good luck~

Dr. Grant Stevens   

Weight gain or loss in the injected area may well change your results. Most surgeons feel that repeated injections promotes longevity and the need for less material to be injected. It is not clear if this is an effect of the Restylane or the creation of new collagen from the trauma of multilple needle sticks.