Are intralesional tetracycline injections effective for malar mounds / festoon?

December 26, 2019
Asked By:nimsak89 in London, GB

I have malar mounds and would like non surgical treatment options, if possible. I have read about intralesional tetracycline injections and wondered if this is effective, and if anywhere in the UK offers this?

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November 7, 2022

Answer: Minimal evidence base for tetracycline injections

Rob Winterton, MPhil, FRCS(Plast)Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
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November 7, 2022

Answer: Minimal evidence base for tetracycline injections

Rob Winterton, MPhil, FRCS(Plast)Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
January 22, 2020

Answer: Lower Lid Festoons

Adam Scheiner, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
January 22, 2020

Answer: Lower Lid Festoons

Adam Scheiner, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
January 15, 2020

Answer: Dark Circles/Eye Bags/Festoon -- Fillers Belotero, Juvederm Volbella; Laser Like Fraxel/Co2/J Plasma; Microneedling/PRP; Peels

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
January 15, 2020

Answer: Dark Circles/Eye Bags/Festoon -- Fillers Belotero, Juvederm Volbella; Laser Like Fraxel/Co2/J Plasma; Microneedling/PRP; Peels

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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