I had 1 syringe of Restylane in my tear trough area to treat my hollows. The area occasionally swells up and bags form (Photo)

Hi @NDsaccount! Most likely, the filler was not placed in the proper tissue plane. Most facial filler products that are injected into this area should ideally be placed in the tissue plane directly on top of the bone, or at least underneath the eyelid muscle layer. If a facial filler product is placed too superficial in the skin, or on top of the muscle layer, the product may settle in with an abnormal appearance and can look to be lumpy, swollen, or irregular. Another reason for the prolonged swelling can be due to the fact that too much facial filler product was used. The filler products that are preferred to treat this area will have some degree of affinity for water molecules so all of these products will exhibit some degree of hydration and swell once injected into the body. Hyaluronic acid facial filler products that were previously injected into an improper tissue plane can be dissolved by hyaluronidase injections. Best of luck, Dr. Nima!

I see this often with patients who have had filler injections into the trough.  Soemtimes the filler causes asymmetrical swelling and radiofrequency treatments help resolve this.  If you are bothered by it, reverse the filler with hyaluronidase.  Best, Dr. Emer.

It is difficult question to answer without examining you. It is best to discuss with the person who injected the filler and/or see an oculoplastic specialist. The good thing about Restylane is that it can be dissolved if necessary.