Malar bags/Pre festoons on a 20 year old?

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I have recently had an unpleasant experience with carboxytherapy for the eyes, which I just found out that it is a treatment that's not approved by the FDA. I wanted to treat my dark circles with it. The swelling went down after days, but now it's been 3 weeks and some slight raised malar bags have been developed on the top of my cheekbones. I've never had them before and I'm panicking thinking I caused permanent damage. I'm wondering what should I do to decrease them?

Ajaya Kashyap, MD · Answer

Thanks for your query. You can try Rf or ulthera to decrease the malar bags. They could be due to shifting of fat pockets. For more info you can visit a dermatologist. Hope it helps.All The Best

Jamé Heskett, MD · Answer

Hi, I am sorry that you have had this experience with Carboxytherapy. There should be absolutely no swelling in the area when you leave the office. Having no idea what this practitioner actually did to you, it is hard to fully comment on your situation, however, the most likely thing that happened if they indeed used medical grade CO2 and properly administered it in the area, is that there was oxygen in the tube (remember that oxygen will fill any empty space) and it was not properly purged with the CO2 before it was injected. The oxygen will remain in the tissue for days……but will resolve on its own and is not dangerous as long as it was placed properly in the first place.  I have no real clue as to why this would last for more than a few days. Perhaps the flow rate was not appropriate for the area and some tissue damage occurred. Again, very important that the person injecting CO2 near the eyes be very well trained and experienced. If done properly (and this is easy to do) there should be absolutely nothing but benefit. I have been providing this treatment for over 20 years with zero complications whatsoever. 
In regards to the lack of FDA approval, using CO2 gas in the body for medical purposes is FDA approved, this is just an off label use of it, just like many many medical procedures. It has an extremely safe history of over 50 years in Europe and has been safely used since the 1920’s. 
I hope that your issue resolves quickly
All the best, 
Dr. Jamé

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