Hello! I have very deep tear troughs and darkening under the eyes. I was looking into fillers but I am not sure if they are a safe procedure for me as I have an autoimmune disorder (hoshimotos/hypothyroid). Is there a possibility that my body would react to the hyloronic acid as it is man made and not "natural". Has anyone with this disorder received restylane and had an adverse effect? Or do physicians typically turn away patients with this disorder? Thanks for any help!
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Answer: Fillers and Autoimmune--Eye Bags/hollows treatment with lasers, fillers, microneedling/prp
Thanks for your query. To what you are referring as a pimple can also be a tyndal from the filler. If it is right at top of where the filler is injected and is painful then you should show it to your doctor and get it hyalased. Hope it helps.All The Best
Looks like bruising from blood under the eyelid.the retaining ligaments are circular around the eye and create a pocket that can hold in some swelling for a few weeks after an injection.HA fillers are essentially sponges that hold in water and cause a filling effect.Radiesse is composed of...
If the problems persist, you can have the Restylane dissolved with injections of hyaluronidase. You might want to give it another week or so to see if it improves. I prefer to inject the tear trough with a cannula. Restylane is usually injected deeply in this area. Injections that are too...