Can Anyone Help my Radiesse Cheek Removal After Two Years?

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I am a male and had radiesse in my cheeks over two years ago and it has ruined my smile. I originally went in for my nasal folds (?) and my doctor talked me into a little in my cheeks. My cheeks are now blocky and just doesn't look good. Is there any advice on how to remove or surgery action to take that will reshape them?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Radiesse is a stimulatory filler that is an excellent option for patients who desire a longer-lasting filler alternative to hyaluronic acid dermal fillers. In our office, we use Radiesse to complement structural areas of the face and contour bony prominences. Our office also is a center of excellence for filler complication treatments and we see patients who have been treated by other doctors and have undesirable results from Radiesse or other long-lasting fillers. We have treatment options available for Radiesse filler nodules, granulomas, and soft tissue thickening. The first step would be to diagnose the nodularity and determine whether there is an option for surgical vs. non-surgical removal. Surgical excision is a possibility in some patients; whereas others with more diffuse fillers may benefit from intralesional therapy using scar modulators and enzymes and kenalog. Radiesse complications may be long-lasting and prompt action is key. Patients who have no access to an expert in the field should begin gentle massage of the areas of nodularity with Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily. RF and invasive lasers can actually do more damage by stimulating further collagen growth. 
 
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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Ron Shelton, MD · Answer

Radiesse is not considered a semi-permanent or permanent filler. Although the filler initially was mentioned by the company when first marketed as a filler with 2 years or more duration, clinically, most doctors observe its duration to be about a year, and some less, and some more.  You may obtain a worse result by having doctors trying to inject something to lessen the filler (there is no "antidote") or to surgically remove the filler. There should be no reason, unless the filler was something other than Radiesse,

Edward J. Bednar, MD · Answer

Unfortunately, you just experienced what can happen when you are dealing with semi-permanent injectables like Radiesse-surgery to remove is very risky and may make things look worse-only time will make it smotth out

	I don;t like working with irreversible injectables for that reason and am very selectivee on what patients I use Radiesse

David A. Bray, Sr., MD · Answer

Without surgery, you cannot remove the Radiesse. However, it will disappear on it's own over more time. This why permanent injectables are dangerous.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

I use Radiesse frequently to augment the cheeks, chin and jaw line and it lasts 12 months at best. If you still have augmentation in your cheeks and nasolabial folds, I'd be questioning the MD that did your injections for what was actually injected. I've had numerous patients come to me, here in Beverly Hills, to remove the Bioalchamid after they had it injected into their cheeks in Europe and Asia.

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Answer: Not sure you have Radieese in your cheeks if it's lasted 2 years.

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