May 2018, Bellafill injected under eyes. Swelling under rt eye was immediate. Dr. injected a steroid, then tried to drain it twice with needle. She put me on a body steroid cream for under my eye 1 x a day and cephalexin thinking it was an infection. It was still there and now I swelled more under both eyes. She put me on a diff steroid cream that was for under eyes. Then, oral steroids on and off from July to Dec. 2 opinions from doctors-1.bleph w laser. Says filler was put into fat pad. Crep
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Thank you for your question! Fillers like Belotero, Volbella, and Restylane Silk are good for improving under the eyes, but keep in mind that a combination approach will give the most improvement. My patients try to get non-surgical treatments to avoid surgery, so we use fillers, lasers,...
Thank you for your question. Technically, Bellafill could be used in the buttocks but it is not economically feasible for most people. Each syringe of Bellafill contains 0.8 cc and will roughly produce the same amount of volume over time. It takes 5 cc to make one teaspoon, so that would be over...
Small volume injections of filler, including Bellafill, immediately underneath the bridge of the nose can result in lifting of the tip. Also, injection of Botox into the nasialis muscle under the bridge of the nose can also lead to some lifting of the tip. The combination of these two can i...
