Is Restylane Safe for Patient with Rosacea?

The hyaluronic acid fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm, have not triggered or exacerbated cases of rosacea that I have done. You may see a slighlty deeper red color of the skin for the few hours of the injections, but that is not related to the product being injected, but rather the physical properties of the trauma and that there are more blood vessels in the skin of rosacea usually.

Hi Jane,
Yes, patients with Rosacea do well with hyaluronic acid fillers. You are wise to stick with Restylane in the delicate and unforgiving lower eye lid area. The Restylane should be injected beneath your muscle in this area.
Good luck and enjoy your more youthful eyes.
Dr. P

Janeb,
Provided your roseacea is mild, there should not be an issue. However, the same can't be said for severe roseacea. It those cases, it is best to have the roseacea treated and controlled prior to have the under eye Restylane to correct the tear trough areas. Be certain that your injector is a licensed physician in one of the core specailties: oculoplastics, facial plastics, general plastics, or dermatology. Additionally. they should have a large body of expereince treating the under eye area. Liquidfacelift.com has a directory of injectors that are prequalified.

Hi Janeb,
Hyaluronic acid gels, such as Restylane, should not affect Rosacea. They can be safely injected in the tear trough areas, provided it is done in the correct location/layer and conservatively.

Being a dermatologist, I treat lots of patients with rosacea and also inject just as many with Restylane and have never had an issue. The tear trough area is very sensitive, make sure you have an experienced injector.