Will Restylane Show Up on MRI or CT Scans?

Fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm won't obstruct other anatomy or lesions on CT or MRI scans so the radiologist will not have difficulty interpreting the results. There may be slight thickening of the soft tissues within the plane of the injection.  Interestingly, Radiesse, is opague and can be seen on dental x-rays but tends not to create difficulty for the dentist to read the films.

Restylane will not show up on a CT scan or on an MRI scan.  You may see a little thickening of the tissue which may look like swelling, but you won’t see the actual Restylane.  It won’t affect the results.

Hyaluronic acid fillers like Juvederm or Restylane will just show up as additional soft tissue.  Radiesse has calcium hydroxylapatite crystals in it, so it will show up as bony material on imaging.  The radiologist needs to be aware of a history of filler use in the area being imaged.