Would it be okay to have fillers after radiation therapy?

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Good day, I am 56 years old. I had radiation therapy on my neck for tonsil cancer. Now, the skin is sagging on the lower part of my face, also due to the weight loss (I have lost about 17 pounds (ca. 8 kg)), and there are more wrinkles on my chin. I would like to have fillers done. Would it be ok? Also, will the face return to normal, once I get the weight back? Thank you.

Trevor M. Born, MD · Answer

Dear airair88Thank you for your questions !  I hope that you are recovering well.  The field of radiation can vary and any treatment performed - with caution. The radiation causes multiple changes - both locally and systemically, and a careful plan must be carried out to avoid problems .With Warm RegardsTrevor M Born MD

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

neck sagging can be improved with morpheus treatments regularly, fillers/sculptra, and threads even post radiation. good skincare will really help id suggest ante age md + accelerator, Sente or Reve skin retinol and sente pressed contour serum twice daily.  at home peels like cosmelan will help tighten as well. faith essence serum was made for patients on chemo or post radiation to help improve skin quality (see link).With significant neck sagging you would need a neck/face lift with muscle tightening (platysmaplasty). at the same time lasers (fraxel,  co2 or erbium( or microneedling RF (fractora, intensif) can be . performed to improve the crepe skin or wrinkles.  You need a formal consultation, as the neck can be treated with a combination approach:
1. micro needling and lasers for texture
2. botox, disport or xeomin to help platysmal bands
3. intensif or fractora RF microneedling for crepe skin and lifting
4. fillers like belotero, restylane silk, juvederm volbella to improve lines and folds
5. neck/face lifting if sagging is prominent or early starting +/- platysmaplasty (muscle tightening)
6. J plasma/Renuvion, thermiRF, inmode facetite for internal tightening
7. ultherapy and thermage for external tightening
8. regular Venus legacy, exilis ultra, or inmode forma treatments with facials to maintain tightness
9. PDO novathreads or silhouette instalift cone threads for lifting and long-term collagen production
see an expert for a full evaluation and treatment plan based on your individual situation and goals.
Best, Dr. Emer.

Med Spa at South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery · Answer

It is safe to use dermal fillers post radiation therapy. According to research studies, the adverse reactions were similar to those reported in non-radiations patients.

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