I had Restalyne placed in my temples about one month ago. After a few days I experienced pain and swelling and was given prednisone and an antibiotic. Then I started having swelling in other parts of my face where I had previously had filler. I'm still having issues with swelling, numbness and tingling. My doctor has referred me to a plastic surgeon. I'm scared about getting the filler dissolved because I've read some scary things about that. Any advice?
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Hyaluronidase enzyme continues to be an excellent option for patients with fillers that need to be dissolved. Fillers can swell and migrate unpredictably, especially when a filler with a high-edema quotient is used in thin areas. Our office uses disciplined approaches to help patients with acute...
Hi, you can google this relatively new procedure, which is Doxycycline injections for malar festoons/edema/crescents. The technique has been published for other providers to follow. I recently started to offer it, and it appears to work. In the study, they graded the festoons (0 for no festoon,...
Hi eternalrose, the air that was injected will get absorbed over time. When there is air under the skin it can feel like “rice crispies” when you press down. If there was a small bubble when the hyaluronidase was injected, you may have heard a bible sound, but it is most likely very small and...
