Hyaluronidase Nightmare - Permanent Damage to Lower Eyelid Tissue?
10/08 juvederm in tear troughs for eyebags/dark...
10/08 juvederm in tear troughs for eyebags/dark circles (looked great). 04/17/09 restylane in tear troughs (top up). Unhappy with the result. 06/15/09 dissolved with hyaluronidase. All product dissolved. Big mistake! Within hours of the hyaluronidase injections my lower eyelids were terribly swollen (like large bags of water) and black - much worse than original bags.
I used Advantan steroid cream in case it was an allergy to the hyaluronidase. Not much improvement in the swelling. 06/26/09 juvederm ultra put in tear troughs because it looked so bad that I had to do something. Product was placed the same as in Oct 08, but has not had the same effect. In Oct 08 the juvederm corrected the puffiness and bags and felt 'firm' under the skin. This time the puffines and bags are still there despite the juvederm.
The skin feels spongy and there is a layer of jelly-like fluid across both of my lower eyelids, including over the juvederm (I can feel the product beneath the spongy layer). I have used all of the recommended treatments for eyelid edema - ice, cold compress, warm compress, bruise/swelling cream, caffeine lotion etc etc etc. I sleep with my head elevated. Nothing works. The puffiness and swelling remain. My left side is particularly bad.
What should I do to resolve the puffiness and swelling in the lower eyelids? Will it resolve over time? If so, how long should I expect to wait? Or has the hyaluronidase done irreversible damage to the tissue of my lower eyelids and the edema is therefore permanent? There is not much information about hyaluronidase on the internet. I look ghastly. Please help.
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Hi Chrystal - the doctor gave me the Restylane WITHOUT ASKING ME if I wanted to try a different product. I had no idea it was Restylane (and not Juvederm) until I paid the bill! I am no longer concerned about the hyaluronidase nightmare - read my botox review and you will see why. The doctor thought she could 'fix' the swollen appearance under my eyes from the hyaluronidase with botox. I was so depresssed about how I looked that it did not even occur to me to ask the rational question: HOW is botox going to help swelling? Of course paralysing the eye muscles only makes swelling worse because it further diminishes the pump action around the eyes which clears fluid. To make matters worse, my skin had all broken out from the stress of the hyaluronidase fiasco so the doctor put me on antibiotics (tetracycline antibiotics called Doxycycline). I had been taking them for 18 days before the botox and then took them for 7 days after the botox. Tetracycline antibiotics are contraindicated with botox. They increase the physical effect and the side effects of botox. The doctor claimed she 'didn't know' that you are not supposed to administer botox and tetracycline antibiotics at the same time. I found it in THREE SECONDS on the internet. The Allergan literature says that certain antibiotics may potentiate the effect of botox. The physical effect on my face is awful and it was already no good from the hyaluronidase. I am seeing a plastic surgeon next week who has a sub-specialty in facial paralysis to see if he can help me make this horrible disaster on my face recover more quickly. My whole face has dropped like I have had a stroke. I simply cannot see how my poor weakened eye muscle is going to be able to pull all of my facial fat back up my face. It will need some help. The eye muscles are still completely paralysed, so it is going to be a long time before I see any improvement whatsoever.
Thanks for your support Chrystal - although I am very angry that Restylane was used instead of Juvederm without my permission, after reading the diabolical reviews of Radiesse and Sculptra (particularly under the eyes) I feel lucky that she didn't decide to use either of these products on me. Please keep us up to date on poor Morgan and how she is doing with her LSL nightmare. I hope the infection clears up soon for her. Best, TbF
you bet. we made the change. thanks for posting