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Lumps, Bumps and Blue Tinge
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I'm 46, female and had Juvederm injected under my...
StaceyLJJune 19, 2012
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I'm 46, female and had Juvederm injected under my eyes. 2 mos later my injection left bubbles, lumps and blue discoloration which I found out is rare but can happen if the injector is inexperienced. Make sure you go to an opthamolic plastic surgeon to get this done. Eye anatomy expertise is necessary; otherwise you could look worse than when you walked into the office.
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June 20, 2012
Ha! Probably won't try it again. I just read some really scary stories about under eye injections that went horribly, horribly wrong and I think I'll count my blessings that it wasn't worse. That area of the face is too fragile to mess with and I'm not willing to gamble. I'll deal with hollow eyes. I will be VERY vocal about the dangers from here on out and talk others out of trying it. My own eyes should be enough of a deterrent for anyone considering it.
June 21, 2012
I don't want to get anyone in trouble. She's a really nice person and her Botox injections are great; just needs some practice doing under the eye injections. My guess is that she probably knows this based on my results. The swelling has gone down and after giving the 2nd round of acid injections 48 hours, my lumps have lessened considerably. Still lumpy but I can live with it for now. I still won't ever try it again; not worth the risk or cost. After reading a lot of posts on this topic, the consistent advice was to locate someone with expert knowledge of the anatomy of the eye who has tons of experience injecting in this area; ideally an oculoplastic surgeon (I'd never even heard of this discipline). I'll offer that "Monika" from Naficy was recommended for under eye injections in another post. She did NOT do my injection.
June 21, 2012
I have been to naficy's office for Botox and fillers, I loved Monica. I once had another lady inject restalyne in my lips and it was a disaster (won't mention a name :-) i know of doctors who won't even go near the eyes with fillers because of the risks. It's to bad because I really need some under eye help!
I'm sorry to hear the treatment didn't turn out how you had hoped. Did the acid you had injected completely reduce the bulges?
Honestly, I'm surprised you would consider doing a filler in that area again. I would love it if you would keep us posted on how you are doing & if you do decide to try some again.