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Radiesse Nightmare -Pictures worth a thousand words
Please scan down to my last post, last four pictures they will save you alot of time.
Radiesse Nightmare - Pictures are worth a thousand words
please see last four pictures which show
- asymmetry
-lumpiness smile/frown line one side more than other
-hollow indents under both eyes
-chipmonk cheeks
"Give Picasso a paintbrush & paint - he creates works of art...the same tools in someone's else's hands,.. not so much."
- asymmetry
-lumpiness smile/frown line one side more than other
-hollow indents under both eyes
-chipmonk cheeks
"Give Picasso a paintbrush & paint - he creates works of art...the same tools in someone's else's hands,.. not so much."
Thinking About Radiesse.....read This First!!
I am no stranger to dermal fillers. I had 2 vials of Radiesse placed
in my mid-face area several years ago and thought it was time to do it
again. I returned to the same doctor I had used the first time and felt
confident that I would end up with positive results.
Dr. Romero suggested 3 vials this time. And about a month before he had filled the marionette lines with l vial of Radiesse. After the procedure I glanced at myself in my car's rear view mirror and was horrified. I looked like the lion lady. Immediately I turned the car around and returned to Dr. Romero's office. This didn't happen the first time. Yes, I was swollen, but not like this. Dr. Romero assured me it was just due to the inflammation and of course it would go down. Yes, the inflammation did go down but something wasn't right. I had hollow indents under both eyes that weren't there prior to the procedure and one side of my face was higher than the other. Again, I returned to Dr. Romero's office expressing my dissatisfaction about the results. His answer to me was that I needed even more filler. He mentioned Bellataro. This just didn't sit right with me....”I now need more filler to fill indents that weren't there prior to the Radiesse injections?”...huh?
Family and friends gave me their opinions. They validated the asymmetry and the hollow indents. I waited several weeks and decided to visit another provider who told me he could fix everything with “Restyland Silk”. I was miserable with results so I agreed to l vial of what he recommended. To make a long story short, I ended up at one of those walk-in clinics the next day and was placed on steroids & 2 other meds. After this second swelling subsided guess what....nothing was fixed, still looked the same. (*see photo 2)
It has been 2 months now. I'm left with lumpy marionette lines (*see photo 3) that are accentuated due to the lumpiness due to the Radiesse. The asymmetry is still there, as well as the hollow indents under my eyes. I try to make myself feel better. Have tried makeup, even on a good day, I look horrible and there is no amount of makeup than can camouflage these horrible results. Photo 3 is edited with my cell phone camera to soften my features and as you can see even the softening doesn't make me look any better. (photo 3)
I don't go out much these days because I'm so self conscious about what I look like. I look so much worse than I did prior to this procedure. Beware of Radiesse, it cannot be reversed. Why Dr. Romero didn't suggest another dermal filler is beyond me. If he was having a bad day, well guess what...”no bad days allowed”.
I listed the cost of this procedure as over $3000.00. Let me point out that includes the corrections I tried to have done and the additional $600 for the filler used in the marionette lines. After reviewing my photos, doctors on this site agreed about the asymmetry. I've always liked Dr. Romero and have given him positive reviews here in the past because he deserved them, however, this time, regardless if he was having a bad day I still have to live with these results for a long time. I think what bothers me most is that he refused to admit how crooked the results were. Under the circumstances, I really believe Dr. Romero should at least refund my money.
Photo 4 shows how I look on a good day and as you can see, it's not so good. My cheeks look swollen, this is 2 months later, and I haven't gained weight,.
Dr. Romero suggested 3 vials this time. And about a month before he had filled the marionette lines with l vial of Radiesse. After the procedure I glanced at myself in my car's rear view mirror and was horrified. I looked like the lion lady. Immediately I turned the car around and returned to Dr. Romero's office. This didn't happen the first time. Yes, I was swollen, but not like this. Dr. Romero assured me it was just due to the inflammation and of course it would go down. Yes, the inflammation did go down but something wasn't right. I had hollow indents under both eyes that weren't there prior to the procedure and one side of my face was higher than the other. Again, I returned to Dr. Romero's office expressing my dissatisfaction about the results. His answer to me was that I needed even more filler. He mentioned Bellataro. This just didn't sit right with me....”I now need more filler to fill indents that weren't there prior to the Radiesse injections?”...huh?
Family and friends gave me their opinions. They validated the asymmetry and the hollow indents. I waited several weeks and decided to visit another provider who told me he could fix everything with “Restyland Silk”. I was miserable with results so I agreed to l vial of what he recommended. To make a long story short, I ended up at one of those walk-in clinics the next day and was placed on steroids & 2 other meds. After this second swelling subsided guess what....nothing was fixed, still looked the same. (*see photo 2)
It has been 2 months now. I'm left with lumpy marionette lines (*see photo 3) that are accentuated due to the lumpiness due to the Radiesse. The asymmetry is still there, as well as the hollow indents under my eyes. I try to make myself feel better. Have tried makeup, even on a good day, I look horrible and there is no amount of makeup than can camouflage these horrible results. Photo 3 is edited with my cell phone camera to soften my features and as you can see even the softening doesn't make me look any better. (photo 3)
I don't go out much these days because I'm so self conscious about what I look like. I look so much worse than I did prior to this procedure. Beware of Radiesse, it cannot be reversed. Why Dr. Romero didn't suggest another dermal filler is beyond me. If he was having a bad day, well guess what...”no bad days allowed”.
I listed the cost of this procedure as over $3000.00. Let me point out that includes the corrections I tried to have done and the additional $600 for the filler used in the marionette lines. After reviewing my photos, doctors on this site agreed about the asymmetry. I've always liked Dr. Romero and have given him positive reviews here in the past because he deserved them, however, this time, regardless if he was having a bad day I still have to live with these results for a long time. I think what bothers me most is that he refused to admit how crooked the results were. Under the circumstances, I really believe Dr. Romero should at least refund my money.
Photo 4 shows how I look on a good day and as you can see, it's not so good. My cheeks look swollen, this is 2 months later, and I haven't gained weight,.
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