Subtle but Noticeable Results

I have found a new injector finally and have switched to a different product to treat my undereye concerns. I will likely be discontinuing this review since I’m not using Restylane anymore.
My feelings about Restylane are mixed. I was quite happy with my initial results. I had heard that the Restylane can last up to a year in the tear trough, but I think that’s a little misleading. I saw the product start to dissipate fairly quickly and to maintain a certain look, I probably needed top-offs about every three months. I let it go seven months and I really looked hollow by that time.
I was not as happy after my first refill, as I bruised more than my initial injection. I also thought the injections were somewhat painful despite the numbing cream. My current injector uses ice rather than cream and I think it works so much better at dulling the pain, at least for me. Plus I had a smaller needle for the Volbella and it’s also quite likely my current injector is just more stilled at injecting.
I would recommend using the thinnest product possible for the undereye and, at this point, that’s probably not Restylane. You can get a good result with this product but don’t expect it to last for a full year.
Happy to answer and questions and I’ll be starting a Volbella review soon.

So I saw the specialist yesterday and she didn’t want to treat my eye area until I’ve treated my face. She also doesn’t want to do anything to my upper eyelid as far as fillers but said she’s could do a little at my browbone. Apparently I have a slight ptosis (droopy eyelid) and don’t have an eyelid crease like most people. She could do surgery to give me a crease and correct the slight ptosis but I don’t think I want to go through all that. Thoughts? Maybe when I get older, I’ll be more interested but I feel like I’m too young to take a risk of eye area surgery for a problem that I could live with.

I got two syringes of Voluma last year and I was planning on continuing to slowly build my cheeks with HA filler but the specialist was really trying to sell me on Sculptra. I agree with her that the Sculptra will be a more economical choice but I’ve heard it’s really painful and I’m worried about it doing something to my skin. She said the injections are really deep so maybe I’m worried about nothing. We’ll see. I’ll probably do it. I just really wanted to do my tear troughs before I go on vacation next month but if I stick with this doctor, it doesn’t look like that will happen for a while.

I had an appointment scheduled today for a touch-up on the tear trough and a syringe of Voluma. I went to a different doctor/office today than I normally do. I heard the nurse showing my photos to another nurse out in the hallway and laughing at my “drug eyes,” as they said. I had already been waiting a long time (about an hour) and was feeling really anxious about treating the delicate eye area with a surgeon I had never treated with before who was general plastic surgeon rather than a facial plastic surgeon. So that rudeness was my breaking point and I just walked out.
I already had an appointment scheduled later this month with an oculoplastic specialist, as I want to treat my upper eyelid hollowness as well, and that’s something that really does require an expert. I’ll just have her do the tear troughs too. She charges $999 for Voluma, though (OMG!!!) so I might try to get my cheeks done somewhere else. Most other surgeons in my area charge $800.
The oculoplastic specialist uses the cannula technique and only charges $650 per syringe of Restylane. I think that will work really well for my eye hollowness, as I probably will only need maybe 1/3 syringe to touch up my tear trough and she can use the rest on the upper eyelid. Now that I have the pricing info for her, I think I made a really good decision to not get the injections done today with a practice I wasn’t completely comfortable with.