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Dissolving eye fillers - Sabrina saves my eyes! London, GB

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I recently had my eye troughs filled. I had spent...

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I recently had my eye troughs filled. I had spent two years considering it as i have very dark circles under my eyes. i finally booked someone based on online testimonials and the fact they had apparently performed "thousands" of these procedures. After only one day I looked like i had done a round in the boxing ring with Mike Tyson. My eyes were red and bruised and extremely swollen - i looked like a monster. I called the clinic to ask if this was normal and was reassured that this reaction sometimes happened. Anyway, after three weeks i finally decided to do some more research and came across this invaluable website and saw some excellent reviews for an eye surgeon called Sabrina Desai. I booked in to see her as i was convinced the filler was incorrect as i have lumps under my eyes and folds (not the looks i was going for!!!) I saw her today and she took one look at me and told me it had been placed in the wrong part of my eye (near the nose) and that i had a tindall effect and the filler that was used was much too heavy. She is an expert in her field and will remove this filler next week. I am so relieved that I met her. She told me that every time someone has filler put into their face they are putting themselves at risk of potential blindness- yes blindness! She said so far in the world there have only been 50 cases reported but that there is always a risk. The practitioner you see should always have a huge amount of experience with anatomy. She is an eye surgeon and knows what she is talking about. She also told me that I should not have been given filler under my eyes, especially in that part of my eyes. She was extremely realistic and kind and I was extremely impressed by her sincerity and honesty. She also told me that sometimes we find ourselves chasing these idealised notions of beauty that are unrealistic and that we need to be aware of that before we have any procedures. I will be going to her next week to have the filler dissolved and in the future, if i decide i need any non surgical tweaks, I will always go to her. Our health and our faces are too important. The bottom line for me is that i believe these practices should be regulated by the government.

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Sabrina Shah-Desai, MS, FRCS

Sabrina Shah-Desai, MS, FRCS

Oculoplastic Surgeon, Specialist Registered in Ophthalmology

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September 26, 2014
Sabrina Desai is amazing. Diligent, intelligent, kind an careful. I highly recommend her
November 6, 2014
It sounds like you found a good doctor that truly cares about her patients. Was she able to dissolve the filler?
November 7, 2014
Yes she did manage to although all the bad work the first practitioner had done wreaked havoc with my skin tone. Yesterday Sabrina refilled the troughs but only marginally and not on the lower lid but on the bone. It already looks so much better and one side has no bruising at all. She has also recommended great skin products including collagen shots and they ate beginning to help. The whole thing was very stressful and I'm so relieved that I found her. The first clinic had no idea what they were doing. I found Sabrina on this brilliant forum. Thanks for asking.
February 21, 2015
How long did it take for skin to return to its normal elasticity once it was dissolved? Do you feel that the disolver effecting your own collagen?
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23 days post

Sabrina Desai is amazing

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I wish I has seen her first. Always find an excellent practitioner if you want to have eye trough fillers

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May 22, 2015
Thank you for posting your experience. I also have problems with over filling of "tear troughs" which looks as if I've been punched in the eyes. May I ask how much is her consultation fee and the procedure for dissolving the filler?
April 2, 2016
Hi there
I'm interested in getting my tear troughs done too
Which clinic did you go to first
So I will know to avoid it