Not the Product for Me, Hoping I Don't Encounter the Problems Like the Others Have - Lynnwood, WA

Went to a dermatologist's office and did some research on the medical staff. Nothing alarming and looked like a good choice. I believe the injections were done well and I just don't think this product was for me. Not a fan of the constant upsells that were attempted while I was having this done.

Initially I just wanted a little more firmer injectable on my jowls as I had used Restylane before in small amounts with excellent results. Since I was told I didn't need all of the product by the Dr he asked if I'd like my nasal labial folds done and small areas of smile lines. I had only minor bruising on the chin for visible notes of injection. Face looked great and no swelling or pain. I did have some inner corner of my mouth swelling that ended up in me biting the inside of my lip badly and repeatedly. I did love how fresh that my procedure made my face look.

Fast forward, I keep feeling the nerve pain of cyst like bumps in my injected areas that I would gently rub and then they would subside in less than an hour. Visibly, the lines around my mouth don't look good anymore and it seems the filler moved just outside of the smile lines and it not only makes a funny bump but emphasizes my smile lines. I have a big grin and I don't know but I would guess that my smiling pushed the filler out.

The jowls still look great and I like the nasal labial effect very much, one side of the nose seems to have taken better than the other.

After reading more reviews here that I'm not sure why I missed before, I really think I'm lucky that I didn't have problems because I have a history of being hospitalized with severe cellulitis on my face. I noticed the reviewers didn't have immediate reaction and now I'm drawing concern since those feeling of cysts could very well be the start of a cellulitis carbuncle (mine are not staph or mrsa either). For the time being I'll stay with a safer product with some reversibility.

The nurse explained to me that the job looked good but she could tell what I was trying to achieve would have much better result and placement of that type of product near the upper jaw. I may reconsider with that knowledge & I could give Radiesse another try in the future but for now I am perfectly fine sticking to a more forgivable product that I have been highly pleased with the results and a nurse who does a fine aesthetic work with care of her patients.

I still have them in the injected areas (as recent as this morning) . I keep having to massage them out but then afterwards they aren't painful anymore.