Restylane in

I have been wanting to do something to help the appearance of my hollow tear troughs for a few years now. I feel they make me look tired all the time. After much research, I finally went to a consultation at a local Dermatologist office and was seen by the doctor's medical Aesthetician who recommended Restylane filler under the eyes as well as Skinmedica eye cream, and Lytera to help with some pigmentation. After the consult, I made an appointment to see the Doctor for the tear trough filler, and they squeezed me in on December 3rd. I was given an Arnica gel sample and told about protocol to follow to reduce bruising. I ordered Bromelain and started taking it on Thursday. I stopped drinking my tea that has ginseng, stopped taking ibuprofen, and really hoping to have minimal bruising as I will be going to an event 10 days after my filler appointment.

I am hopeful for good results, but getting a bit nervous after reading some of the bad reviews on here. There was no before/after pictures for me to view, which is something that would have helped to see. I was told she does perform this procedure often, and I was given a copy of New Beauty magazine that she is featured in. She's also an expert injector.

One more week to go, will try to keep this updated.

3 more days until my appointment! My husband told me he was worried the filler would change the way I look (I think he's worried of the overdone look)... So, I looked back at photos nearly 10 years ago when we first met, and showed him I did not have them nearly as pronounced as now. I always have had a bit of shadow under my eyes, in high school I was already being asked if I was tired all the time. Good makeup and concealer did the trick back then, but now makeup only masks the dark circles not the shadows from the deep tear trough. I am hoping for a full correction, but not that bloated overfill look, I want to look natural. I am also noticing an ever so slight shift south of the skin on my face, I am only 33 so it is just starting, but in shadowy light on FaceTime it feels like I am looking at an older version of myself. Maybe it is because I have been pregnant 3 times in the last 6 years, and my weight has been fluctuating quite a bit. I am not sure how much the filler under my eyes will lift this back up, or if I should ask my doctors opinion of I need a bit if filler in other areas as well. When I smile I also get a lot of fine lines under my eyes, I am hoping adding the volume back will diminish them. The eye cream recommended for me is SkinMedica TNS Eye Repair, I didn't purchase it yet, but it has growth factor cells in it that is supposed to help repair the skin over time and help with the fine lines ... I will be purchasing it when I go in for the Restylane.

I had the restylane put in yesterday. The doctor said she would be conservative with the restylane as not to overfill, and can touch up if needed at a follow up appt in 2 weeks. I ended up getting a little botox as well, since I have wrinkling under my eyes when I smile and a small frown line, she said filler alone wouldn't correct. It's my first time so she only used a little (17 units total). I was numbed with ice for 10-15 minutes and then she injected using a cannula. Plain level wasn't too bad on eye one, I felt it more on the second eye because the ice numbing was wearing off but it was still bearable. I have one small bruise that is noticeable, the area under my right eye is very sore and more swollen than the left.. it's swollen out far enough to be in my lower peripheral vision on that side. The left eye area is tender, but not as swollen and the correction looks good right now on that eye. I have no clue yet how much it will go down, I really hope the uneven results right now is just from more swelling on the bruised eye and will go down like the other eye. It has me a little worried, I don't want to be noticeably uneven. I have been icing it, more on the very swollen eye but doing the left eye as well. Also started arnica gel when I got home, and continued taking Bromelain. I have been taking Tylenol for the discomfort, and a Benadryl last night in case the swelling in my right was from allergy but it had no effect.