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I had surgery for a brow lift, eye bleph, and fat...

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Puffy and Pissed
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I had surgery for a brow lift, eye bleph, and fat transfer to chin 2 years ago. During that procedure the doctor did a fat transfer to my under eye area w/o consent. In his attempt to remove it several months later, he injected me with fillers all along the orbital and brow line areas which had complications of their own.I had sought out a second doctor who attempted to remove filler with Hyalourandiase. Some improvement, not much. I then went back repeatedly to the originally doctor to no avail. I have since gone to a third doctor, Dr. Roberston in Middleton WI and I have to say, that I am beginning to believe that this first doctor has used a permanent type of filler as the discoloration and fullness are still apparent. I also have some "puckering" of the skin area which looks like blisters v. normal flat smooth skin in some areas. This has been present from the onset of that original surgery 2 years ago.
The second Dr. had used Hyalourandiase. Dr. Robertson used Vitrase and in direct contact with the filler. My right brow area is MUCH better and so is the "puckering" effect I have had for so long under the lash line of the right eye area. I went back yesterday for a second treatment with Vitrase and today I noticed my right brow is all but free of filler and the right under eye has no more bumps or weird indentations caused by the filler. The left brow and under eye area however, is still full of filler creating a centralized puckering effect ( blister- like) right along the orbital bone and the fullness is still apparent. Dr. Robertson said to give it a month and we will re-check it.

The second Dr. I saw was good but after several attempts to remove it with only slight improvement, I felt like he was becoming condescending and judgmental toward me. I know how my eye areas looked before the fillers were injected. I know how my cheek bones had contour and shape. That first Dr. put so much fat and filler in my face I looked like a pregnant cabbage-patch doll. There was nothing "natural" about it, yet this 2nd Dr. kept telling me I was seeing fullness that wasn't there...
Dr. Robertson on the other hand, is not at all condescending, nor does he try to tell me what my face did or didn't look like before these fillers and fat grafts. He merely listens, assess, and then, based on his observations, tried Vitrase with much more success than Hyalourandiase.
I am hoping to get my left eye area and brow to the same state as my right eye area now. I am grateful for the doctors like Kevin Robertson who do not judge and who do not condescend. This has been a two year battle from Hell both physically and emotionally to begin without needing the added insult of being deemed unreasonable in my attempts to remove this filler.

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Kevin M. Robertson, MD, FACS

Kevin M. Robertson, MD, FACS

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July 29, 2013
Thank you for sharing your story. It's crazy what bad filler can do to your appearance and self esteem. What's even worse is these doctors who cause these problems show no empathy when things go wrong. I'm so happy your nightmare is finally over. It gives me a lot of hope. Did the vitrase work immediately? Was it painful?
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July 29, 2013
HI, The vitrase worked right away with the majority of it's effect being on the third day after injection. The second Treatment of Vitrase worked best on the second day following it's injection. It was not painful; just a weird tingling sensation letting you know it's doing it's job to dissolve....Try not to be so down. I know it is Hell..... I know what it does to your self esteem, confidence, and personal appearance. I am very angry at this first Dr., but I have learned valuable lessons as to how strong I am emotionally to finally see it's end in sight ( the disfigurement). Be strong, be brave, and be confident that it will work out for you as well. You just have to find the right doc, the right dose of Vitrase, and that may take more than one treatment like it did for me. Know you are beautiful and that your friends and family love you. I PROMISE you, it will get better-
July 29, 2013
I tried having mine dissolved with little improvement, but I think ill try again with a different doctor and make sure they get the right spots. I remember it burning a little so I wasn't sure if that was normal. How long did you have the juvedem in your eyes before removing it?
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July 29, 2013
over two years ago initially with a last injection done in Oct of 2012 by that same idiot doc again done while I was under anesthesia and w/o my knowledge or consent........ There is still some left in there and it may take awhile to fully dissolve but it is SO much better. I can at least look at myself w/o crying or cussing that first doc out now every time I look in the mirror. People say it is my fault for having returned to this same doc but I believed he would do as he promised which was to remove the filler and the fat grafts he placed in there back in 2010..... I had no idea he was going to re-flood my under eye and cheek area this last time....
July 29, 2013
I know exactly what you mean. I curse at the woman who messed up my face every time I look in mirror. I also went back twice to let her fix it which she charged me for, all while causing more damage and not improving a thing. It must feel so good to be past all of this. I have a hard time trusting any type of doctor after this. I can't believe your doctor gave you filler without your consent!
March 25, 2015
Did the dissolver take away your black and blue marks and the indentations? I feel like the dissolver made my eyes look worse. I has Vitrase used to dissolve the Belotero.
July 25, 2015
Do you know how much vitrase he used every time. I have tried hyalyse and i Think that it melt my collage/ fat. I have sunken cheeks, uneven eyes and my skin looks awfull. Maybe its the rest of the filler there does it. Do you have more pictures i maybe Can compare with? I Will be very thankfull
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Third Vitrase treatment

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Had my third Vitrase treatment- Am SOOOO excited! Posted a new photo. Each treatment is literally MELTING all that filler....I can finally see my cheek bones, the puffiness is all but gone, and I have my almond-shape eyes once again!!!

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almost normal again!

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Full face pic after several injections of Vitrase

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