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Radiesse -- NEVER AGAIN!!!

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I had Radiesse injected into N/L folds and...

j.a.k.December 21, 2007
$1,975
I had Radiesse injected into N/L folds and marionette lines two days ago. Also had Captique done for vertical lip lines. I was told that there would be "minimal discomfort" and perhaps some mild swelling and/or bruising. Even with the injections of local anesthesia it was EXCRUCIATING! I was trying not to scream as the p.s. just told me to breathe since he didn't need me passing out in his office. (Thanks for the compassion.) He "massaged" the area by my mouth so hard I felt like I was being punched in the face! Now the whole injected area is almost black and purple...I look like a domestic violence victim and don't dare leave my house. Even makeup will not cover bruises this severe. The swelling is freaky and I am terrified that I will have this "joker" from Batman smile forever. Even with the swelling beginning to subside, I look odd...not like myself at all, and the bruising is a nightmare! Who knows how long it will take to heal or how I will explain it to people. I will NEVER, EVER, EVER put anything into my face again, and I am so disappointed in myself that I bought into the oppressive culture that tells me it is not okay to be 46, I must look 25 forever. I would pay another $2,000 to make it go away. Can't WAIT to have my lines back!

Replies (56)

(unregistered guest)
February 8, 2008
omg - your story is identical to mine. Even our age is the same. My son commented that I looked like the joker from Batman too. He scolded me for doing stupid things when he says I look good. It has been a month for me since the injections and I still look aweful. I am terrified to stand and talk with people. I am an instructor at a college and had to tell my class what happened just to be able to stand infront of them. What I did to try and look more youthful and better has been a nightmare. Gawd, I for one hope it doesn't last as long as they say. Like you - never again.
(unregistered guest)
February 12, 2008
There are many qualified, trained people that inject fillers and it actually turns out quite well. I have had radiesse once for the cheek area and it turned out great. However, I also let the doctor know to go easy so I could analyze the results. Upper lip fillers always look bad...just do a series of light tca peels to get rid of small vertical lines on upper lip. You can buy tca peels- 15% to 30% on line.
(unregistered guest)
February 14, 2008
Oh boy, I'm so sorry you had the same experience! I went back to the doctor a month out and he gave me a course of steroids as well as an antibiotic in case there was an infection going on. The big lumps were too large to call it Radiesse because there was more "stuff" in that area than what had been injected. So...he assumed it was probably some edema from trauma to the tissue. The day after the first dose of steroids the swelling was down by at least 50%. The joker smile (AUGH!)has mellowed out and now it looks great. I am left with some lumpiness, but it's tolerable. You can see it, but you have to be looking kind of closely. There are now two areas where the lumps were that are pink from what looks like spider veins (tissue trauma again). I am going to a new doctor to have them treated with a laser. I only hope and pray that they can be corrected. What a nightmare it all turned out to be. Maybe if you talked to your doctor you could try some oral steroids and see if that helps. Worst case, it can be cut out. Not fun, but it can be done. Good luck!
(unregistered guest)
February 19, 2008
Once you finished with the oral steroids, did your swelling stay gone or did it come back at all? I am scared that once I have finished with the steroids, it will all return.
jen DAVIS
April 14, 2008
please let me know what steroids you used-my doc is clueless how to get rid of radiesse
shannon10
April 26, 2008
Hi Donna, I was 47 when I had the radiesse injected into N/F. It has been 11 months and the crap is still in my face. I also looked like the joker when I first wan injected, not to mention freakish. I pray that my face goes back to its original contour. My major concern is that this stuff has been bulging out of my face for so many months that my face has been stretched. Never again will I use radiesse. I hope the product dissipates for you quicker than mine.
(unregistered guest)
April 28, 2008
I can understand how you feel, I feel the same way, and hoping don't strech my skin, and worry skin may lose when produt gone.
lisa k
April 29, 2008
OMG ladies STOP!...steriods...laser...this is not treatment! look up all that stuff too before you further damage your beautiful selves. Oral steroids are no small matter no matter what the docs say,read the package insert and see you you'll take those risks they have very serious side effects especially to your metabolism and Docs hand them out like candy to all who are swollen, you'll have a whole bunch of other problems that make the "joker" look like play time and maybe not be from radiesse at all.
Sandi
May 23, 2008
Jayme, What are TCA peels and where do you buy them on line? Sandi
shannon10
June 13, 2010
Hi, Did your radiesse totally dissipate? Also, did the product stretch your skin?
(unregistered guest)
February 21, 2008
The portion that decreased (it was edema I guess) stayed gone. There is still a linearity I can see and feel; but it's not obvious to people around me. I must have missed your earlier post -- did you have the same thing? Are the steroids helping? No, I don't think you could expect the benefit of the steroids to get reversed. Good luck to you.
(unregistered guest)
April 14, 2008
HI I READ YOUR HORROR STORY ABOUT RADIESSE AND HAVE SAME PROBLEM BUT I HAD IT INJECTED UNDER EYE-IM 28 YRS OLD SINGLE MOM OF 2 AND SO UPSET I LOOK LIKE THIS AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY-I DID HAVE IT DONE IN CHECKS AND IT LOOKS GOOD-BUT UNDER MY IS A BIG WELP LOOKING LINE-PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT STEROIDS DID YOU TAKE-I SHOULD HAVE NEVER GONE TO DOC I WENT TO-ARE THEIR INJECTABLE STEROIDS TOO???AND DID THEY MAKE A BIG DIIFERENCE-DID IT BREAK DOWN RADIESSE-THIS IS REALLY RUINING MY LIFE-PLEASE LET ME KNOW-THANKS -JEN
(unregistered guest)
April 20, 2008
Dear Jen, Sorry for the delay in responding. I don't check that email account very often. I am so sorry that you had a bad experience too. What happened in my case was a localized reaction to the Radiesse and the injection trauma...it was inflammation that was the problem, not the Radiesse itself. The steroid was a 7 day dose pack and it relieved much of the inflammation, though I am still getting laser treatments for the pinkish areas at the corners of my mouth. Steroids will not break down the Radiesse, but if you are dealing with an inflammatory response to it they could help. In any, any, any case...the product WILL go away. It doesn't last forever, (though it may seem like it when you don't like what you're seeing.) Mine was done in December (only 4 months ago) and it seems like it has calmed down A LOT. What I learned from all of this was to stand firm against the pressures to have "work done" and accept myself as I am...a reasonably pretty middle aged woman with a reasonably good heart. Please don't get discouraged...if you can go to someone else for a second opinion I would. Good luck to you. -- JK
dorothy smith
April 30, 2008
Hi, i had radiesse about a month ago, then went on holiday. I noticed about one or two weeks after Radiesse under my eyes (for tired looking area)that there was a bony-like lump under each eye. I'm back from holiday now and about to phone up GP. I also suffered terrific bruising to my cheeks, which took over two weeks to disappear. I would NEVER have radiesse again.
Linda Churchwell
May 1, 2008
Ladies, first allow me to say how very badly I feel for each of you that have had such horrific experiences with Radiesse. I know that when we have anything traumatic like this to ourselves it effects us so deeply. I have been researching Radiesse and am scheduled for a consultation this Saturday. Now that I have read all of your heartfelt, painfully honest, reviews, I have completely changed my mind. THANK YOU! Please know that the time you have taken to write your reviews have saved at least one other very grateful lady from a terrible experience. I cannot thank you enough, and I pray that each of your healings are expedited and this will all be a faint memory for you very soon. I have done Restylane and Juviderm before, both with very positive experiences. I will stay with the sure thing now. Blessings, Linda
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