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100% regret - they made me look so much older than I am
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100% Regret
Tory44December 14, 2023
$750
I wanted to get rid of the lipstick lines on my upper lip, and after my dermatology office recommended redensity, I did some online research and went for it, thinking the subtle results would help give me more confidence. I'm only 41 and I felt like they made me look so much older than I am. It's been 2 weeks, and while the lines are definitely less noticeable, they have been replaced with lumpy, awkward filler that has left my face looking distorted and weird. One side looks noticeably puffier than the other and one side has a strange dent. I would take my old wrinkles over this in a heartbeat. Absolutely hate this and wish I had thought through it more. Hesitant to get it dissolved for fear it will leave me looking worse than before. Can anyone tell me how long it will take to start wearing off?
UPDATED FROM Tory44
3 months post
Update: 3 months later
Tory44February 12, 2024
Update: I'm now coming up on 3 months post injection and the filler continues to look awful. One side of my face has raised ridges where the filler is, and the other side was overfilled, so it still looks swollen and unnatural nearly 3 months later. (Btw my injector is a reputable dermatologist who I trusted after having successful IPL treatments with her).
I asked my dermatologist about getting it dissolved and she said she wouldn't use hyaluronidase because it could damage my natural collagen and cause a depression, making it look even worse.
My takeaway from this experience is this: the cosmetic injectables industry is filled with disinformation. These products are under-researched and in many cases, unpredictable. There is clearly conflicting information about the use of hyaluronidase since no one can agree on whether or not it's potentially harmful, yet the HA fillers continue to be marketed as low-stakes procedures that can easily be reversed or will dissolve completely on their own over time. It turns out, neither of these things are true. Anyone who's spent time on this site can see that not all outcomes are positive, the negative ones are not always reversible, and the reversed ones do not always come without a price. And as an added bonus, you will most likely-be gaslighted at your doctor's office, because they really don't need to be held accountable for elective procedures that come with many known risks and subjective outcomes.
Save your money and your sanity and try to resist the beauty industrial complex that makes us all feel not good enough. It's really, really hard to do, but from now on, I'm going to try.
I asked my dermatologist about getting it dissolved and she said she wouldn't use hyaluronidase because it could damage my natural collagen and cause a depression, making it look even worse.
My takeaway from this experience is this: the cosmetic injectables industry is filled with disinformation. These products are under-researched and in many cases, unpredictable. There is clearly conflicting information about the use of hyaluronidase since no one can agree on whether or not it's potentially harmful, yet the HA fillers continue to be marketed as low-stakes procedures that can easily be reversed or will dissolve completely on their own over time. It turns out, neither of these things are true. Anyone who's spent time on this site can see that not all outcomes are positive, the negative ones are not always reversible, and the reversed ones do not always come without a price. And as an added bonus, you will most likely-be gaslighted at your doctor's office, because they really don't need to be held accountable for elective procedures that come with many known risks and subjective outcomes.
Save your money and your sanity and try to resist the beauty industrial complex that makes us all feel not good enough. It's really, really hard to do, but from now on, I'm going to try.
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July 31, 2024
I'm experiencing gaslighting and actually now can't even get a call back from the plastic surgeons office. Rha 4 was used on me. Looks awful. Bumps, swelling, bags, I wanted removed right away too but was also told it would make it worse. Why did they tell me it could be easily reversed before they put it in then? Why didn't they say, if you don't like it we may not be able to remove it as it will look worse? Like they're saying now. Very misleading. This has made me totally depressed. I will Never ever do fillers again.
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