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I Cannot Get over How Bad This Looks-- Even After a "Correction" - Washington, DC
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I have always had dark circles under my eyes...
SMMCELMarch 6, 2014
I have always had dark circles under my eyes leading people to ask me if I wasn't feeling well or if I was tired. About a year ago I finally decided to give the Restylane injections a try to smooth out the under eye hollows. The first injection lead to a lot of bruising which eventually cleared up. Follow-up injection four months later looked really great as well. I returned in December 2013 to have it done for a third time. I was stunned at how awful it looked after the swelling went down after about four days. Instead of injecting the hollows under my eyes he injected the top of my cheekbones which made the dark circles and hollows look even worse. This was especially true with the left side which had a very deep dark blue V under it. Return to the doctors office on 6 January. He did a touch up with another syringe that I paid for. I left the office figuring that would fix it. However once the swelling went down it was even worse than before. Unbelievable. Under part of my eyes are extremely lumpy and asymmetrical and I still have a deep V under my left eye. I haven't had this problem with the product before so it is the injector. I am very happy that this is not permanent. But I'm still extremely pissed that I'm going to look like this for a while. I looked better with dark circles under my eyes that I do with this mess that I have now! Never again. That was a waste of almost $750.
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March 10, 2014
Was it the same injector both times or a different one? I'm sorry you didn't get the results you expected this time, that is so disappointing.
March 11, 2014
Hi Jill, yeah same doctor. Thanks for your sympathy. :) Fortunately, I can wear my glasses to cover it. It is like waiting for a 750 bad haircut to grow out. It took me a long time and a lot of searching to find someone to do it, and now I understand why. It is a hard thing to get right. The dr who did my injection won't fix it unless I pay for the syringes, which annoys me because it is the way he injected to the product under one eye (product placement), not because he didn't use enough...sigh...I was looking at it this morning after I had put my makeup on, and no matter what I did to try to make the two eyes look somewhat the same, the left eye had a deep hollow. The right eye looks good. They don't even look like they belong on the same face. It is like comparing before and after pictures. Yeah, it is disappointing.
April 14, 2014
I live in the DC suburbs and am considering having this done, if you would be willing to PM me the name of the doctor I'd most appreciate it, thanks in advance.
March 13, 2014
How did you find your doctor? I live in the DC area and am thinking about this procedure.
I am so very sorry to hear about your outcome. I understand completely about hiding behind the glasses. We are our own worst critics though!! Thanks.
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