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What Causes Gelatinous Pale Bumps Under Eyes After ArteFill Therapy?
Question: After getting Artefill in XXXXXXX I developed unsightly, gelatinous bumps under my eyes. I have picture but not sure how to get it to you. Sometimes the bumps are larger and other times they shrink, but they are always there. The doctor who injected me told me first to put warm pressure on the area, which did not help. Then she said she would take care of it by injecting more artefill around the bumps. I am afraid of messing with it any more and really want to know what the best way is to get rid of the bumps. Is surgery an option? I really cannot live with this and worry the bumps will never go away.
Brief Answer:
Intradermal steroid injections or surgeries
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic!
Such bumps are one of the common side effects of Artefill therapy and are due to over regeneration of skin or hypertrophic deposition beneath the skin.
Best solutions which are available include intradermal steroid injections. Other methods or techniques include pressure dressings, laser therapies or low dose radiotherpaies but these all may lead to skin discoloration so are performed with caution on face. Using other techniques to make sorrounding skin raised as well by re same techniques like artefill can be used to cover the bumpy appearance at the site. You can visit a plastic or cosmetic surgeon to discuss all these options and can proceed with the artefil therapy in the sorrounding skin as well if no apparent allergic response were experienced before. Meanwhile keep using vitamin E and keep massaging the site with 50 50 solution of vaseline and liquid paraffin many time a day to settle the raised parts a little.
Hoping you a speedy recovery. If you dont have any more questions, please close the discussion. You can also reach me directly through my profile in future, in case of any more questions, Regards.
Intradermal steroid injections or surgeries
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic!
Such bumps are one of the common side effects of Artefill therapy and are due to over regeneration of skin or hypertrophic deposition beneath the skin.
Best solutions which are available include intradermal steroid injections. Other methods or techniques include pressure dressings, laser therapies or low dose radiotherpaies but these all may lead to skin discoloration so are performed with caution on face. Using other techniques to make sorrounding skin raised as well by re same techniques like artefill can be used to cover the bumpy appearance at the site. You can visit a plastic or cosmetic surgeon to discuss all these options and can proceed with the artefil therapy in the sorrounding skin as well if no apparent allergic response were experienced before. Meanwhile keep using vitamin E and keep massaging the site with 50 50 solution of vaseline and liquid paraffin many time a day to settle the raised parts a little.
Hoping you a speedy recovery. If you dont have any more questions, please close the discussion. You can also reach me directly through my profile in future, in case of any more questions, Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
Thank you, Dr. Ulabidin.
I wonder how steroid injections would take care of the "lumps" and if such injections would take care of them permanently?
also, why is a solution of vaseline and liquid paraffin (never heard of it before) going to help???
Thank you for your response.
I wonder how steroid injections would take care of the "lumps" and if such injections would take care of them permanently?
also, why is a solution of vaseline and liquid paraffin (never heard of it before) going to help???
Thank you for your response.
Brief Answer:
Clarification of your queries
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Thanks for sharing your concerns. Intradermal or intralesional steroid injections help to reduce inflammation on the lumps. Also deposition if collagen and fibrous bands for maturation and strengthening if such lumps is slowed down or reduced to a certain extent. Also massage with vaseline and paraffin mixture along the skin creases or lines flattens or decreases it's height by directing or modifying the growth lines. You may also discuss options of low dose lasers or radiotherapy or cryotherapy with a cosmetic surgeon.
Hope this has answered your query, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask else kindly close the discussion. Regards.
Clarification of your queries
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Thanks for sharing your concerns. Intradermal or intralesional steroid injections help to reduce inflammation on the lumps. Also deposition if collagen and fibrous bands for maturation and strengthening if such lumps is slowed down or reduced to a certain extent. Also massage with vaseline and paraffin mixture along the skin creases or lines flattens or decreases it's height by directing or modifying the growth lines. You may also discuss options of low dose lasers or radiotherapy or cryotherapy with a cosmetic surgeon.
Hope this has answered your query, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask else kindly close the discussion. Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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