Filler Dark

November 11, 2006

I recently received several reports of serious complications that occur in people who have had filler like collagen and Restylane injected into the eyelids to correct dark circles under the eyes and the lower eyelid, other changes in aging. Although companies that manufacture fillings soft tissue not specifically recommend that doctors inject soft tissue fillers into the eyelid area, many doctors are ignoring these warnings and injecting these fillers into the lower eyelid of patients to correct dark circles under the eyes.

So now the patients have informed visible mass in the eye and cheek area and significant swelling of the eyelids and have been told by his doctors that nothing can be done to correct the trouble. I fear much more serious complications such as eye injury.

The rejuvenation of the eyelids, which is the correction of puffiness or bags of the lower eyelids and dark circles under the eyes are one of the most common complaints of patients seeking plastic surgery. The most effective and often recommended options to correct aging of the eyelid is a plastic surgery operation called blepharoplasty. When well done by an experienced Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in an appropriately selected patient, the blepharoplasty can safely produce excellent rejuvenation of both the top and lower eyelids.

Many people however, want to eliminate dark circles under the eyelids and rejuvenate the appearance of the eyelids, but they want avoid surgery and have filler injections soft tissue in the eyelid to fill the dark circles. The theory is that if soft tissue filler is injected beneath the circle dark, the filling is plump the dark circle and make it less noticeable. The technique can succeed, but it is a temporary solution unlike blepharoplasty, which is a permanent solution.

The problem however is that the injection of soft tissue filler lid, in my opinion, a procedure potentially very dangerous, and the companies that make soft tissue fillers recommend.

The main risk is that the filling can be inadvertently injected into one of the glasses or supplying blood to drain the eyeball and if this were to occur the eye could be injured and could lead to blindness. Worse, a physician with no experience could inadvertently inject the filler directly into the eye causing serious damage.

In some cases doctors are doing tissue filler injections soft on the eyelid have not been trained in surgery of the eyelids and have no deep knowledge of the anatomy of the eyelid that is required to make the invasive procedures on the eyelids. Even ophthalmologists, eye specialists use special care when injecting with needles around the eye.

The soft tissue fillers that are currently used are collagen, Zyderm, Zyplast, Hylaform, Perlane, Restylane, Radiesse, Sculptra, Cosmoplast, Cosmoderm, Evolence, and others.

Perhaps in future controlled clinical studies were reported to show the benefits and safety of injecting soft tissue fillers around eyelids. For now, however, I have received reports of patients who have had complications following this technique are an early warning and must be taken into account.

I recommend that patients avoid this technique. If you have dark circles and bags under the eyes to see a board certified plastic surgeon and consider a blepharoplasty. If you feel you must have a filler injected into the eyelids then by all means see a board certified plastic surgeon or a surgeon who occuloplastic has experience and knowledge in anatomy and surgery of the eyelids. If you have a complication you want to be under the care of an experienced physician who can tackle the problem.

Dr Seckel

About the Author:

Dr Brooke R. Seckel, Asst. Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School was recently named a Top Doctor in Boston by Boston Magazine. He is also listed as one of the Best Doctors in America. Dr Seckel is an internationally recognized expert in Plastic Surgery. Dr Seckel’s office is in Boston at 617-262-2208 or at http://saveyourface.com/

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