This sounds like product over-injection, not bruising

Mary Lupo, MD answers: What to do about Restylane bruising?

I had Restylane injected under my eyes, just above my cheeks. I developed severe bruising that lasted for almost 6 weeks. It has been 6 months since the procedure, and I still have what looks like lingering bruises where the Restylane was injected. Also, the doctor who did this over-filled the right side and you can clearly still see the filler bulging out in a line under my eye where he injected it.

Will the bruising and bulging go away? What can I do about it? Do I need to have other treatments? I don't want to have any injections to dissolve it at this point because of the bruising.


Mary Lupo, MD
11 months ago

No briuse would last this long. It is very common, however, for this area to be injected with too much material, or too superficially, which results in a blue hue. Please get the area injected with hyaluronidase to resolve this problem quickly. Untreated, it will last many months. Good luck.

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