Juvederm, Restylane, and Bruising

Bruising is one of the more common complications of injectable fillers.  The bruising is not directly caused by the type of filler, but rather, by the size of the needle used to inject the filler, the amount of tissue trauma during injection, trauma to the arteries and veins around the injection site, and the patient's propensity to bleed.

Common causes of bleeding and bruising are a family history of bleeding disorders, ingestion of aspirin, ibuprofen, coumadin, or other herbal medications that may thin out the blood and impair proper coagulation of .

Prior to your next injection, make sure to avoid taking aspirin, ibuprofen, or other blood thinners for three weeks.  Also, make sure to place compression with or without ice packs immediately after surgery.  BruiseKare, BruiseStick, Sinecch, and Arnica are also known to minimize the duration of the the bruising.

All fillers can cause bruising and stopping your meds or stopping that wine with your meal a  week ahead of time isn't going to be  practical. Chilling the skin while you get the injections is the best way to prevent bruising since it constricts the tiny blood vessels and it makes the injections almost painless as well. I use the zimmer cryac unit on all Botox or filler injections, chemical or laser treatments and anytime I remove barnicles or skin tags as well. Arnica gel or pills is also helpful.  

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