Bruises After Silicone Microdroplet Injections

Perhaps 5% of people have some bruising. Usually there are signs of it right after the injection where the skin gets a little swollen and purple. In the office, immediate application of ice helps stem that tide and usually reverses it. We recommend the patient use ice packs on the nose when they get home that day, and typically by the next day there should not be an issue with it. I have never seen it last more than one day. The reason is that a very tiny, small gauge needle is used for the injection and the chance of "hitting a vessel" is nearly zero.

Ice packs--great idea, use it on and off for the first 24 hours.

Arnica montana--take this orally, next time start the day before

Vitamin K topical cream--will improve and clear bruising

Consider pulsed dye laser treatment--it will clear the bruise in approximately 1/2 the time.  Lower energies should be used.