Bruising and swelling after Juvederm under eyes

I had Juvederm injected into the tear troughs under my eyes on Friday. She injected more into the right side (seemed like a lot more!). Today is Sunday, and the swelling has gone down a little bit, but the right eye is still extremely puffy. My eye recedes behind the puff! Help! I have an important event in 2 weeks and had no idea there was going to be such a recovery period. Doctor told me about a week for bruising. Should I go ahead and have the enzyme injected to reduce the amount under the right eye?

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A: Special skills required for Juvederm tear trough injections

Daniel Reichner, MD

Kimber, I believe that injections of Juvederm into the tear trough requires special skills to avoid complications. It is possible that the Juvederm was injected into the peri-septal space of your right eye, creating the swelling under your eye.  I would start with a 6 day course of methylprednisolone... more

A: Bruising and swelling

Bryan K. Chen, MD

The timing of your injections is somewhat unfortunate.  Sounds like you may have had too much filler to the right eye area - you will have a better idea of this 1 week after the initial injection.  Excess filler can be extruded from that area, or hyaluronidase can be used.  Please discuss this... more

A: Swelling and bruising normal after Juvederm injections

Don Mehrabi, MD

Thanks for your question. It is normal to have swelling and bruising after Juvederm for the tear troughs, and that swelling plus the volume effect of the Juvederm itself can be quite dramatic appearing. For the swelling, I recommend taking Ibuprofen 400mg 3x/daily (if you have no contraindications), plus icing... more

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Marie Lyn
3 posts
17 Jun 2009

I had juvederm ultra put under my eyes yesterday. The one eye looks slightly crepey still. It is also bruised in the area that it looks crepey. How should this be treated? Ice? Warm compresses? Is this an instance of not enough filler being put in? I am using Vitamin K for the bruising. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

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