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Is It Normal to Bruise After Restylane Injection?
I have has Restylane injected under my eyes on June 28. Now I've got huge purple bruises under each eye, very swollen and hurts if slightly touch it. Is this normal after this procedure? Because it makes me want to cry when I see myself in the mirror. How long is this going to take? Thanks
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Bruising After a Restylane Injection is Common But Can Be Improved
Bruising after a filler injection is common. The bruises are usually small, easy to cover with make up, and are gone in several days. Occasionally, bruises like you are describing occur. You should be using ice regularly, taking Arnica Montana (an herb that helps with bruising- you can get it at the grocery store, drug store, or vitamin store) both as a pill and a cream, and if you can find someone in your area who does lymphatic massage, try that as well. The good news is that it will...
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Yes, bruising is completely normal and totally expected.
No matter what you do to avoid products that can inhibiit platelets, you can still bruise from under eye filler service. Doctors have adopted disposable cannulas that are very uncomfortable in an effort to avoid busing. It does not reduce the incidence of bruising. In my practice doing everything we can to avoid bruising the risk of a big black eye is 2 in 100 cases. When it happens to you, the risk was 100%. Unfortunately the world assumes that you were the...
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Restylane Bruising and Swelling
Yes, you can have bruising after Restylane injections. They can last up to 2 weeks and the swelling can last 3 to 5 days.I have my patients use ice compresses that day of the procedure. Sometimes this helps reduce the chance of bruising. You can consider taking Arnica (herbal to diminish bruising). You can use cover up to help conceal the bruises.
Many patients think this is helpful. If the area is painful and persists you should call your doctor.
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Restylane bruising
Some patients bruise after Restylane, and some bruise more than others. I always advise patients to apply ice packs for up to 48 hours post-procedure to reduce the swelling and bruising. The bruises can take 1-2 weeks to resolve completely. You can use concealer for this. Best of luck.
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Bruising After Restylane Injections
After treatment, you might have some swelling, redness, pain, bruising, or tenderness. These are typically mild in severity and normally last less than 7 days in nasolabial folds and less than 14 days in lips. Swelling may be more likely in patients under 36 years, and bruising may be more likely in patients over 35 years. Rarely, the doctor may inject into a blood vessel, which can damage the skin. Although rare, red or swollen small bumps may occur. If you have had facial cold sores...
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Bruising after injection
It is not uncommon to have bruising after Restylane injections, especially around your eyes. They can last two weeks, but you should see daily improvement. Always follow up with your provider if you are concerned and look forward to enjoying the results when your bruising subsides!
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Bruising after Restylane injections
Bruising is an associated side effect following Restylane injections. Prior to future injections, it is important to avoid certain over the counter medications and supplements like ibuprofen, NSAIDS, vitamin E, and fish oil. This could prevent an issue from occurring. They may increase the likelihood of bruising after the injections due to thinning of the blood. Depending on the severity of the bruise, you should see improvement over the next one to two weeks. I would recommend speaking...
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Charlotte Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bruising is normal after injections
I am so sorry that you have bruising under your eyes. This is a common side effect from injections, especially under the eyes. Anytime a needle goes into the skin, it can neck a vessel and cause a bruise. I try to minimize bruising by avoiding visible vessels and also using ice during the procedure (the cold constricts the vessels).
You can minimize bruising by:
1) avoiding aspirin, ibuprofen for 7 days before the procedure and 1 day after.
2) avoiding...
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Restylane can cause bruising
Any filler can cause bruising, especially under the eyes where the skin is very thin and there are lots of blood vessels. It should be gone in two to three weeks maximum, and you should ice it and call your doctor. Sometimes a vbeam laser treatment can speed up the healing.
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Treatment of bruising produced by injections or surgery
While bruising is a natural side effect of brusing and surgery, there are treatments that can help bruising resolve much more quickly than would otherwise be the case. Treatment with a vascular laser such as the VBeam or an Intense Pulsed Light device can generally dramatically speed up the rate at which bruises resolve. Good Luck.
Brian Biesman, M.D.
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Bruising Under the Eyes after Restylane
Some swelling and bruising is perfectly normal after Restylane injections under the eyes, and this should be resolved within about a week. You can try some ice packs for the swelling. If the pain isn't getting better, you should contact your doctor.
Austin Dermatologist
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Bruising After Restylane Injection
Some bruising after restylane injection is normal. Generally, the bruising will fade in few days. Bruising will almost always disappear in one week. Contact your injector's office to review their facility policy regarding the care of bruising. Unless your injector has protocols against makeup, you can conceal the bruising with a little makeup.
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