Did you have Perlane bruising and swelling?

I had 1cc of perlane in each of my cheeks four days ago and I was happy enough with the results - but over the last few days the perlane seems to have started to fade. I spoke to the office of the PS and they told me to come in for a top up but they also said they would not discount the charge which I'm really unhappy about. How can perlane start to go after less than four days?!!!

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Perlane is designed for deeper, more pronounced wrinkles/folds and to add volume when shaping the face with fillers. Because it has only been four days since your treatment, you may want to wait the two week mark which is the optimal time frame wherein the product enhances volumizing by drawing water to this area. It could be that you had some tissue swelling initially that is now resolving. This may lead one to think that they are now losing their results when the results may actually have just begun to be realized. Another possibility is that you may have benefited from more than just one syringe. Using less than the necessary product will almost always lead to disappointing results. It's good that you spoke to the practitioner regarding your concerns. However, I wouldn't recommend having more product added until you see the final results at the two week mark.

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I was injected on Wednesday and it is now Monday morning! I have no swelling just redness at injection sites! Small amount of pain upper lip only, none in the folds. I am a big fan of jevederm! But my Dermatolgist likes this product better! So i went for it! Hope it last longer than 3weeks now I'm worried! Cindy

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I love blogs. First off thanks to the experts lending advice and explaining situations more clearly...I just had my upper lip filled with Perlane as my main objective was to balance out the look of my mouth (lower lip was much fuller). It's been about 24 hours and my upper lip has a duck look and is much bigger than the lower - which was not filled. In addition to this, I have some bruising as expected and not too worried about. My question to the experts is can I expect the upper lip to subside in swelling? it is at least 50% fuller than my lower. Or will I have to go back and fill the lower part to further balance it out...Hope this makes sense!

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Hi, yes just in response to francineparent who said you can do it yourself I just want to express a lot of caution. I had fat injections to my face and the doctor injected into my artery which caused a blood clot in my nose and I have lost some of the left side because of that. As far as I know its never happened with that type or surgery but it has happened a few times with fillers like restylane, etc. It is much better to do it with a doctor, this can still happen, but you're a lot safer that way and I wouldn't want this to happen to you.

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i'm about 10 months into my first injection and a few months ago went in for botox. my nurse said i looked great and didn't need a touch up yet...i can handle a fews days of swelling and bruising for a year of "happy face"...

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You're experiencing normal post-procedure woes. Everyone bruises differently but typically this lasts between 3-10 days. The tightness is also normal and results from the skin stretching following injection of the filler material. This also is short-lived but can last up to several weeks. Don't worry--it'll all settle out soon!

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