Radiesse Swelling

This varies tremendously among patients with some showing little or no swelling. This may also be effected by the amount of anesthetic utilized (3-4 hours). Typically most of the acute swelling lasts 3-4 days. However, it is important to realize that it is essentially consists of two primary components: one of which takes about 3-4 monhts months to absorb. This canbe interepreted by some patients as a loss of volume

Radiesse has a mild amount of swelling for about 48-72 hours. I counsel clients that this swelling is mostly noticeable when it goes DOWN, and tends to be a bit more marked in the lower face areas..

Radiesse lasts about 1 to 2 years for most people.  The swelling depends on where and how much you have injected.  In general the swelling lasts about 5 days or so for the malar or cheek region.

Swelling after any filler may depend on: 1. Location of face, e.g. the tear trough of the upper cheek may swell more than the mid cheek 2. How many injections were needed 3. What size needle was used 4. How much product was used 5. How fast or slow the needle was inserted and the product injected In general one to two days of swelling can be expected, but it could last even more than a week, and bruising can be minimal to moderate lasting a few days to two weeks. There has been at least one... more

Fillers are injected with a fine needle, and may leave some bruising, discomfort, and swelling.  For the most part, all are mild.  The swelling may last a few days to about a week or so.

To be conservative, swelling can last up to a week. However, in many cases, swelling/bruising is gone within four days or sooner. I caution patients not to book treatments right before an important event, like a wedding or vacation, but to do so two weeks in advance. Also, it's wise to stop taking aspirin or other blood thinners prior to a Radiesse treatment to reduce swelling. And, finally, I can't say enough about the value of post-procedure ice packs for the... more

A good example is injection of the nasolabial folds. It can feel like hardness under your skin, and can even come down to your mid upper lip. This seems odd to people as it isn't typically injected there. Basically gravity pulls the swelling down toward your upper lip, chin and jawline, but don't worry, it's just swelling, not Radiesse that is drifting downward.

To be safe, we let our patients know that the swelling from Radiesse could last up to a week.  Better to set a long expectation and have bruising resolve earlier than expected than vice versa. If a patient has a social event, work meeting or other appointment that requires them to be looking good, we try to err on the side of conservatism regarding after care.