How to Reduce Swelling and Bruises on Lips After Restylane?

Using cosmetic dermal fillers in the mouth area can lead to a very pleasing outcome. However, bruising is not uncommon. We believe in educating patients prior to their treatments on things they can do, or not do, to help minimize or avoid bruising. Not only can bruising in the mouth be a problem, but swelling as well. Check with your physician or the link below to find helpful hints to prepare you for an injection treatment. If the bruising/swelling already occurred, below are some suggestions:
*Avoid massaging after injections because this can lead to more swelling or even lead to delayed bruising.
*Cold compresses such as frozen pea bags are very helpful within the first 48 hours - intermittent icing.  Add Ibuprofen and Benadryl at nighttime for severe swelling.
*Notify your practitioner of your condition so that they may be made aware and have an opportunity to make suggestions.
*Contact your practitioner if the swelling is not progressively resolving and/or it is getting progressively worse.
*Early intervention goes a long ways in minimizing this response. Make certain that your injector uses a slow, gentle technique, provides icing throughout the procedure for comfort and to minimize bruising/swelling.

Thank you for your question! Swelling and bruising after injections is normal. Swelling can last for a week or so but typically goes down significantly after a couple of days. Bruising can last for a week or so but it depends on the patient. We advise our patients to stay away from ibuprofen as it can make bruising worse. Arnica gel or tablets can also help. If you know that you bruise easily, you can start taking the Arnica tablets a couple of days prior to the injection. We wish you the best!

Thank you for your question. Bruising and swelling is completely normal after fillers. It will resolve within 1-2 weeks. Arnica can be used to help improve the bruising or swelling. If condition worsens, be sure to follow up with your injector. Hope this information helps.

Bruising and swelling of the lip are common side effects after Restylane. The bruising should go away after 3-5 days with proper care, but at times it can last 7-10 days. In the meantime, I recommend using cold compress during the day to help reduce swelling.

Swelling after any injection, particularly lip injections is
within normal limits.  The swelling tends to be the most dramatic in the
first 24-48 hours.  Using ice or an antihistamine as directed by your
provider may help minimize this swelling.  If you feel that your swelling
is concerning I suggest contacting your provider who should be glad to offer
advice and/or examine your progress if needed! Best of luck.

To some degree most patients will swell after the procedure.  Just the trauma of canula or needle in a vascular muscular location will cause the swelling effect.  Bruising is also not an uncommon result.  We usually recommend some cold compression to the lips and Arnica pills seem to help.  In some patients with severe swelling, IM or oral steroid also helps.  But most importantly, it’s time and individual variances that affect the length of swelling.  Remember in general swelling and bruising is temporary.