Icing Before and After Juvederm for Swelling and Bruising?

Thanks for your question. Bruising is individual, and is also related to the location, technique, medicines, and other factors. Bruising happens when small blood vessels are damaged -- either nicked by the needle going in, or bursting from the pressure of what's injected. The blood in these vessels leaks into the surrounding tissue and leaves you bruised. Certain medicines such as Aspirin, Advil, etc. will cause these damaged vessels to bleed more and lead to greater bruising. To... more

Laura, Thanks for the question. Sorry to hear about the bruising. We recommend people abstain from medications that are conducive to "thinning" of blood and subsequently predispose you to a higher likelihood of bruising. The products include NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, aspirin, and vitamin E. Alcohol should also avoided prior to an injectable filler procedure. We do make it a practice to ice the area of injection, both prior to, and immediately following the injection, with the... more