“A Little Bruising is Worth the Long-lasting Results”

I had my upper lip Juvedermed today and it bruised terribly. Blue-black and lumpy. I was not told I would have to hide out until the bruising resolved ( a week? two weeks?). I should have been told this before the procedure. The swelling is bad too. I hope it goes down some. So much for the social occasion I had four days from now! I will have to be a no-show at a big family event. I wish the doctor had put less filler in. I could have always gone back for more. Be forewarned.

don't do this. i spent 1,200.00 and half of my face is black and blue.someone actually thought i had been beaten up.i should not have had this happen ,the doctor was showing another doctor her technique during my procedure and who knows what happened to my face. i was better before.the slight improvement is so not worth this mess. good luck. take my advice and stay away from this. very unhappy in chevy chase, maryland

There are so many things that add to the bruising. You may be your own worst enemy when it comes to that just by doing what is considered healthy.  Some of the bruise-buddies you can have in your pocket and not know it are : aspirin, any of the anti-inflammatories that contain ibuprofen, st. john's wort, vitamin e, flax seed oil, omega 3. Having alcoholic drinks the day or even within the week for some people adds to the bruising potential. It's always a good idea to talk to your doctor before you have any injections and ask what you should avoid.

Ice immediately after an injection will help, as will immediate pressure at the injection entry site.

I agree with you on the Restylane use in your lips. The swelling from Restylane is pretty pronounced in the lips

When getting your lips done, it's always a better choice to select under-fill to overfill. You can always add more, but reducing huge lips can be a real task and sometimes you're just stuck living with them until the product degrades.

Just had Juvederm injection into my lips yesterday...one syringe for both top and bottom....I look hideous.. My lips are bruised...and swollen...i wonder how long this swelling/bruising will last. I look like a duck.. Also above my top lip looks full too..so I look like half duck half ape.

i just had juvederm today and half of my top lip is black and blue and extremely swollen. i was told it will go down in 3-4 days, but right now i feel like octo-mom. i look like i got punched in the mouth! other than that, the rest of my lips look great. id do it again...

I just had juvederm done I have bruises as well. I wasn't told that I would have them. I have a very public job that I have to be there, I have no downtime to turn to. I guess I will tons of makeup to cover up the bruises and hope no one notices. Also I want to say that for the money, I don't see all that much improvement. But most of all the procedure hurt like HELL. I likened it to having a root canal at the dds. I could have bought tons of oil of olay, etc. products with the money I spent. We'll see if I see any improvement over the next few weeks and I will report in to the forum.

had juvaderm 5 days ago, around nasolabial folds and upper lip, painful , lumpy, severe bruises totally unaccepable

I had juvaderm in my tear troughs 3 weeks ago and my left eye is still black. I am calling the doctor and having her take a look at it I am worrded. I have already been in once to have laser done but it did not help.

I had Juvederm injected into my lips on Monday. It was PAINFUL and still too early to tell if it is worth it. First, the doctor injected novacaine into the tops of my gums which numbed me from my nose to my chin. After a few mins, he injected lidocaine into the lips which hurt a lot...2 shots on top & 2 on bottom. Then came the Juvederm. He injected 4 times on the top and bottom, and each time he would jiggle the needle side to side. I had tears flowing out of both of my eyes, my heart rate increased and my breathing sped up quite a bit. I wish he had told me ahead of time what to expect. He and his nurse were asking how I was doing after each injection, but I still had NO CLUE it was going to hurt that much, even after the novacaine. After the procedure, I immediately iced my lips for the rest of the night (about 5 hours). All night, my lips were ducklike and swollen but no bruising. DAY TWO: less swelling, still ducky looking and some bruising on inside of lips. I took the day off from work just to avoid strange looks. DAY THREE and FOUR: no more duckiness but bruises on the front of my lips: purple and blotchy and some bruising on the upper right over my lip. The inside of my upper and lower lips feel lumpy. It is hard to say right now what the final outcome will be, but if I do this again, I am DEFINITELY taking the week off from work. I am also going to tell my doctor that he should have been more informative as to what to expect. I did ask questions prior, but he TOTALLY could have given me a better idea. Maybe he thinks he will scare customers away if he tells them what the procedure entails??? who knows.

I also was never told of severe bruising. I had the marionette lines on corners of mouth done and came out with horrible bruises. It's been 4 days and still don't want to go out of the house. How can they call this a simple lunchtime procedure? Will not do it again.

I had Juvederm for the first time on Monday (3 days ago). This was my first filler experience ever. I had it injected in my laugh lines and my lips. The doc did a dental block (i.e. shots of lidocaine) beforehand which I DEFINITELY recommend. These shots hurt WAY less than the numbing shots you get in the dentist's office, and it made the lip injections a breeze. When my doc decided she needed to do a little injecting in my bottom lip (where there was no dental block), it was pretty darn painful. I have a high pain tolerance, though, so no tears or anything. So as for the after effect....the laugh lines look nice and smooth. Not drastic but enough to make a difference to me. I have a tiny bruise in one spot in the laugh line area but not too big of a deal. As for the lips, totally different story. They are SOOOOO bruised. The swelling and 'duck-like' look is way better today (day #3), but the bruising of course is still there. I even have a really significant bruise above one corner of my upper lip. I am able to hide the bruising with heavy concealer and berry colored lipstick, but I will have to wait and see my final lip results to determine whether or not it is worth it. I definitely did not take any anti-inflammatories so be warned. If you don't have a problem wearing a deeper shade of lipstick for a while, you will be fine. Judging by how my lips look on day 3, I think it might be worth it. I only had very little put in my lips, but it was enough to make me feel good.

Juvederm is the best! Secret is- don't get it in the lips, instead go around the lips. This way you don't look like a famous movie star that I won't mention. This way lines around your mouth are filled in and the lips naturally look fuller. At age 58 this is the best way to do it!

I don't know whether it's worth the hassle. I got juvederm filler on my upper and lower lips yesterday. I took half a day off on Friday for the procedure, thought of linking it to the weekend so that I get back to the office looking normal on Monday. Today's Saturday and my lips are swollen and blueish. I cannot look at myself in the mirror my lower lip makes me look like a clown. My stupid esthetically certified dermatologist stabbed me with 16 needle injections of anesthetic before injecting the fillers. The product she used--bought those newly from France she mentioned--wouldn't numb the skin properly so she kept on going. She then injected my upper lip with 25% juverderm and the lower lip with 50% of the amount in the needle. I look like an unhappy clown from the front and a duckfish from the profile. My jaws and chin are swollen as well and so are my upper cheeks. Those are the results after 27 hours. I will update you guys about my condition in two days see how things will evolve. If the symptopms persist, and I still look ravaged I'm gonna as Dr. May to reverse the Juvederm procedure with Vitrase or Widase.

Yesterday I had Juvederm injections for deep folds along the sides of my nose and mouth. I'm very, very happy with the results today. There is a good amount of dark purple bruising especially on one side, but I can cover it with make up. By the end of the day, I noticed it was starting to show through. The area is sore if I touch it and there are some hard lumpy feeling spots. Still, I'd do it again. It looks great and I expect the bruising and soreness to go away. I expected it to be very painful, but it wasn't for me. I also had my spider veins in my legs treated and that was extremely painful. The doc said he'd do that first so the Juvederm would feel like nothing! Will do it again, was worth the $895 for two vials!!

I've had juvaderm in my lips and marionette lines a few times now, but just had it done again on Friday (today is Sunday) by my usual doctor and the bruising is incredibly severe. It was never like this before (only tiny bruised pin-pricks before). I have a black spot the size of a dime above my lip that I can't conceal (tried orange lipstick, color corrector and 3 pots of concealer, one of which is a tattoo concealer!!), and dark blue and purple bruising the entire length of one of the marionette lines. I am a bit panicked because I have to go to work tomorrow and have no idea how I'm going to explain this. I took Arnica for 48 hours prior to the Juvaderm (my usual routine)and am still taking it. I've used ice packs and arnica cream all weekend as well. I do think people should be warned about the potential for severe bruising. It's a real problem if you have to be around people, go to work etc.

Had juvederm injections around upper lip to fill in deep vertical wrinkles. It looked like I smoke but I don't. Also had some below the corners if my mouth where I had "dents." It looked pretty good right afterward but the bruising showed up in full force by day 2. Very dark purple for a couple of days, the green/yellow for several more. I had to buy yellow concealer for about 5 - 7 days, but I am happy with the results. I hated those deep lines around the mouth. Now I need some in my lower lip to balance it out with the upper lip. I'm Just worried about the bruising since I can't take any more time off from work. My dr. is very skilled and trains others. He warned me about the bruising but said it shouldn't be very bad with my upper lip I can just use lipstick to cover it up. I hope so, I have to face 200 staff and 3000 students everyday!_ doctor said I can do it on a friday should be fine by monday. I'll let you know!