“Juvederm for Nasal Lines and Marionette Lines - If I Can Just Get Past The Bruising... - LeHigh Valley, PA”

I had a juvederm treatment yesterday afternoon. Just my nasal lines and the marionette lines on my mouth that were causing a downward crease/frown.

I am now terribly black and blue 24 hours later. I had the foresight to take off of work for the rest of the week, but I never anticipated I would look so awful. These will be 7 to 10 day bruises, for sure. What can you do, short of admitting you had the treatment done? One of the reasons you do it is to come out with a look as if it was all natural, and admitting you've done it defeats all that.

From now on, anytime I look good - it'll just be assumed I "paid" dearly to look this way. Yeesh!

Updated on 28 Jan 2011:
Okay, it is now almost a year later. I probably should've written an addendum a week after my initial comments, but better late than never...

I was so upset the day after my first juvederm injection that I called my doctor and asked to be seen immediately, which he very graciously did. When I arrived at the office he checked me out and had one of his assistants do a very quick treatment on each of my bruises - I don't know the exact name of the instruments used but I think she used whatever wand they normally use for a photofacial - followed by a "wave" treatment. I couldn't believe the difference, within hours the bruising was visibly improving, and by the very next day the bruises were almost gone. I was amazed.

So the moral of this story is: Anticipate for the worst side effects and prepare for it by asking questions like "what do you do if this happens...." beforehand! As far as for my overall impression of what juvederm did for my appearance? I wished that I had enough $$$ to do more than just one vial, I really could've used another half vial. But one was all that I could afford and I definitely liked the difference it made. The juvederm not only lifted the downward corners of my mouth, but actually helps keep them from cracking and being sore. I think I could've really benefited from just a tad more but them's the breaks when you live on a strict budget.