lissaana

I meant to say, and imply that WHEN PROPERLY INJECTED it doesn't migrate, nor should it cause the skin to sag. It is a volumizer. As a nurse, I would expect you to understand that implicitly, but if you don't than neither will the reading public, so I am glad you brought this to my attention.

You are obviously not a physician. And if you are, you are obviously ignorant of the laws governing nursing in the state of AZ. This is not a forum for personal attacks. Please show some dignity. You are humiliating yourself with your poor and unprofessional conduct.

Yes. It can take a while. And the eye area is very vascular, so this is a common problem with inexperienced practitioners. What you may also be seeing is the Tyndall effect--when filler is injected too superficially (a common problem in the eye area) then it will reflect a bluish light that looks like a bruise. True bruising will not last longer than a couple of weeks, however. Your body will heal and unless this is a hematoma (a large collection of blood/fluid within the skin) then it should go away fairly soon.

Hello all, I hate to tell you all this, but you simply can not blame any practitioner for an infection if they used standard precautions and clean injection technique on your face. Injection of botox and fillers is NOT aseptic/sterile--it is CLEAN. The fact is, no doctor or nurse can predict when or if you will get an infection. With any opening of the skin, regardless of origin, your underlying health status, stress, etc., will contribute significantly to whether or not you will get infected. If the doctor sanitizes or washes his hands, puts on clean gloves, cleans your face carefully and uses a sterile needle and keeps things as clean as possible, this is all any reasonable human being can want. If he did not, then may I suggest that you should have requested he or she do these things. Patients need to be their own advocates. As an aesthetic nurse for many years, I have only had one person get infected, in her face, by an injection. She never followed up. We worked in the same hospital and I heard from mutual friends that this happened. She did not contact me or my medical director for assistance--she went to an outside clinic, which is fine. When they could not "fix" her infection, 3 weeks after I initially injected her, She finally sought my help. In the meantime, I had no idea what meds she was taking, if she used creams or lotions on her face, what she cleaned her face with, etc. etc. She is a nurse!! Yet she didn't follow up. And she knew the risks, signed a consent, and didn't blame me. She knows anything that pokes a hole in you, no matter how small, can be the beginning of an infection. Quite simply, it is a risk you ALL take whenever you contemplate any invasive procedure. FYI, injections into the face can also exacerbate herpes labialis (cold sores) to form, especially if you are stressed and lack sleep. Also please understand that while possible, risk of infection is VERY SMALL. Statistically it is not significant enough to contraindicate getting these procedures done. Hope this comment gave you all some interesting food for thought and take care.

Hello, I am a licensed aesthetic nurse and laser safety officer. I would recommend Cosmelan to all of you. It is a high concentration of hydroquinone and beta hydroxyacid facial peel that is truly fantastic for people with your problems. It is from a company called Mesoestetic in California, and is available only by Rx through a dermatologist or medispa. It works very well, but it isn't cheap--approx $750-$1000 for the treatment, but it is a one time treatment. It is not one of those series of treatments, so no need to go back multiple times for it to work. Good luck!!