Dysport injection to forehead with increased bruising/lump from injection site. Not subsiding post day 5 (Photo)

Minor bruising is normal following any neurotoxin. Next time you can try taking arnica for a few days after your injections which can help with bruising. Give it 2 weeks and the greenish areas should subside.

Bruising can be typical with any types of injections and should resolve in 1-2 weeks. Icing, arnica, and cold compresses will give improvement. Hope this helps.

Bruising can result from Dysport injections. It's best to avoid aspirin, ibuprofen, Omega 3's, vitamin E, and other blood thinning agents a week prior to injections. Icing the area prior and after injections and using Arnica can be helpful in minimizing bruising.

It’s still bruising. You need to apply warm/hot compresses to make it go away faster. If this persists, consult a doctor.

Hi and thank you for your question.  It is not uncommon to get some minor bruising after having Dysport injections. Average bruising can last up to one week. However, moderate bruising may last longer.
Anti-bruising creams and ice can help reduce the severity and duration.

Wishing you all the best,

Stay absolutely safe and well,
Dr. Murray from Absolute Cosmetic Medicine

Thank you for your question. Any time the skin is broken is can cause a bruise, so even the best injectors in the world occasionally bruise people. It is not uncommon for bruises to pop up slowly and not all of them have to be dark. The green is usually a good sign that it is healing. Arnica is nice for bruises (can be gotten at any health store) and ice immediately after the injection (without applying pressure) will help decrease them.

Hang in there! This will all resolve, and I promise that you will not have permanent damage from your forehead bruise! If a needle hits a vein and it is deep enough it can take a day or two to show up, and the blood is already starting to get broken down so it may not look red, blue or purple. The byproducts of blood getting broken down normally by the body are green and yellow, so these are normal colors in a resolving bleed. If there is pooling of the blood this can present as a lump. It can take a while to go away, but it always goes away eventually (can take 2-3 weeks). There is no way to prevent all bruising, unfortunately, as blood vessels are not always visible from the surface. It can help to use tiny needles (we LOVE "The Invisible Needle" by TSK, which is tiny and almost painless), but I have bruised patients even with the tiniest of needles.