Bruising After Botox - What does it take so long to heal?

Bruising after Botox can occur. Most of the time it is visible the same day or the very next day. In some cases, however, it may become visible several days later. A bruise occurs when blood leaks out of a traumatized blood vessel. It could be that with strenuous activity or rubbing or due to blood thinners that an injured blood vessel dislodges a clot and causes some blood to leak into the tissue and thus cause a visible bruise (e.g. heavy exercise a few days later may results in a bruise). The bruise typically dissipates within a week or two. We often use Intense Pulse Light (IPL) to accelerate the clearance of a bruise.

To minimize swelling or bruising, apply a cool compress. You may also want to consider stopping any medications that thin the blood to minimize bruising. These medications include aspirin, ibuprofen and St. John's Wort.

no one is immune from getting a bruise from Botox. The most experienced and gentle-handed doctors have seen bruises develop after botox. Any injection in the skin, regardless of how small the needle, can cause a bruise as the doctor can not see the small vessels that are hiding underneath the skin's surface.  Avoiding blood thinners such as aspirin and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents such as Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) Alleve, fish oil, vitamin E, ginko, ginseng, ginger and garlic supplements may help lessen a bruise should a bruise start to occur. Most bruises are gone by three weeks.

Bruising after Botox Injections or any kind of injection is ALWAYS a possibility no matter how careful the injector tries to be.  The good news is that bruising will go away in about 10 days to 2 weeks and it will not impact the final result. An occasional bruise should not keep you from returning for future Botox treatments.

Bruising around the eye area from botox can take up to three weeks to resolve. Unfortunately, there are very many small veins in that area and if one gets pierced bruising can persist for some time. You might want to try arnaca montana before your next treatment which reportedly lessens bruising. Good luck.

The skin around the eyes is very thin, and sometimes the position of the vessels underneath the skin cannot be seen.  Therefore even though you didn't have a bruise the first two times, there is always a chance of it happening during the next procedure.  Bruising can sometimes last longer around the eyes because the skin is so thin.  Usually if the doctor sees it happening he should put some pressure on it with a finger for a couple minutes to limit the bruising.   Some patients also apply a lightweight cold compress to the treated area for a few minutes after the procedure.  You may apply makeup to the bruised area to cover it up.  I wouldn't be scared of future procedures if you like the results and care is taken during the injection, then I would give it another try.

 

When injecting Botox a very small needle is used to decrease the chance of bruising. There are however delicate vessels under the skin that on occasion are disrupted by the passage of the injection needle. Avoid aspirin or other blood thinners and don't do alot of heavy excercise just before your treatment. It  may not happen with future treatments.

Bottom line: any time you are poked with a needle you may bruise.  Small bruises clear up quickly.  Large bruises can literally take weeks to disappear.  I know this is a bit shocking but it is true.  Unfortunately, I do not believe the product you are using will make a bit of difference.  Due to the world we live in, most people seeing a woman with this type of bruise will instinctively think spousal abuse.  Men are usually suspected of being hotheads.  The good news is that these bruises rarely last more than 4 weeks.

Thank you for your question. Your bruise will resolve on its own. However, you can take Arnica to help resolve it quicker. I recommend following up with your injector for an evaluation and possible treatment. Best of Luck!

You can get bruising as a tiny little needle is inserted
through the skin. However the bruising is usually very minimal, but can be
treated with a laser if it is more than minimal. As with surgery, we ask our
patients to stop ASA, vitamin E, and ginkgo two weeks before an injection.