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Most bruising will go away after Radiesse injections. In the rare event that hemosiderin remains months after the injections, laser can be used. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
this is an interesting question. Im not sure why youre asking as to what your doctor should do. I hope your doctor knows what to do. if you have to tell them what to do, I must suggest find another doctor.
Bruising after an injection of any filler like Radiesse, Juvederm or Artefill is quite normal and there is no need to complicate your recovery from the treatment with any other treatments such as a laser treatment. Arnica montana gel may help with faster resolution of your bruises but an application of concealer over the bruise will work just as well. Your bruising should be gone in a week or so.
If patients have bruising I sometimes do recommend laser treatments for them, usually Cutera's Laser Genesis, as bruising is blood under the surface and Laser Genesis is particularly good at targeting reds. With that being said, if you physician is performing this procedure on you, I'd hope he/she knows the settings....and am unsure why you are asking. There are thousands of laser machines and settings, so without knowing what machine your doctor is using, what your skin type is, and many other factors, none of us can give you settings - they are not universal.
In addition to the potential issue already mentioned with sterility, the other practical reason that Radiesse cannot be stored is that after a few days, the product becomes hard and is then impossible to inject. This is true whether it is mixed with lidocaine or not.
In answer to your question, it's not uncommon to place radiesse deeply, even at the level of the cheek bone. However, i think that the majority of your problem with volume is in the lower cheek area. This area needs a little rounding out to give the face a more youthful appearance...
Radiesse is calcium hydroxyapatite and can be injected directly onto bone. If you desire more volume correction, facial fat grafting should be considered. Kenneth Hughes, MD facial fat grafting Los Angeles, CA
As long as there is no bruising a week after filler injection such as Radiesse, there is no concrete clinical reason why a straight forward facial extraction cannot be performed. The filler material should settle in nicely a week out.
Radiesse is an FDA-Approved filler that we use very frequently in our office to sculpt the contours of the face. Since we are a national center of excellence for filler reversal, we also encounter patients from other doctors' offices who wish to have Radiesse fillers removed for one reason or...
After an injection of Radiesse, patients may experience redness, bruising, swelling or other local side effects. Most side effects of treatment resolve within a few days. More rare side effects may include swelling that lasts longer, unevenness or firmness in the area injected, and as with any...