I Have Bruising from Radiesse Injections. I Am Going to Have Lazer to Get Rid of the Bruising. What Setting Should my Dr Use?

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.  

   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

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...

      Any injection can cause occlusion although there are ways to minimize this.  Blunt cannulae can also be used.  Without an exam, it would be hard to speculate about what should be done in your specific case.     Kenneth Hughes,...