How to Help Control Bruising Before Restylane Injections for Tear Troughs?

In the future, the best way to minimize bruising
- especially for sensitive areas like lips or under the eyes, is to avoid
medications such as aspirin, Ibuprofen ( Motrin and Advil) and non-steroidal
anti-inflammatories such as Alleve or Naprosyn that might be taken for sports
injuries . Other culprits of bleeding and bruising tendencies are green tea,
flax seed oil, Omega -3s and alcohol or caffeine intake the day before
your treatment!
Arnica oral tablets are an easy remedy to reduce
the degree and length of time of bruising and can be taken 3 -5 days following
the treatment.#arnicaforbruising   #Restylaneinjectiontreatments  #controllingbruising

Although it’s unusual for patients to develop bruising
following the use of injectable fillers, this complication is occasionally seen
when tear trough deformities are treated with Restylane. For this reason, it’s
important to be very careful when these injections are performed.It’s
important that steps be taken to minimize the potential for bleeding prior to
these injections.These steps include
avoiding drugs that increase the potential for bleeding.These include Ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve and
Aspirin to name a few.In addition, many
specialists recommend stopping herbal supplements prior to Restylane injections
as well.The majority of providers
recommend icing the area prior to and after Restylane injections.In addition, many specialists recommend the
use of arnica prior to dermal filler injections.When
these steps are taken, the potential for bleeding following Restylane
injections can be decreased, but never totally eliminated.It’s important to contact your provider if
you’re concerned about bruising following this procedure.Your provider should be able to take steps to
minimize the potential for this type of problem.

This is a common question that people ask. I have discussed this numerous times and have written an article on this. There really isn't much research out there, but I did my best to summarize some of the key points. It is broken down based on an article that has been published. Before the injection, during the injection and after the injection. Let me know what you think,James P. Bonaparte, MD, MSc, FRCSCHead and Neck Surgerypracticing in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryAssistant Professor, University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario, Canada