It is 9 days after my Restylane injection in eye trough and I still have bruise. Will it go away? (photo)

Jenna,Your bruise will likely clear up during the next 1-2 weeks. I recommend taking oral arnica supplements to expedite the clearance. Lasers, such as Vbeam and KTP, or pulsed light treatments can also help.In the future, you can prevent this type of bruise by having your contouring treatments with a cannula rather than a needle.Good luck!

Hi Jenna. We have had patients in the past that noted bruising past 9 days. We now treat them with a pulsed dye laser (Vbeam or Vstar) to resolve any bruising usually within 1-2 days. In your case because this is not available, we would suggest waiting another week. If the bruise appears to look more brownish, it may be a longer lasting issue referred to as hemosiderin staining. This is a darkening of the skin around the area of the bruise that takes much longer to resolve. In this case, a laser can also help and we use q-switched lasers.Take another week to see how things go and if it is still a problem at that point consider these options for treating it.