5 Days Post Belotero - is This Normal? (photo)

Our office recommends Bruisestick for bruising around the eyes after facial fillers. The Bruisestick contains Arnica and Bromelain. 

This will definitely improve and can be normal after an injection in this location. Your immediate response is one of the primary reasons why I use cannulas for periorbital injections: there is less bruising and swelling. Cannulas allow for delivery of the product with only one poke and thread the product under the skin. 
For your bruising I would alternate a cold and warm compress every twenty minutes prior to bed. Also, sleep with three pillows to elevate your head. It will get better and I suspect you will be much happier in 1 week. 
Hope this helps.
Best of luck,
DrC

Unfortunately bruising and swelling can happen with some patients or injectors. If it does happen it can last a couple of weeks  Ultimately the bruising and swelling will go away but the product may need some massage to smooth out especially if it was injected too superficially. Check back with your provider to see if and when they want to start massage.  After a couple of weeks and some massage, if you are not happy with the results you can consider hyaluronidase to dissolve the product. It's unfortunate but some injectors may not have enough experience with the tear trough area.  It does require extra skill and experience to do it well.

Hi Z.  Based on how you appear, we believe that the Belotero was injected superfically (above the muscle that surrounds the eye).  We also tried this with one patient and it did not work out well.  The manufacturer was telling us that the superficial placement could work well (Restylane and Juvederm are placed deeper) but it did not.  

You may have residual lumps and bruising.  We use Vitrase to dissolve the product in these situations and you can ask your injector about it.  We also use our q-switched lasers to get rid of the staining appearance from the bruising.  Hope this helps.

The appearance that you currently have 5 days after your Belotero injection under your eyes will most likely still change.  The uncertainty is in how much it will change.  I would recommend waiting perhaps a week more for the swelling from your injection to completely resolve and then see how it looks.  If you still feel that you have some ridges, you should return to your injector and you can have a medicine called Hyaluronidase injected to help with the ridges.