Cannot Drink from a Cup or a Bottle of Water After Botox Above Lip, Is this Normal? (photo)

It is very common for some bruising to appear after an injection treatment, and your photo indicates that it's limited, which is a good sign. The bruising will gradually go away within two weeks or so. Unfortunately, your administrated Botox may have been too much and caused too many muscles to relax. For this to resolve, you'll have to wait for the Botox effects to go away, which could be a few months.

I suggest you wait for about 2 weeks before assessing your results. At the two week mark, return to your injector and discuss your concerns if you still don't like your results. Swelling, redness, discomfort and possibly bruising during the first few days following the injection is common. Most of this settles down within 3 days. Occasionally, the swelling can last up to one week, as well as bruising.

Regarding the Radiesse injections it is very normal to bruise following any injection involving multiple needle sticks into your face or lips. I recommend to my patients during a consultation to stop all supplements or medications IF possible that thins the blood. This decreases the risk of bruising. Botox injected into the upper lip for vertical lines will relax the orbicularis oris muscle around your mouth, making it difficult to spit after brushing your teeth or take a sip of water out of a bottle due to the inability to fully purse your lips. The bruising is normal and will fade away. The Botox will gradually fade within 3-4 months.