I've had bruising then healing only to present again 5 days after Botox injections in my crows feet.

Thank you for your questions. There are several small veins that run throughout the face and after enough injections, you are going to get unlucky and hit a small vein and can cause a bruise. It will usually resolve with time and should not cause any long term problems. Discuss any concerns with your injector. Hope this helps!Dallas R. Buchanan, MD, FACSOwner & Board-Certified Plastic SurgeonVIVIFY plastic surgery

Bruising is relatively frequent in the course of Botox injections. Placing 20-25 injections in very vascularised skin of the face and around eyes creates possibility of injuring any of thousands of small skin vessels. Use of alcohol (glass of vine night before Botox injection), NSAI pain killers, garlic and multiple other remedies will increase chance for bleeding/bruising. It usually goes away in 5-7 days and can be easily camouflaged with make up. Nothing serious and definitely not a "mistake" of a doctor. Good luck. 

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your bruising issues.  At times it can take blood a few days to reach the skin surface to manifest as a bruise.  This bruising typically resolves spontaneously but can take time.  I would pursue warm compresses to the areas currently affected and they should disappear within 7-10 days time.  

Thank you for your questions. Bruising is very common in the crows feet due to this area being highly vascular. Even in the best hands this can happen. It is possible for another bruise to surface a few days later. This should resolve within 2 weeks. I hope this helps.

First, please call your physician -- having done the procedure, he or she can best answer your concerns.From your story, it sounds like you either had a deeper bruise that is coming out later (the red mark) or it could be true true and unrelated.  And note that even if you never bruised before, a 1mm shift right or left, up or down with an injection even using the tiniest sharpest needles can lead to a bruise. In future if your physician or you think you might get one, use some ice and pressure immediately.  That can keep a little bruise from becoming a big one.I hope this helps answer your question.  Best of luck.

The crow's feet have a much higher bruising potential than other areas of the face when using neurotoxins due to the high vascularity of this area.  There are many small veins that run through this area, and even in the most experienced hands, bruising can occur.  Some patients can even go multiple treatments without bruising and then have it happen randomly at another treatment.  Some things you can do to reduce the chances of bruising include avoiding blood thinners like Aspirin and Ibuprofen products as well as Tumeric, Fish oil, Vitamin E, Omega-3's, St. John's Wort, and Garlic supplements 3-5 days before and after injections.  Also, you can start taking an Arnica supplement 3-5 days before and after injections.  Finally, avoiding alcohol and exercise for 24 hours can help.

Bruising is a possibility with Botox injections even the best hands.  Fortunately bruising is temporary and typically resolves within 2 weeks.  Some patients find the use of Arnica helpful to resolve bruising.  Be sure to stop medications that thin the blood prior to injection such as aspirin, NSAIDS,  Vitamin E and fish oil.

Hi,
It looks like your Doctor was aware of small bruise appearing just after the procedure. This can happen, and it should resolve quickly as the needles that we use for Botox treatment are thin and rarely causing large bruises.
I am not sure why you would have red marks. 
Since this is the first time that you have noticed red marks after Botox treatment, you may like to go back to the Clinic and have a doctor examine the skin in the affected area. You may ask what topical ( skin products ) have been used as the part of pre and post skin preparation. This could rule out an allergic or hypersensitivity reaction. Also, if the red marks look like an early skin infection, the doctor will be able to treat that for you.
I hope it all goes well for you.
Best Wishes from Melbourne, Australia

There are a number of very fine veins around the eye which are usually very evident when injecting Botox. It is clear that these were damaged as it is obvious the minute a vein is pierced as it bleeds. It is wise to inform your surgeon of this in the future so they can avoid the vein. Applying ice and pressure will reduce the risk of bruising if a vein is pierced. Fortunately the bruising usually settles within 10 days or so.I would suggest you see your plastic surgeon for advice and reassurance.

Every needle stick risks a bruise.  When performing Botox injections I always pre-treat with cold compresses to try to minimize bruising. Even under the best of circumstances it is sometimes unavoidable to cause a small bruise, and often when this happens it is immediately obvious.  There is no way to avoid bruising 100% of the time.