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Is this bruising or Tyndall effect? (Photo)

CARTERMAN32Sep 16, 2015
I'm two weeks out from Restalyne under my eyes, and it appears that I have super dark circles under my eyes. One of my tear troughs immediately bruised when I was injected, to the point where I had a serious black eye. Here's a picture of that eye, two weeks later. Is this bruising that hasn't healed or Tyndall?

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