Bruising After Restylane in Tear Troughs

Thank you for your question! In my clinic I use Cearna OcuMend hydrogel patches. I recommend applying the patch directly onto the treatment area both before and after the injections. The OcuMend gel patches will minimize the chance of bruising and swelling, as well as speed up the healing time of an already developed bruise. This product has 50X the potency of standard gels and works great.
Best of luck,Dr. Kian 

It's simple to avoid excessive bruising  when by getting filler treatments for tear troughs!  Remember to eliminate offending over-the-counter medications and supplements such as Motrin, Advil and Excedrin and supplements such as fish oils, garlic and green tea.
Arnica oral tablets are an easy remedy to reduce
the degree and length of time of bruising and can be taken 3 -5 days following
the treatment.#minimizebruising  #fillertreatments  #avoidbruisingoutcomes

The best way to minimize bruising and swelling  - especially for sensitive areas like lips or under the eyes, is to avoid
medications such as aspirin, Ibuprofen ( Motrin and Advil) and non-steroidal
anti-inflammatories such as Alleve or Naprosyn that might be taken for sports
injuries . Other culprits of bleeding and bruising tendencies are green tea,
flax seed oil, Omega -3s and alcohol or caffeine intake the day before
your treatment!
Arnica oral tablets are an easy remedy to reduce
the degree and length of time of bruising and can be taken 3 -5 days following
the treatment.#eyetroughbruising  #Reducingbruising   #Restylaneteartroughs

I would immediately apply Bruisestick ointment to minimize bruising after injection.  This contains both Arnica and Bromelain. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

This can vary tremendously from person to person. Avoid aspirin and motrin like products for at least 10 days prior to  injection. Some patients prep themselves with oral arnica supplements before the procedure and continue afterwards. Others prefer ice immediately prior and subsequent to injections.

Hi Sandy,
Most patients do not bruise, but if it occurs, it can be bruised for 10 to 14 days. Best to have the injections at least two weeks before any red carpet event or important affair.
Most importantly, choose your injecting physician most carefully in this most delicate and unforgiving area for the injection of filler.
Good luck and be well.
Dr. P

While you are wondering about bruising, the most important thing you can do is to find someone who actually knows what they are doing as this is the most challenging area of all to inject. We see mess ups galore in this area and wish that folks would do more investigation.
First of all, cheap isn't something that you want in this area. You want to go to someone who is GREAT at this or you will have potential problems that can last for years literally!
Second, less is more! If you overdo the area, you will have issues that can and will plague you for quite some time.
Third, don't do it when you have an important activity for at least two weeks. No one, and I mean no one, can predict when and if bruising in this area will occur, so don't trust anybody that says they can do it and not have bruising.
Good luck!

Restylane, Juvederm and Radiesse injected under the eye in the tear troughs can easily give you a bruise, and it could take 5-10 days to disappear. Even 1 drop of blood can look pretty noticeable in this area so make sure you have a good week at least when you don't have any major events planned.

If the physician is injecting the filler in the subcutaneous compartment under the skin and above the muscle, bruising can at times be more noticable, and the filler more lumpy, than when injected below the muscle. Bruising can occur as a result of the latter as well. The color of the bruise will fade over two weeks. Avoid any aspirin for two weeks prior to the injections, no Motrin, Advil, Ibuprofen, Alleve and other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents for a few days before, and no alcoholic beverages for a few days before and day of if you want to minimize the chance of bruising. There are some herbal remedies that can increase bruising and these should be avoided as well, such as Ginko, Ginseng, Garlic supplements, fish oil, vitamin E, etc. The best advice is that although camouflage makeup may hide the bruise, don't have the treatment within two weeks of a very important social function. Most people like to have it done on a Friday to recover over the weekend in case of bruising, but the bruise if it occurs, will still be there though the following week. Some studies show that Arnica montana and bromelain minimizes bruising as does vitamin K creams.

Avoidance of undereye blood vessels is key. There are several that are deep that surgoens encounter during cheeklift surgery that should be avoided.
That being said, anybody can get bruising from any injection.
Aspirin, cold remedies, motrin, etc. worsen the chances; careful technique, local anesthetic and ice diminish it. We usually ask patients to have the weekend free if they contemplate injections of heavy hyaluronic acid fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm.