The doctor who injected me with botox pressed down really hard on my injection sites (crow's feet, glabellar region, upper forehead) immediately after he injected me. Hours later, l notice a hematoma on my upper forehead, and some slight bruising by my eyes. I have been injected for years, and thought that pressure should be avoided to minimize the possibility of migration, especially by the eyes. Is this unusual practice?
March 19, 2017
Answer: Pressure after Botox Thank you for your question. While applying pressure to Botox injection sites is not necessarily a standard procedure, my suspicion is that a vessel was inadvertently punctured while injecting the Botox. Your injector may have been applying the pressure to avoid a bruise afterwards. However, the pressure itself will have no untoward effects, and should not "spread" the Botox. I would recommend you contact your injector and ask discuss this with him/her.I hope that this helps!-David Gilpin
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Pressure after Botox Thank you for your question. While applying pressure to Botox injection sites is not necessarily a standard procedure, my suspicion is that a vessel was inadvertently punctured while injecting the Botox. Your injector may have been applying the pressure to avoid a bruise afterwards. However, the pressure itself will have no untoward effects, and should not "spread" the Botox. I would recommend you contact your injector and ask discuss this with him/her.I hope that this helps!-David Gilpin
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March 20, 2017
Answer: Bruising after Botox Bruising does occur even in the most experienced hands. Protocol denotes that gentle pressure should be applied to prevent migration of products. Let things settle down for a couple of weeks hopefully you should be fine.
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March 20, 2017
Answer: Bruising after Botox Bruising does occur even in the most experienced hands. Protocol denotes that gentle pressure should be applied to prevent migration of products. Let things settle down for a couple of weeks hopefully you should be fine.
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