Is a Large Bruise Under My Eye A Normal Sculptra Side Effect? (photo)

Whenever injections are administered in the face from any filler or Botox, Dysport, etc. there is always a chance of hitting a small blood vessel and having temporary bruising.  The skin around the eye is very thin and vascular so that bruising is a common side effect of filling in this area.  To minimize chances of bruising in the future, try to refrain from aspirin, motrin, Vitamin E for a week or two prior to treatment, 

- The herbal supplement, arnica montana, can be useful to take just before treatment to minimize bruising. 

- You can also ask your doctcor about the use of blunt canulas vs. using needles to inject as this may minimize the risk of bruising in the future.

Pulsed dye laser treatment has been shown to reduce bruising.  It is best to treat the bruise as soon as possible as older bruises do not respond as well.  If the bruise is very bothersome to you, you should see if your doctor could treat it with pulsed dye laser.   This is a laser that is used very commonly to treat vascular lesions such as facial blood vessels.