Are There Specific Steps to Reduce Swelling and Bruising After a Radiesse Injection?

Greetings~

The best possible thing to do after your Radiesse injections for bruising and swelling is ICE. 10-15 minutes every 2-3 hours is great for the first 24-48 hours.  Avoid strenuous exercise...raising your heart rate will increase swelling and may worsen bruising early on. Don't massage the treated areas. When you sleep, sleep with your head slightly elevated and try not to sleep on your face.  Our patients have also found oral arnica pellets and topical cream helpful (Boiron arnica or Heel Traumeel).  Hope that helps.

Good luck~

Dr. Grant Stevens

Some swelling is expected after Radiesse injections. Icing the area for 10 minutes every 2-3 hours while awake the first 2 days after injections is helpful.  I would limit physical exertion for the first two days as well.

What is important is the preparation beforehand.  Unless prescribed by a physician, I ask patients to avoid any blood thinners, such as aspirin, other non-tylenol pain medications, vitamin E, fish oil, gingko biloba, for 10 days before injections.  That decreases the risk of bruising.

Making sure that the injections are performed by a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon with proper training and experience in doing Radiesse injections.