Black Eye

I'm very surprised that you aren't taking responsibility for the bruising yourself rather than bashing a good doctor. Bruising is an indication of something that you have done recently such as drinking alcohol, using aspirin or advil or taking vitamin e- all of these thin the blood and cause excess bruising. Did you tell the doctor that you had been doing any of these things recently? If you had told him he might have advised using arnica gel or tablets to help prevent or resolve the bruising sooner and suggested a good coverup. I've never found that numbing cream does much anyway but the cold air from a chiller or ice is far better at shrinking blood vessels which prevent bruising and relieving pain than any numbing cream. Everybody gets bruising sooner or later and it is less the doctor or nurse's fault than it is ourselves. Pity parties only make others believe that bruising is rare when everybody gets some once in awhile. I would not have wasted everyone's time complaining about bruising rather I would have asked what would help the bruising go away quicker and any makeup suggestions. I've been to many botox doctors and find that none of them do the quality work and has the Finesse that Dr. Hansen did for me with my botox sessions. I would go to no one other than him for botox or anything to do with my face. I hope you still keep up the botox injections since they really help me look younger and more refreshed.

the needle must have hit a tiny blood vessel. the skin under the eyes is the thinnest on the face and it's very delicate.

What a rude person Michelle is! I almost had to wonder if it was the doctor's office in disguise... As a nurse I will tell you that it IS the doctor or nurse's responsibility to check your risk factors for side effects, not the patient's! Where is the compassion? Whether inflicted by you or anyone else most of us know how difficult it would be to have your face impaired in a cosmetic way. Shame on Michelle for not having compassion! That being said... I thought that they were not supposed to inject under the eye, but only to the side in the crow's feet area, is this not true? Do doctors usually inject under the eye? I hope you've recovered from the fear and the trauma of having your face damaged. Best to you!

So sorry about your experience and thanks for sharing! How long did it take for it to completely heal and for the skin to get back to normal?

Oh my! I could not imagine getting anything done without any numbing cream. How horrific.

I am sorry that happened. I have gone to 3 different plastic surgeons before I finally found Dr. Pousti.
I was really surprised that botex was put below you eye. It is such a sensitive area. My doctor is always preaching, "patient safety first".
Good Luck on finding the right doctor, who puts your safety first & owns up to his mistakes!!!

Ouch! So sorry to hear about the bad experience. It's really sad how they didn't show any concern towards you even though you were bruised all over. I hope everything is going well. You have all my blessings.