Treatment of hematomas on the face
Since childhood, each of us remembers that if there is a bruise, it is better to apply something cold, then the black eye will be smaller.
Ice is your universal assistant. By narrowing the lumen of the capillaries, it prevents the appearance of hematomas and, of course, reduces pain. It is not recommended to apply ice directly to the damaged area. You should wrap it in cloth. For example, gauze. Direct contact of ice with the lip can cause local frostbite and damage to the delicate epithelium of the lip. This method is not so effective, but it is handy and very convenient.
Your sleep plays a significant role. Namely, how you sleep. Try not to lie down in the first hours after the procedure. After some time has passed, you are allowed to sleep, but just do not forget to put a couple of pillows so that the level of your head is as high as possible.
First aid after injury
If you do not take any measures, the bruise will go away within 7-10 days - the period depends on the individual characteristics of the body. The color of the hematoma will gradually change from deep purple to sickly yellow. Correct actions immediately after injury will help, according to obaglaz, to limit the area of damage and speed up the resorption of the bruise. If a cold compress is quickly applied to the bruise, the affected vessels will narrow, the pressure in them will decrease, which will lead to a decrease in the release of blood into the tissue. This procedure can minimize the consequences, but only if ice is applied immediately after the impact.
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To provide assistance, apply ice for at least 15-20 minutes - place it in a heating pad or plastic bag, wrap it in a towel so as not to freeze the skin. It is necessary to apply cold to the hematoma under the eye several times over 5-6 hours. The interval between applying compresses should be at least an hour so as not to cause harm. It is worth noting that cold is effective immediately in the first minutes after injury.
If the bruise is obtained at home, then instead of ice it is convenient to use improvised means:
- Frozen fruits or vegetables;
- Frozen meat or semi-finished products;
- Metal objects, such as a spoon.
According to obaglaza-ru, even a bottle of chilled drink from the refrigerator immediately applied to the site of the bruise can help remove a bruise and reduce its size.
After removing the cold compress, Troxevasin or Heparin ointment should be applied to the affected area. This is necessary to relieve swelling so that it does not progress, and to relieve pain
Lubricate carefully, avoiding getting the medicine into your eyes.
We will tell you in order what you need to do as first aid after an injury that threatens you with a black eye. At the very beginning, after tissue injury (after approximately 2-3 minutes), swelling appears.
Apply cold
First, you need to apply something cold to the site of the injury. Use what you have on hand (for example, snow, ice, something from the freezer). You can also attach a piece of metal - it could be a spoon, a coin or something else. Such a cold compress must be applied to the bruise for at least fifteen to twenty minutes.
Relieving pain
Among other things, a cold compress also relieves pain at the site of the injury, but if the pain still does not subside, you need to take an analgesic tablet orally (this can be analgin, “no-spa”, spasmaton or paracetamol). It is not recommended to use aspirin, since in addition to its analgesic effect, it also causes blood thinning (reduces its viscosity), which is completely inappropriate for vascular injury.
How to quickly remove a hematoma under the eye depends on the speed of treatment. By starting them immediately after getting into an unfavorable situation, it is possible to limit the spread of the bruise and remove it much faster.
In case of an eye injury, first aid measures consist of:
- immediately apply a cold object wrapped in cloth to the affected organ - the cold will constrict the blood vessels, slowing down the hemorrhage;
- rinse the eye with boiled cold water to prevent bleeding into the conjunctiva;
- Apply heparin ointment to the bruise above the eye, which prevents the formation of blood clots.
First of all, to remove a bruise, apply something cold to the bruised eye. An ice cube wrapped in a cloth is ideal. This method will save you from possible subsequent swelling and hematoma formation.
Cabbage
If you have cabbage, take one leaf and chop it. Applied immediately after a bruise, it can also help prevent the formation of a hematoma. Another quite effective way:
- take vodka and water in equal proportions;
- freeze in the refrigerator and rub the cubes over the affected eye as often as possible.
Duration of swelling
Typically, swelling after lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid persists for 2-3 days and subsequently disappears. A period of 3-5 days is also considered standard, which is explained by the individual characteristics of the patient.
When asked how to relieve swelling after lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid, the specialist will answer the consultation at the end of the procedure. The doctor will inform the patient about methods and means that:
- will quickly relieve swelling;
- will allow hematomas to disappear if they form;
- will help not lead to allergic reactions or infections in the event area.
The swelling will subside in time if you follow the rules recommended by the specialist after lip augmentation.
You can reduce the time it takes to get rid of swelling on your lips by lubricating them with Troxevasin gel (Bulgaria) 2 times a day. The pharmaceutical drug will strengthen the walls of blood vessels, prevent fluid from accumulating in the tissues, and reduce inflammation.
The following gels have similar properties: “Lioton” (Germany), “Troxerutin” and “Troxevenol” (Russian Federation), “Venoruton” and “Venorutinol” (Switzerland), “Troxegel” (Ukraine).
Gel with bodyaga has the property of dissolving. It is also used as an antiseptic drug to reduce irritation and swelling of soft tissues.
To do this, ice from the freezer is placed in a bag and wrapped in a sterile cloth. At home, it is permissible to replace such a cold lotion with food frozen in a bag, wrapped in a sterile cloth napkin.
The use of a compress from a decoction of herbs such as chamomile, marigold, string, and walnut leaves helps reduce swelling on enlarged lips immediately after the procedure. Tea lotions made from black/green tea will also help.
Instead of ice, use chilled spoons. 3-4 tbsp. l. Cool either in the freezer or in a glass with ice, placing them in the chosen environment until they become cold.
1 spoon is applied to the lips and held until it becomes warm. This will take a few minutes, after which the cutlery should be changed to cooled one.
Below are some other ways to reduce swelling:
- An unmistakably chosen filler will help remove swelling faster. The leader in the list of fillers with hyaluronic acid is Juvederm. Non-sulfonated glycosaminoglycan (as GA is scientifically called) is of non-animal origin. This reduces the patient’s risk of an allergic reaction and adverse events in the form of heterogeneous distribution of filler in the tissues. Juvederm contains lidocaine - a substance that transforms pain during surgery into a less noticeable one, minimizing tissue injury.
- It is possible to shorten the duration of edema and reduce swelling by dieting 2-3 days before and after surgery. The diet excludes the consumption of canned food, salted and smoked fish, sausages, cheeses, hot and spicy dishes, and alcoholic beverages. Hot soups, drinks, and solid foods are prohibited due to possible injury or irritability of the epidermis in the problem area.
- Antihistamines are included in the arsenal to combat swelling. By taking them, you will be able to speed up the disappearance of swelling and eliminate the possibility of symptoms of excessive sensitivity to the ingredients of the filler. Among the antihistamines is Suprastin. After injection with it, the swelling decreases due to the neutralization of the allergic reaction.
Consequences of lip augmentation
Despite the numerous advantages of the procedure, it has its side effects. We are talking about the following manifestations:
- Pain. Lasts for 1-2 days after the procedure. Swelling and swelling. They are a common reaction to injections and are accompanied by redness. Sometimes swelling is caused by the administration of an excessive volume of the drug and an unsuccessful lip augmentation procedure. They bother the patient for 3-7 days. Dehydration of lips. It causes excessive dryness of the skin. Bruises and hematomas. Most often they occur due to improper injection of filler. They are especially common in girls who smoke. Bruises disappear in 1-2 weeks. Lumps and lumps. They appear due to drug rejection, insufficient depth of hyaluronic acid treatment, and decreased immunity.
The severity of side effects is influenced by the following factors:
- specialist experience; filler quality; individual characteristics of the body; compliance with doctor's recommendations and contraindications.
The result will be beautiful if the doctor follows the rules of injection, and the patient takes the doctor’s recommendations seriously during the recovery period.
Recommendations from cosmetologists
The main advice is to carefully choose a clinic and specialist. When getting to know him, you should pay attention to education, work experience, qualifications, and personal recommendations. It is useful to first look for reviews about him on the Internet and, if possible, talk with those people who have already had the opportunity to verify the competence of the master.
If it was not possible to avoid the appearance of hematomas, you need to make an appointment with a cosmetologist again and, together with him, develop a plan for eliminating side effects. Often, for these purposes, several Darsonval sessions are prescribed, and the safest pharmaceutical drugs and traditional medicine recipes are selected. The results of such treatment are not long in coming, the bruises quickly disappear, and the patient gets the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful face.
How to remove bruises after hyaluronic acid injections using traditional methods
Bruises after injections of hyaluronic acid can be removed not only with the help of pharmaceutical products, but also with homemade recipes, quick and easy to prepare:
Compress with potato juice. Grate several medium-sized potatoes until they become a paste, then apply the paste to the desired area for 2-3 hours.
This will help cope with side effects after lip augmentation or correction of wrinkles on the skin under the eyes.
- Garlic tincture. To remove a bruise, you need to rub a few cloves on a fine grater and add table vinegar (100 ml), let it sit for a day and, when ready, rub the bruise 2-3 times daily until it is completely removed.
- Salt solution. Add 1 large spoon of salt to a glass of warm water, place a cloth in the mixture and apply it to the affected area, securing it with something on the skin. The compress should be renewed every 2 hours. Also suitable for quick recovery after a hematoma on the lip.
Watch this video about how to remove a bruise after injection procedures using traditional methods:
Prevention methods
To prevent or reduce the undesirable consequences of filler injections, follow these measures:
- Before the procedure:
- 1 week before, stop taking medications that reduce blood clotting (aspirin, paracetamol and analogues);
- 3 days in advance, eliminate alcohol, salty foods, canned food, and citrus fruits;
- 2-3 days in advance, exclude physical activity, training, visiting the sauna, swimming pool, solarium.
- After the procedure:
- Do not perform cosmetic procedures (masks, massages, peelings) for a week;
- For a week, exclude physical activity, visiting the gym, swimming pool, sauna, solarium;
- Do not consume alcohol, salty or spicy foods for 3 days.
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Possible side effects
The choice of drugs for subcutaneous injections should be approached taking into account their characteristics. The quality of fillers with hyaluronic acid depends on the degree of its purification. It is known that hyaluronic acid, which is of animal origin, has the most pronounced allergic effect, one of the manifestations of which is swelling at the injection site.
All side effects that occur after injections of hyaluronic acid vary in duration and degree of complication.
Among the short-term side effects after injections, the most common are:
- Feeling of discomfort after injection;
- Pain at the injection site of the filler;
- Swelling, redness, cyanosis of the skin;
- Possible hematomas;
- Point necrosis at the injection site.
Short-term complications that are undesirable in nature vary according to the following characteristics:
- The injected substance is visible in the subcutaneous layer - it appears as a pale or white lump.
- Formation of subcutaneous nodes and swelling at the injection site;
- An allergic reaction caused by individual hypersensitivity to the constituent components of the drug.
Very rarely, more serious adverse events are observed, the connection of which with the procedure is conditional. The fact is that, based on the absolute safety of injectable drugs used in contouring, it is very difficult to associate rare manifestations of negative effects with the use of dermal fillers.
Each filler is accompanied by detailed instructions on how to properly insert it under the skin. Strict adherence to these rules will reduce the possible risk of unpleasant complications.
The most common adverse events accompanying a course of plastic surgery using hyaluronic acid injections include:
- Headache;
- Allergic sinusitis;
- Signs of respiratory disease.
These manifestations themselves may be symptoms of a mild respiratory or infectious disease.
In patients who are particularly sensitive to pain, the appearance of headaches is typical as a response to injections.
The most serious, although rare, complication after injection of fillers is a necrotic reaction at the injection site and paralysis of the facial nerve. It is impossible to establish the cause of paralysis, given isolated cases of its occurrence. Necrosis of points after injections also occurs extremely rarely and is easily treated.
What is biorevitalization?
This procedure involves the introduction of certain products that moisturize the deep layers of the skin using injections. The procedure is performed using a very fine needle to ensure minimal damage to the skin during the procedure. Cosmetologists suggest undergoing this procedure for those who have increased dryness of facial skin, which subsequently causes quite a lot of related problems.
During the procedure, a hyaluronate-based drug is injected using a needle.
If your facial skin is healthy, it does not become dry. The appearance and health of the skin directly depend on the amount of moisture it receives. Its deficiency begins to manifest itself in the form of thinning, peeling, loss of skin elasticity and faded shade. The most dangerous thing in this situation is not the appearance, but the fact that this condition of the skin makes them unprotected.
The appearance of the skin directly depends on the amount of moisture and hyaluronic acid
Various factors greatly influence the condition of facial skin. They can be either exogenous or endogenous. Various factors, especially those related to weather conditions, such as cold weather, strong winds, too dry air, negatively affect the condition of the skin, leading to excessive dryness.
Also, various low-quality washing lotions or simply products that are not intended for this skin type may be involved in the deterioration of skin condition due to lack of moisture. The hydration of facial skin is also affected by what kind of water we use to wash our face.
If a person uses products that are not suitable for his skin, its condition may worsen significantly.
Dryness can also be caused by excessive abuse of various scrubs that are not intended for daily use, frequent aggressive peelings and other external influences.
It is worth noting that a person’s lifestyle is directly responsible for the condition of the skin. If a person smokes or regularly abuses alcohol, drinks a very small amount of clean water during the day, and also eats only processed foods and fast food, this will negatively affect the condition of the facial skin.
Bad habits negatively affect the condition of facial skin
Also, the skin becomes dry and less elastic, thins, and loses its healthy appearance under the influence of sunlight, but only when a person spends a lot of time in the sun without protecting it with various special means. Things get even worse if a person resorts to using artificial tanning in a solarium.
Biorevitalization is a salvation for people whose facial skin is in poor condition. Biorevitalizant is used to moisturize the skin. This is a biologically active substance that can maximally moisturize the skin of the face and give it its former healthy appearance. The big advantage of this procedure is that the injected substance has virtually no side effects. The main component that is part of the biorevitalizant is hyaluronic acid.
Once in the skin of the face, the biorevitalizant binds water molecules, as a result of which the function of fibroblasts is activated. This process allows for the production of a sufficient amount of hyaluronate inside the skin, and this makes it possible to enhance the synthesis of two proteins that are necessary to give the skin firmness and elasticity.
Before and after injection of a drug with hyaluronic acid
Bruising After Filler and Botox Injections: How to Prevent
A bruise (hematoma) is an area of discolored skin that occurs when small blood vessels puncture and leak their contents into the soft tissue under the skin. Bruising is more common in people who have received large volumes of contouring fillers in the lips, cheeks and under the eyes.
How to prevent bruises?
Tip: Before the procedure, always remind the doctor where you had big bruises last time, so that he can be careful and avoid these areas if possible. Patients often develop bruises in a specific location.
You can also come a little earlier than the time appointed for the procedure and ask to sit somewhere quietly for a few minutes, applying ice to your face.
Do not take blood thinning medications
Using blood thinners or medications before an injection increases the risk of developing hematomas and affects their severity.
It is important to tell your doctor if you are taking blood thinning medications such as pain relievers. If aspirin is not needed as a medication, it should be stopped for one week before any injection procedure.
Avoid (if possible) the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen and its analogues) for five days before any procedure. Alcohol slows down blood clotting and thereby increases the risk of bruising.
Many herbal supplements and vitamins have the potential to increase the risk of bruising, especially high doses of vitamin E, ginkgo biloba and garlic. Stop taking these products two weeks before your procedure.
Cool your skin
Cold compresses may be used before the procedure to encourage blood vessels to constrict and reduce the risk of bruising.
After the procedure
Pressure: Immediately after the injection, apply pressure to the area of skin for several minutes. However, at a later stage, after the procedure, it is best to avoid pressing on the face. You can also use cold compresses to stimulate vasoconstriction and reduce bruising.
Eating: When you think about food, there is a relative constriction of the skin vessels as blood moves to the gastric system in anticipation of eating. This narrowing of the skin vessels may result in minimal bruising.
High temperatures: After the procedure, do not use the sauna or take hot baths to avoid bacteria and dilation of blood vessels.
Sunlight: It is always important to protect your skin from the sun, but after the procedure you should avoid excessive exposure to sunlight and UV lamps. Sports: Try to avoid heavy lifting and extreme sports immediately after the procedure
Exercising increases blood pressure and circulation
Sports: Try to avoid heavy lifting and extreme sports immediately after the procedure. Exercising increases blood pressure and circulation.
Rubbing: It is not recommended to rub the injection site of Botox and Dysport or Juvederm, Restylane and Radiesse. However, it is recommended to massage such areas after Sculptra.
What bruises look like after injections
Here are some photographs of patients:
Bruise on upper lip
Terrible bruises after injection of filler into the chin area
One day after lip augmentation with Juvederm
What to do if bruises still appear
Even if you followed our advice and were treated by an experienced doctor, you may still experience bruising. In the worst-case scenario, the bruise will turn yellow within 72 hours and completely disappear within 14 days.
Ice packs
Apply ice wrapped in a towel to the injection site (alternatively, use bags of frozen peas).
Sleep correctly
Some doctors recommend not lying down for the first few hours after injections and placing one or two pillows under your head the first night to elevate it higher.
Hiding bruises with makeup
Immediately after the procedure, you can use a cosmetic pencil to disguise the bruises. Small bruises can be hidden using foundation, but more noticeable ones will have to be masked using the first method, and then applying foundation. Below is a list of some popular brands of concealer pencils and tips for using them.
Causes of hematomas and edema
The skin may react with the appearance of bruises and swelling where the needle passes, since the integrity of the skin is slightly damaged when the injection occurs. Perhaps a small blood vessel is affected - a small amount of blood under the skin forms a hematoma. Such bruises at the injection sites create some discomfort, but usually disappear within 3-4 days.
Also, since this method of rejuvenation is very common for correcting the eyelid area, swelling under the eyes often occurs after biorevitalization. But swelling of the tissue, especially under the eyelids - along with such delicate skin - is a normal reaction to the introduction of hyaluronic fillers. The injections cause minor injuries, and hyaluronic acid has the ability to attract and retain water in the space between the skin cells.
But there are cases when bruises and swelling do not go away for more than a week after biorevitalization. What to do about this? How to help yourself? If you have any suspicions that something is wrong, you should not waste time; you should contact a specialist as soon as possible.
Treatment of consequences
A logical question when swelling and bruising appears after biorevitalization: how to treat? Should you rely on your own strength or should you contact a specialist? You can cope with the problem at home, but still no one can guarantee you the effectiveness of such self-medication. It is quite possible that the situation will not only not improve, but will even worsen. Among other things, we advise you to remember that the examples given here are for informational purposes only; you can only obtain professional advice from a specialist.
Creams containing arnica will help reduce the undesirable consequences of the process at home. Cold compresses also relieve swelling, but keep them for no longer than 5-10 minutes at intervals of several hours to avoid thermal injury to the skin. It is imperative to adhere to the care recommended by the master.
As with any treatment, it is important to do no harm. The consequences can be, if not completely eliminated, then minimized by avoiding certain actions. Let us note what you should not do in case of bruises and swelling after biorevitalization:
- touch the skin and massage swollen areas, as there is a danger of stretching the skin;
- wash your face with water, apply decorative or caring cosmetics for at least the first 6 hours after biorevitalization, and preferably until the skin is completely restored;
- drink alcohol;
- drink a lot of fluids before bed, this can lead to even more swelling;
- eat salty foods, smoked foods, canned foods - foods that retain water in the body;
- For at least 2 weeks after biorevitalization, you should avoid exposure to the sun on the skin, temperature changes and overexertion, that is, do not visit the sauna, solarium, gym, or sunbathe in the open sun.