laurad: Don't panic..I have had areas where juvaderm caused a blue tint and it has been temporary. Like less than 6 weeks...what area is this?

Im still dealing with a blue streak 14 months later! Ive went to a dermatologist (not the injector that did it) on monday, and she said that she was personally weary of hyraulnaise. So at this point I need to see the injector, get her opinion and then weigh up my choices :(

hey laurad and kim

had a similar situation in september
ps injected upper cheek (lower tear trough)

and it was blue immediately. i asked her to inject hyaluronidase but she said she was wary of the product and that it was a bruise and will fade in time.

in my gut i felt it was product though...
she told me to massage it gently to speed up recovery

so i massaged it and it got darker! i thought i might have massaged it too deeply and caused it to bruise more...so i left it alone for four months and "the bruise" did not improve

when i went back for some more juve to another area the whole area blew up like a sausage and was grey...again she said it was a bruise and give it time...
two weeks later i went back and asked her to inject hyaluronidase she said she doesn't have any and (once again) doesn't like to use it (aka never used it) but will order some or find me a doctor who has some...

the next day i booked an appt with another dr. (dr. white) who uses it all the time to take a look at the sausage under my eye

i asked him about his reservations with hyaluronidase...he had none and said that it would only remove the product that was incorrectly placed.

he injected "the sausage" and said come back next week and we will see if more is needed... by that night the sausage was gone!!!! after two weeks of hesitation about hyaluraonidase, it was gone in a matter of hours! i went back the next week for a little more to make sure all of the juve was gone and also told him the story about this "blue" streak running across my cheek since september.

(finally getting to the gist of my story....)

i told him that my ps said it was a bruise. he said a bruise would not typically last 4 months...i asked if he would inject it with hyaluronidase to see if it disappeared. he did without reservation and after 4 months of living with that blue streak, it was GONE upon injection!

i guess doctors who use this product and do injections exclusively understand its place with injectables

i went back to my original ps and told her and showed her. she was glad i did it and i can tell was remorseful....she is a great lady and a wonderful doctor...it's just that injectables are only about 20% of her practice. i suggested that she invest in some hyaluronidase, not only if this occurs with another patient but also if another patient regrets the placement of any hyaluronic product and wants it removed. she said she would and also wanted a card of the doctor who fixed my issue. possibly to recommend him to her patients who need this done. she is a great woman...

long story but i hope this helps. seems that docs who don't use hyaluronidase try to dissuade their patients for wanting it by enumerating the dangers of it...but in experienced hands it seems as safe as saline...

hope this helps

if i were you, i would head to your doctor asap. maybe necrosis, or the beginning of gangrene. could turn into septic shock. frankly i am concened.

in the meantime, if the cosmetic part is bothering you, just dab some dermablend on the blue spot. a little cover up should help your nerves until you get to the doctor. hope this helps. a little tea tree oil could help if infection starts. put the tea tree oil on first, then dermablend, then an ice pack for swelling. make sure the ice pack isn't too cold or this could cause redness. you don't want red and blue colors.

That is called the "Tyndall effect". Has to do with WATER scattering BLUE LIGHT. So if the product is too close to the surface (and the hyaluronic acid ATTRACTS water-), that's where the blue effect comes from.
Resty and Juve (hyaluronic acid products that attract water) can be taken down with an enzyme; hyaluronase.

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Hey DC -

Thanks for the info - regarding skinandaging article - I read the following -


When choosing a filler for the orbicularis area, hyalurons make a lot of sense due to their wonderful safety and efficacy profiles


Can anyone explain that to me - as an aside, I have to say that I am really fearful of this world of fillers because of exactly what Laurad is going through - -and why is there a "wonderful safety" with regards to using hyalurons

Here is what it looks like today, not blue but green/grey/slight brown/tinge of yellow

If it is changing colors it is most likely a bruise. Blue from the Tyndall effect stays blue and just looks less blue over time. I had the TE to my tear troughs which is why I won't have fillers put there again---unless I could see Dr. White. My derm does not like putting fillers around the eyes (or at least for me he doesn't) and will only do it if I insist--which I don't. He did offer to fix the TE around my eyes, but I just let it fade away (almost a full year) on its own. BUT, the TE on me only ever looked bluish, never any other shades of any other color.

What you are describing sounds like typical bruising pattern and changes over time.

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Yes, it looks like bruising to me.

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Rev, did you have necrosis??!

here it is with makeup, i can cover it better. I feel relieved you guys think its bruising! I was worried because it came on so late!! Im really depressed but I feel relieved by your post. Thanks for making my day! That being said I think I give up with juve, Im just going to leave my damn face alone for now,not worth the big risks. :(