Aesthetic medicine without hematomas: myth or reality

Background. Invasive aesthetic medicine is associated with various rehabilitation manifestations: hematomas, edema, pain after the procedure. Hematomas are an unpleasant, but often inevitable for the patient. In this case, hematomas appear when a vessel is directly injured by a needle during the procedure, which is always associated with skin trauma and an increased risk of infection.

Aim. Application of an effective treatment regimen without pronounced side effects for minimizing rehabilitation phenomena after aesthetic procedures.

Materials and methods. The study involved 50 patients, 25 of whom received anti hematoma therapy with external and systemic forms of Arnica montana (Boiron) before and after the procedure. 25 remaining (control group) did not receive therapy before the procedure, as well as during rehabilitation after the procedure. The analysis of the course of the rehabilitation period was assessed using a questionnaire, which contained questions on assessing the degree of intensity of such adverse events after the procedure as pain, edema, hyperemia, the size of hematomas according to a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 – no manifestations, 5 – significantly pronounced manifestations.

Results. An analysis of many clinical cases shows the effectiveness of antihematoma therapy with Arnica montana preparations in various forms [Arnica montana C9 (Boiron) and Arnigel®] before and after procedure, manifested in a faster resolution of hematomas, a decrease in edema, a decrease in pain after the procedure, as well as an overall reduction in the rehabilitation period by at least 2–3 days compared with the course of rehabilitation without the appointment of anti-hematoma therapy.

Conclusion. Based on the above data, confirmed by numerous studies, we can conclude about the effectiveness of prescribing Arnica drugs [Arnica montana C9 (Boiron) and Arnigel®] before and after invasive aesthetic procedures.