8 Days Post Juvederm. Still Swollen or Just Overfilled? (photo)

I'm 45 & 8 days ago, when on holiday, I decided to plump my lips a little as my top lip is very thin. I bled & had bruising, particularly to my top lip. Swelling has reduced but my lip remain swollen looking, slightly tender & tingly. I absolutely hate the duck look & I'm feeling extremely self conscious & down about it. Would you please look at my pics & provide some feedback. I am unable to return to the doctor who injected the product.

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age 45-54 lips swollen 1 week post-op

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Filler to lips overfilled?

You have a mild overfill appearance, but this may be due to swelling. More than likely it will get better with time.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Swollen lips with Juvederm

There always is some swelling with injections of the lips, but it appears to me that you have received a generous fill to the the upper lip. The usual rule of thumb is the upper lip to lower lip ratio should be in the 40% upper/ 60% lower and right now I think you are almost the reverse or maybe 50/50. Give it a bit more time to let any swelling decrease but once you are at 2 weeks, if you still feel it is too 'rubber ducky' ask your injector to use a bit of hyaluronidase... more

Steven Swengel, MD

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Los Gatos Dermatologic Surgeon

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Swelling in lips after fillers

The lips are an area on the face that is very prone to significant swelling after any procedure. The swelling is related to how much the lips are manipulated. Since you mentioned having bleeding and bruising from the procedure, there is a good chance that there is still a good a amount of swelling in your lips, especially since you still feel tender. Sometimes icing immediately after the procedure helps bring down the swelling, but at this point it wouldn't help much. Give... more

Lips after Juvederm

Since you mentioned that you had bruising and swelling to the top lip after the treatment, it is still possible that all of the swelling has not subsided eight days later. You might give it another week or so to see if it goes down more. If it does not, there is a medication (hyaluronidase) which can be injected into the area to dissolve some of the Juvederm.

Juvederm and Overdone Lips

At 8 days following Juvederm to the lips, there may be some swelling still present, especially with bruising.

Swollen or Overfilled?

Usually, if it's still tender, it's still swollen but you may be overfilled as well. First, more time is needed to allow all swelling and tenderness to completely resolve, then if still too full You can see a Cosmetic provider to have some of the product dissolved with Hyaluronidase. (an enzyme that breaks down the product)