Bumps after Restylane lip injections

I have two small bumps on my lips from the Restylane. The doctor injected my lips from the outside. Should he have injected the lips from the inside? Will these lumps go away soon? It has been 6 weeks. Is there anything he can do to get rid of these bumps on my lips? It seems like my lips did not plump up as they should have.

2 answers to “Bumps after Restylane lip injections”

A: Lip nodules after Restylane injections can be eliminated

Lavinia Chong, MD

Restylane is one of the more popular fillers for lip augmentation, however "lumps" do occur for the following reasons. The lips are muscular "sphincters", which move constantly in speech, eating, drinking, etc.  This accordion action makes the injected product "pearl... more

A: These need attention from your doctor.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

 Dear DKraskal Please don't live with funky Restylane results.  This product is so easy to adjust that there is no reason to like with an unsatisfactory treatment.  As it has been 6 weeks, your lumps need to be injected with the enzyme hyaluronidase.  This is an enzyme that breaks down the... more

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