Swelling after Restylane injection to the lips can last for several days, up to a week. This of course depends how much as injected also. Usually, one syringe(1cc) can be easily divided to .5cc to the upper and .5cc to the lower lip without resulting in too drastic of a change. Since it's only been 4 days, I... more
Swollen lips after Restylane
I had Restylane injections 4 days ago to my lip. The bow of my lip is really fat and the corners of my lip looked turned up. I'm really panicked about it. I'm not sure if it's swelling or the final result. I had 1 mg. injected, is that alot of product? I have very small lips and wanted a subtle result.
Should I wait for a few more days for the swelling to subside or shall I contact my plastic surgeon to have the filler dissolved?
2 answers to “Swollen lips after Restylane”
A: Give Restylane lip injections some more time
Hopefully, you have a little bit of swelling from the injection itself, in addition the Restylane tends to absorb water in the short term making it swell slightly more. Hopefully with time, maybe some gentle massage your result will be what you wish for. I generally am conservative with how much I inject, and... more
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