Swollen Lips After Restylane

The lips are a highly vascular area and are more likely to swell and to remain swollen longer after any procedure. I recommend use of ice for 72 hours after the procedure. You are in the initial post-procedure period and should give it more time before evaluating the result. Use of filler to enlarge the size of the lips changes the appearance of the face which is, basically, what you desired in undergoing the procedure. However, it's not uncommon for patients to need some time to adapt... more

A number of years ago I started to advise my patients to make a point of sleeping with their head elevated on several pillows the night after treatment with fillers, and since then complaints about swelling the next morning dropped greatly. I switched from Restylane® to Juvéderm about 5 years ago, and noted a further reduction [almost to zero] in the rate of complaints about swelling the morning after lip enhancement. My main reason for switching to Juvéderm was... more

It is not too unusual to still have residual swelling after Restylane to the mouth area.  However, by day four, one would tend to see improvement.  Also, post-treatment swelling tends to respond well to intermitten icing early on.  If you are not seeing progressive improvement by now, you should be in contact with your practitioner to discuss your concerns.  Your practitioner should be able to determine if intervention is needed.  If it becomes apparent that... more

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 would not be too concerned at this point. Although there is an agent to inject to help dissolve the product, it's best to be patient and allow for the product to dissolve naturally.... more

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 so I rarely inject an entire syringe for the lips, usually 0.4- 0.6cc. You can always go back and put more. Fortunately you can remove Restylane with hyaluronidase if necessary. Best... more