I just had Juvederm injected into my lips yesterday. They are still extremely swollen, but I am icing and popping arnica montana.I am traveling this weekend for a photo shoot. I am wondering if there's anything else at all that will help the swelling go down, and wondering if it's ok to go tanning today? It's been 24 hours.
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The lips are the one area of the face that tend to take longer to recover from any surgery or injectable. So I'm sure it will be fine once the swelling resolves. But also remember these lines can sometimes be difficult to fully get rid of. The skin around the mouth has such good memory that...
Since you can add Juvederm onto existing treated areas without a significant waiting period, I prefer to start with a single vial of Juvederm. Each person has a different response as to the amount of fluid that the Juvederm molecule will absorb. I see my patients back in 2...
You could do 1/2 of a vial (syringe) of Juvederm for lips but if you want to start slowly and not waste the second hal;f of the vial consider a half syringe of Restylane. Juvederm only comes in full syringes, Restylane comes in half and full.