Just Had Juvederm in my Lips and I'm Very Swollen and Bruised, is This Normal? - Redwood City, CA

Already huge improvement. How long does juvederm last?

Your bruising is not unusual, don't worry, I bruise a little with Perlane but not as much as the Juvederm for some reason.  Also, I ask the injector not to go too deep as I have found that if it is too deep and I feel a certain sharp pain, I bruise.  It's like a "hit the nerve" pain, kind of hard to describe but I know it well and have learned how to avoid it.  I find that I experience the post injection swelling for about 2 weeks (which I rather enjoy) and then they "smooth" out considerably.  Did you use the ultra plus?  That one seems to last longer for me than the regular Juvederm but everyone is different.  You may find the more you maintain the filler, the longer is seems to last and the less you will need.

I just had a syringe of juvaderm ultra plus in lips. Dr. said she put more in the bottom than the top, however I have a huge swollen upper duck lip thing happening. I'm sick to my stomach. I am thinking I need to go back in a week and add more to the bottom. Is it common for the upper lip to swell that much more than the bottom? I asked for the angelic look, you know, fatter on the sides but it's all fat in the middle, that typical lip job look :( I'm scuurred!