Radiesse Vs Juvederm for Lips?

Radiesse is a great filler in the face that I use a lot but I would not use it in the lips. It can form lumps that could be felt but sometimes seen. My favorite filler for the lips is Restylane which allows me to she the lips better than with Juvederm.

I would avoid placing Radiesse in the lips due to its tendency to form nodules. Juvederm or Restylane are great options for lip enhancement, however, as they are much smoother and can provider softer, natural results.

Stay away from Radiesse in the lips.  It has the tendency to be lumpy when placed in the more superficial tissues such as with lip injections.  I wonder if you meant to ask if Restylane is better than Juvederm?  I think they are very similar. 

Radiesse should not be injected in the lips.  Radiesse is made to be injected deep and is great as a cheek filler or for nasolabial folds.  Juvederm is an excellent product for lips as it is much softer and leave a natural result.  

Radiesse is one of my favorite fillers for cheek augmentation, lines around the mouth ( nasolabial fold), and jawline.  Restylane or Juvederm are a much better choice for the delicate lip area.  They are clear  and soft and help to produce  a beautiful fuller well- structured lip.

Radiesse is an excellent long lasting filler useful for filling in deep nasolabial folds, however, it should not be used in the lips as it is too hard and can cause nodules or bumps that can last for several months or longer.  Juvederm is a great choice to augment the lips, it is softer than radiesse and gives a nice result when properly injected in the lips. Restylane can also be used in the lips.

Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist prior to having any injectables performed on your face.

Best wishes,

Dr. Bruno

Radiesse is not recommend by the manufacturer to use in the lips. If use in the lips it was found  to lumps and unevenness. The only option was to surgically remove the product from the lips. Radiesse wrinkle filler is FDA approved for sub-dermal implantation for correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as Nasolabial folds.

Radiesse is a calcium volume filler for the deep lines of the face and usually not placed in the lips. The risk of nodularity in the lips can be very problematic for patients.
I like to perform upper and lower lip augmentation with Juvederm filler. It is very soft and natural. It can last up to a year.

The standard of care is to avoid using Radiesse in the lips because of the possibility of nodule (lump) formation. To be clear, the lips refer here to the red-colored lips, referred to as the vermillion lip. An off-label use of Radiesse is the use in the cutaneous, or skin-colored lip, above the red lip and under thenose, used in a horizontal fashion in sparing amounts. A concern though is migration via movement of muscle during speech, smiling and eating, that might force the product down and into the vermillion lip. The nodules reported in the literature, seem to be in the vermillion of the lip when the red lip was injected to augment its volume or in the vermillion border to create definition and minimize the bleeding of lipstick into these vertical wrinkles. More study needs to be done to follow the consequences of this cutaneous lip augmentation. I do not recommend it unless there is thorough discussion between you and your doctor and you understand the risks. For now, the unequivocal treatment of choice for lip augmentation is the hyaluronic acids such as Juvederm or Restylane.
A few side effects can occur, even with the Juvederm or Restylane. Bruising has been seen more with these hyaluronic acids than the older filler, bovine collagen. Lumps can occur from over filling, or very very rarely, delayed lumps from an immune reaction. A bluish tinge of coloration can appear related to superficial placement or migration of the filler. Fortunately, hyaluronidase can be injected to minimize overfilling and diminish the blue color should it occur.

Radiesse is a wonderful filler and I love it for deep nasolabial folds, marionette lnes and facial folds, but I would strongly avoid its use in the lips. This filler is prone to lumps, bumps and nodule formation when used in the lips. It is 'full-bodied' filler and thus should be used for deeper folds or volumization and not for sensitive areas such as lips and crow's feet. For these more sensitive areas, I would look forward to great results with Juvederm or Restylane.