I had lip fillers the other day- it is now the 4th day after and I have a large watery lump in my right side of upper lip. I had more put in the one side however I said to the Doctors I felt I had a lump in my lip so he really massages my lip quite hard, so I think my lip has suffered trauma. The lump looks watery when I stretch my lips. What should I do?
April 12, 2018
Answer: Swelling after fillers Dear Lpainter01,dermal fillers have significant swelling post injection. I would follow up with you plastic surgeon but typically I tell all my patients to wait a full two weeks. Generally at 2 weeks they are happy and glad they didn't dissolve. Dissolving is unpredictable as well.Daniel Barrett, MD
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April 12, 2018
Answer: Swelling after fillers Dear Lpainter01,dermal fillers have significant swelling post injection. I would follow up with you plastic surgeon but typically I tell all my patients to wait a full two weeks. Generally at 2 weeks they are happy and glad they didn't dissolve. Dissolving is unpredictable as well.Daniel Barrett, MD
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April 12, 2018
Answer: Watery lump after lip fillers? Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. It does appear that the majority of the lump is tissue swelling and not filler. As a result I would recommend conservative measures to improve your symptoms - warm compresses, arnica/bromelain supplementation, sleeping with your head elevated, etc - until your results mature further and your lips heal. After two weeks reevaluate your results to see if any refinement can be done or if hyaluronidase will be needed to dissolve any filler causing a contour irregularity. Hope this helps.
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April 12, 2018
Answer: Watery lump after lip fillers? Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. It does appear that the majority of the lump is tissue swelling and not filler. As a result I would recommend conservative measures to improve your symptoms - warm compresses, arnica/bromelain supplementation, sleeping with your head elevated, etc - until your results mature further and your lips heal. After two weeks reevaluate your results to see if any refinement can be done or if hyaluronidase will be needed to dissolve any filler causing a contour irregularity. Hope this helps.
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