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My body rejects fillers, would lip implants work for smoker's lines? (Photos)

KAnthony323Mar 12, 2023
I've had lip fillers a number of times, and my body rejects them by encapsulating them and making hard balls, which eventually get absorbed and disappear within a few weeks. I have pretty bad smoker's lines, and I wonder what my other options are. Would lip implants work for this? I have breast implants (2000 - saline), and my body didn't reject those, so I'm hoping the same might be true for those? Help!!

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Hello, hope you are well. Lip fillers are just one of many types of augmentation. The major drawbacks of fillers are that they are not permanent (as you are well aware), and they behave like liquids that can migrate and dissipate. They often feel lumpy when initially placed, and sometimes...

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