When is too late to start massaging your lips after Juvederm lip injections? (Photo)

Question

Three weeks ago I had Juvederm lip injections. At first she told me not to massage them then I went back off few weeks later she told me to massage them I read somewhere after certain amount of time you cannot massage bumps out. But it never said a time frame

Jonathan Kulbersh, MD · Answer

At this point, firm massage may still give improvement. However, if you're unhappy with your results, you can have the filler dissolved. Hope this helps.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

At three weeks, firm massage may help improve bumps, however, they may need to be dissolved with hyaluronidase. I recommend following up with your injector. Best, Dr. Emer

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

I would still try massaging, you might be surprised that the lumps will just gradually lessen over time.  You can always get them dissolved, but I would give it so me time unless you are really bothered.  They are barely visible on the photos.

Thuy Doan, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. I would massage gently. The bumps will improve with time. Bumps are pretty common in lip injections. Some product cause more swelling than others. All the best, Dr. Thuy Doan

Richard Brighton-Knight, MBChB · Answer

Lip filler can be massaged after any time. After a few weeks the capsule that develops around the filler will be stronger, so the amount of change tends to be less and can the more time. Your options at this point are to break down the filler with an enzyme and potentially start again (with no guarantee that you will get a better result) or keep massaging gently and over time you should encourage the filler to breakdown more quickly in the areas where there are bumps.
If after a couple of weeks you are still unhappy I would go back to your Doctor.

Julia Giyaur, MD · Answer

Hi, there. 
I would still try massaging, you might be surprised that the lumps will just gradually lessen over time.  You can always get them dissolved, but I would give it so me time unless you are really bothered.  They are barely visible on the photos. Good luck!

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

You can always massage your lips, however, after three weeks of having received your treatment it may be a bit futile. If there are issues that you're not happy with, you should bring them up to your treating physician. Good luck from New York City. PS always look at your pictures prior to the treatment and compare them to the after the treatment photographs

Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS · Answer

It is possible to massage some lumps out even after a few weeks. If not, then they can be dissolved with an injection.

When is too late to start massaging your lips after Juvederm lip injections? (Photo)

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