Is there anyone in the San Diego, OC, LA area that is willing to do Bellafill in the lips? I’m having a hard time finding a dr

I would highly recommend getting a formal evaluation with and treatment from a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist and expert in facial sculpting. It's not recommended to inject Bellafill to the lips. Technique is the key to a successful lip augmentation with fillers, so you'll want to see someone meticulous. An experienced physician will be able to determine which filler, how much filler, and which technique will give you the subtle result you're looking for. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Bellafill and Artefill are known to cause granulomas. Although used for soft tissue augmentation, they can, and are known to cause permanent nodules and swelling. This is not the case for everyone. 
My office specializes in the removal of Bellafill and Artefill injections, in addition to silicone biopolymers, from the face and body. Initially, treatments are non-surgical with corticosteroids and immune modulators. If unable to be corrected, we can also perform surgery in some cases. 
Lastly, our office is conducting ongoing studies of plasma-assisted corticosteroid application, which allows for diffusion of the treatment medication in superficial tissue without causing atrophy. 
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Hi and thanks for your question. You really should not be putting Bellafill in your lips. Because the lips are a very mobile area, it is very common to get lumps and bumps after filler injections there, even with the most experienced injector. A Juvederm lump is easy to correct. A Bellafill lump is a disaster. There are long lasting hyaluronic acid fillers available, like Refyne, but many of my patients have results from even Juvederm that last considerably longer than 6 months. Bellafill is just not worth the risk. The most important variable in the success of you lip injection procedure is to find an experienced injector. Specialty does not matter, as there are fantastic injectors of all specialties and some of the nurses and NPs and PAs do excellent work. Hope that helps.