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Bumps may be excess product. Hyaluronidase injections can break up hyaluronic acid based filler so that it gets absorbed by your body faster, reversing your results. If it's another type of filler, you'll have to see your PS for an assessment as surgery may be necessary.
No, cortsone is an anti-inflammatory and will limit scar formation and as a side effect can dissolve fatty tissue. However, there is no fat in the lips and if the lump is a filler or an implant, the cortisone will have no effect.
Go back , go back. At 10 days after your injection most of your swelling should be down. Keeping an open dialog between you and your injector is critical. Remember they can't help you unless you show them your results. Good luck!
Artecoll is 25% microscopic plastic beads made of a substance known as polymethylmethacrylate suspended in a solution of 75% bovine collagen. This should not be used in the lips because it can cause lumps or granulomas caused by a reaction to the injections and can be difficult for a...
Lip fillers such as juvederm/restylane are great to see what kind of results you want and since they go away in a few months, then you can get the permanent lip implants to correct the problems long term. Restylane/juvederm cost $550/syringe and lip implants run $1500-2000/implant which...
It is true, that after filler used for lip augmentation resorbs, wrinkles or creases you had before the procedure will re-appear. Based on available evidence, It is NOT true that these fillers cause new wrinkles or creases.
Thank you for the question. My bias is not to have firm permanent substances, (silicone, etc.), in the face in general and the lips in particular. Your face will change over time, and typically what you put in may have to be removed. We have taken many implantable devices out of lips. Som...
This is indeed an interesting problem, and demands study by a skilled and experienced plastic surgeon, and a circumspect approach. Your seventh (facial) nerve function should be carefully examined. If intact, I would consider a unilateral (left sided only) lip lift... although this...
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