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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.
It sounds as if the filler injection on one side of your lip was a little too deep. You should wait a little longer to see if there is any further swelling to resolve and then consider having a little more filler to balance things. Your physician injector may even want to carefully dissolve the...
I would never recommend a permanent filler such as Artecoll for lip augmentation. Juvederm or Restylane are the best options for correcting an aging lip. They are used to replace lost volume, define the vermilion borders and create a more youthful curl, elevate and lift the corners of the mouth,...
I am strongly against permanent fillers in the lip for multiple reasons. Permanent fillers can create problems later if the body rejects them and there’s very little that can be done. You may end up with significant scarring. Also, if you don’t like the result it is...
The question of whether or not filler treatments will increase the risk of worsening of the lines after the filler has worn off has come up frequently. In my experience, the opposite has been the case. Wrinkles can be made to disappear using the new hyaluronic acid fillers such as Juvederm and...
I have tried all of the different methods including the use of permanent implants, surgical augmentation with lip lifting and lip advancement, and use of fat or fascia. Yet I still believe use of HA's (Hylauronic Acid fillers) is still the very best option in the right hands. ...
Please have your parent(s) read this answer with you. From your picture, it appears that you may have a weakness of the facial nerve brabnch that innervates the upper lip on the left side. This would explain why the right upper lip raises, when you smile, and the left does not. ...
