I had lip fillers 5 days ago and my lips feel tight and sore. What do you recommend? (Photos)

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I had lip fillers 5 days ago and my lips feel tender and tight. They feel hard and uneven and when I purse my lips they turn white! Any recommendations or advice will be appreciated. I don’t really want them dispersed as I had this done previously and this appeared to disperse some of my natural lip. Thank you

Jonathan Kulbersh, MD · Answer

Swelling and/or tenderness can be typical and may be asymmetrical. Icing, arnica and cold compresses may give improvement. I would wait a full 2 weeks before judging the results. If it is after the two week wait, you can have the filler reversed with hyaluronidase.
I hope this helps!

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Swelling and/or tenderness can be typical and may be asymmetrical. Icing, arnica and cold compresses may give improvement. I would wait a full 2 weeks before judging the results. If it is after the two week wait, you can have the filler reversed with hyaluronidase.

Kambiz Golchin, MBBS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS(ORL-HNS) · Answer

Dear Janedoex,
You are only a 5 days in and will need to allow 2 weeks for the bruising and swelling to go down fully before results can be seen.  It is common to have bruising, swelling & uneveness after lip injections and this can vary in degree from person-to-person and amount of filler administered etc. If you're still concerned in two weeks then return to your injector for an evaluation but always see a reputable Injector who is properly qualified.  Use can also try using Arnica cream or pillules, ice cold compress and also a good balm.
Hope this helps and that you feel thy improve over the next week or so.
Best Wishes,
Mr Golchin.

Andy Shieh, DMD · Answer

It has only been 5 days, allow healing to take place for 2 weeks and then see.  Minor umps and lumps that you can’t see but can feel are normal. Your lip shape looks great. Massage them and keep them moist with lip balm.

I had lip fillers 5 days ago and my lips feel tight and sore. What do you recommend? (Photos)

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