I received lip filler from a reputable place (a well-known plastic surgeon's office here) and was left with lumpy lips because the filler seemingly "balled up". I went back to her, she injected hyaluronidase but not all of it left my lips. I went somewhere else and they tried to even me out with more filler. I looked great until the swelling subsided and the unevenness from before is still there. I love the look just not the unevenness.
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Amy,Depending on the type of filler used there is a varying degree of swelling that occurs in the lips. Furthermore, the duration of swelling also depends on the type, amount, and technique of filler placement. Often swelling takes up to 2 weeks to settle before a final outcome can be...
Peanutbutter,
Thank you for the pictures. It looks as if you have mucosa (tissue lining the inside of the top lip) that hangs down when you smile wide. This can happen if you have excess mucosa or a tight / long frenulum. The upper labial frenulum is the fold...
If the red bump on your upper lip after lip augmentation is firm, it could represent scar-tissue, overcorrection, granuloma formation, or a biofilm. It is conceivable that your lip pain, and nasal numbness after your procedure may have been due to involvement of a nerve and blood vessel - these ...