I got 1 syringe of Restylane injected into my lips yesterday. I loved the result immediately after the procedure, but a few hours later, my lips swelled like balloons. It’s the second day and I have the duck look now, mostly in my top lip. I have had Juvederm injections twice before, more than a year ago, 6 months apart and they NEVER swelled like this before. The swelling was minimal barelt noticable. I start a new job Monday and am worried how I’ll look...
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Hi @Candygirl55! I don't believe you have a tyndall effect. The filler was most likely not placed in the proper tissue plane. Most facial filler products that are injected into this area should ideally be placed in the tissue plane directly on top of the bone, or at least underneath the eyelid...
Thankyou for your question.If it is 2 weeks since Restylane then this will not settle.. You either have to much product injected , too superficial or its affecting your lymphatic drainage.With all these options the only management is really dissolving some of the product. Hope this helps and ...
Submitting a photograph would have been great. You're describing something that I have seen over the last 20 years in many patients where whatever filler one uses in the tear trough area, the filler seems to move closer to the nose and becomes visible like a small bag. The filler has to be d...
