I didn't give my lips a break when icing them after I got lip injections. Does this in any way affect my results? I was told that normally on the second day, they will be the most swollen, but I did not experience this. They look less swollen than they were yesterday actually. (I got Juvederm injected into my upper lip. I had a very thin upper lip prior to this.)
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Answer: What happens if I keep an ice pack on my lips for 40 straight minutes instead of 5 minutes on/5 minutes off?
Bruising is always a risk with injection of fillers, but is less likely with cheek fillers than with lip fillers because of the superficial vascular networks in the lips. Cheek filler is placed more deeply in the tissues in a less vascular zone - just above the perisoteum of the bone. There may...
Seems as though you have a great shape already. Adding a bit more volume would give you nice natural resulst. Typically 1 syringe is all that's needed to achieve a beautiful natural result.
It is important to rule out an infection as the cause. I had this happen to one of my patients and it turned out to be a new allergy that manifested itself with lip swelling. With a challenge of the allergen, it was confirmed. Consider hyaluronidase if no source is found.
