I had lip fillers (either Juvaderm or Resatylane, not sure which) a couple of weeks ago and all the product settled in the middle of my top lip, there were also somel lumps. I went back to my injector and had them massaged out which looked much better, a couple of days after I went again after feeling a few lumps again. This is still happening and It looks to be settling in the middle. Should I massage them? Will it always do this and how can I avoid for next time I get fillers?
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Thank you for your question and photo. It is common to have swelling after Restylane injections which can take up 2 weeks to resolve. If you are unhappy with your results, you can have the filler dissolved with an enzyme known as hyaluronidase. I recommend having a follow up with your injector...
Thank you for your question. I understand you had too much Restylane placed in one of your tear troughs, however you don’t want to get hyaluronidase, as you’d rather see if you can massage it to get the material to absorb more quickly. You also state that you may add more Restylane in cer...
Swelling can be normal after injections of the tear trough. This can be most prominent for the first few days. However, if too much volume is injected, it may compress the drainage of the area leading to increased malar bags like you are experiencing. At 8 days, this may still subside. You...
