Can lip filler damage lymphatic drainage system years later?

I think your doctor is trying to give you some type of explanation for something that may not have an easy answer.

Lymphatic drainage in the face is pretty diffuse and lymphedema has not been associated with the use of HA fillers.

I also don’t believe that fillers migrate. I’ve never personally seen fillers migrate and I’ve been using HA fillers since they were first FDA approved in the 1990s.

I have definitely seen patients have long-term volume changes from previous injections that cannot be explained. whether it’s scar tissue or related to lymphatics in the end probably doesn’t make much difference. Trying to dissolve fillers at this point it is unlikely to make a difference.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD