Big Lump After Teosyal Kiss Lip Injection

Question

Around 3 months ago the doctor inserted what she called a 'natural' and temporary collagen called 'Teosyal Kiss' into my lips. Almost immediately after, I noticed a big ball of collagen swelling on my upper lip, which the doctor assured me would dissapear in a week.

	Three months later, this huge ball has decreased in size, but is still clearly noticeable when I smile. The doctor just told me that my lips were 'sensitive', that's why this huge ball appeared. I don't buy that, and I have really suffered with this horrifying result of my collagen lip injection. Is it really that my lips are sensitive, or did she inject the gel incorrectly into my lips? Please help me.

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSC · Answer

Teosyal is actually comprised of hyaluronic acid, not collagen. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance in the human body which gradually depletes with age. The lump you see could be excess product, and it can be easily removed with a  hyaluronidase injection. Or, you can wait it out, until the results of your injection gradually disappear in another couple of months.

Martin Jugenburg, MD · Answer

If you are ever unsatisfied with an injection, wait 2 weeks for swelling and bruising to resolve. After the 2 weeks schedule a follow up with your injector to discuss likes  and in this case dislikes. At that time the injector can attempt to massage the area until it is smooth. Another option would be to have the product dissolved with hyaluronidase injections. Hope this helps.

Anna Hemming, MBChB, BSc, MRCGP · Answer

Thank you for your question. Teosyal Kiss is a lovely HA dermal filler intended for the lip area. It is not made from collagen, but hyaluronic acid. Lip filler should last for 6-9 months, so if the practitioner has administered a bolus of filler into the lip area it will gentle settle in time. If the lump were from swelling or bruising then this would settle in 4-14 days. I do not agree with the 'sensitive' lip area suggested. Filler will cause swelling in some people but not others but that swelling will subside sooner than 3 months. I actually moved from Teosyal Kiss to their RHA 2 or 3 (depending on volume required) for lip treatment as it is an amazing filler for dynamic areas.
If you are worried about the filler please see your physician and ask them to remove it with Hyalase. This is the enzyme that cleaves the hyaluronic acid to allow the body to break it down over a few days.

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