Lip Augmentation Gave Me a Crooked Smile. What Should I Do?

Lip injections result in significant swelling. If your swelling has resolved and asymmetry is still present this can be remedied with either conservative amount of additional filler on the less inflated side or small amount of hyaluronidase to reduce the amount of filler on the more bulky side. Stephen Weber MD, FACS

If at all possible, do not pressure your aesthetic physician to give you more augmentation than you need for the lips. Less is definitely better as subtlety is much better appreciated. Uneven results within days after lip augmentation are often due to expected swelling from hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers and should be temporary. The beauty of HA fillers is that if you are not happy with the end result, you may consider hyaluronidase to completely reverse the injected HA material.

In general you should wait about 2 weeks for everything to settle and the swelling to subside before considering a touch up.

In fact it may be so that at that point there might not need for anything to be done.

Good luck.

Lip augmentation is done with a variety of filler options. Asymmetry may result on occasion. The best advice is to wait 2 weeks before your doctor corrects the asymmety so as to avoid perpetuating the problem by correcting one side and then having the same asymmetry occur on the other side. Patience is key in all likelihood your lips will naturally correct without the need for additional intervention.

Dermal fillers for lip augmentation are an excellent option. In this area body, a small amount of volume can go a very long way. For this reason, in our practice, we use nerve blocks so that the patient remains very comfortable and can assist us during the injection. Patients received an injection of the filler and during the injection can let us know where they would prefer the volume. In many cases, we do not need to use the entire syringe. Patients can then return to the clinic within two weeks to use the remainder of the syringe for a touchup or for another area. If you have uneven results, return to your surgeon as they can evaluate the lip and determine whether you need additional filler to balance the result or whether a small amount of the excess may be removed.