Juvederm lip fillers over filled or swelling - help! Upper lip towers the top lip (Photo)

Dear lucy0411:In your photos, your upper lip appears to be overfilled. To minimize your downtime, rather than waiting for two weeks I believe your physician will want to inject some hyaluronidase now in the upper lip to dissolve some, but not all of the filler. The reduction in size will be apparent almost immediately.In my experience, patients do not have to go through this kind of swelling, where one would not want to go to work or socialize for many days to two weeks, when having lip fillers.  Using fillers that swell less, such as Juvederm Ultra or Belotero, and minimizing trauma during the injections, as well as using smaller volumes with the understanding there is a possibility of adding more later, generally allow the patient to be back to their normal schedule quickly if not the same day. All the the best to you,Dr. Clark

If you are unhappy you can reverse the filler, I would wait 2 weeks to decide if this is the best choice for you.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Thank you for the
photo. It has only been two days since your injections, so there’s still some
swelling that will need to dissipate before you can determine the actual
results. However, based on the photo I suspect that the proper proportions were
not met with this treatment, and the top lip is larger than it should be in
comparison to the bottom. Wait a few more days for the swelling to go down, and
then visit your plastic surgeon to determine a course of action if you’re still
not satisfied. You could have the filler dissolved to return your lips to their
normal size, or you could potentially add filler to the bottom lip to create a
better balance. A great deal of finesse and an artistic eye are required to
achieve nice results with fillers, so make sure you’re visiting a plastic
surgeon who’s highly experienced using dermal fillers.