Tear drop fillers and a thread lift done 8 days ago . Is severe bruising and having my face still swollen and lumpy normal?

If you are concerned about the lack of apparent results I would strongly suggest you make an appointment to visit treating clinician to share your concerns.  At River Aesthetics, we treat with both PDO and Silhouette Soft thread lift treatments.  In fact, we train other doctors to use...

Thread Lifting is an excellent way of lifting or repositioning the displaced superficial fat pads that lead to the naso-labial folds, marionettes ( sad mouth)  and jowls leading to loss of jawline definition. Silhouette Soft technology uses bi-driectional cones made of Poly-L Lactic Acid...

You are so correct, fillers will only make a long lip worse.  We have effectively used a suture loop to shorten the vertical height of the upper lip.  It's a short procedure under local anesthesia, but you may need to wear a mask for a week to conceal potential bruising.