Can Restylane Be Manipulated After Injection?

Question

After having Restylane injected into my lips last week, the swelling has gone down, but I don't like the precise placement of the line in my upper lip. My injector manipulates the filler after injection, so I have been pinching my lip to move it more to the middle of the lip. Will this work? How long after injection is the product still able to be manipulated?

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Please do not massage the area. Massage should be performed by your injector, so it's best if you see your injector for a followup if the lumps don't resolve themselves in a week or so.

Sam Naficy, MD, FACS · Answer

Rather than do the massage/manipulation yourself, I would return to your provider to have them do this for you. It's definitely not uncommon to massage/manipulate, but I always recommend the patient return for better results.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

I never want my patients to manipulate the filler themselves. Generally it is difficult to do this manipulation and get things right. It is best to accurately place the Restylane in the first place. Precise placement of a tiny bead of Restylane along the vermillion edge is critical. This avoids the white roll and the red roll from looking like they are part of the same hot dog. The Restylane can also be shaped with the enzyme hyaluronidase. Your injector may not be sufficiently advanced to help you. Consider see Dr. Julie Woodward at Duke to have this issue corrected.

Ronald Moser, MD · Answer

Most of the time, Restylane can easily be smoothed by gentle manipulation , but it is best done by the provider to ensure that it does not track elsewhere or cause undue inflammation

Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, restylane can be manipulated after treatment.  If you do not like the position, alert the injector.  Do not attempt to correct on your own.

Michael McCracken, MD · Answer

I have massaged Restylane for my patients weeks after injection, with good results. Your product should be able to be smoothed out via massage. I reccommend returning to your injector, who should do this for free, rather than trying it yourself.

Stuart B. Kincaid, MD, FACS (in memoriam) · Answer

In our practice we usually manipulate the product right after it is injected.  You can manipulate the product for about a week after injections.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Not only can fillers be manipulated after injection, they should be IMHO. Once any filler be it Restylane, Juvederm, Perlane, Radieese or Sculptra...we always take time to massage and shape the injected filler material properly. We then ask all filler patients to refrain massaging the area (except for Sculptra that requires continued massage). The filler becomes integrated into the tissues within the first several days after which it's no longer able to be manipulated.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

Yes, it can be moved around for quite awhile after it's been injected, which is why I always tell my patients not to do this! Moving it around yourself can move it into a bad area, even into an area that can block blood flow in the lips, so if you think it needs to be adjusted, please return to your injector. Don't try to move it around yourself!!!

Can Restylane Be Manipulated After Injection?

Answers (9)

More Restylane Questions

WE SEND PRETTY
EMAILS

Answers (9)

More Restylane Questions

Restylane Injected in Lips, Have Bumps on my Lips When I Smile. Look Like Blisters. Will it Subside?

Is One Standard, Full Size Syringe of Restylane 1 ML?

Will Vicodin Reduce the Pain During Facial Fillers with Restylane or Juvederm?

Uneven Tear Troughs. Does This Happen Often and is it Easy to Correct?

Restylane-L Injected W/ Extra Lidocaine and Epinephrine; Is This Safe?

Are Restylane and Juviderm Safe on Immunosuppressed Patients?

WE SEND PRETTY EMAILS

WE SEND PRETTY
EMAILS