Would less filler mean less swelling for lip injections?

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Hi! I'm looking to subtlety augment my lips with a filler. However, I work 6 days a week and really don't want to show up looking like a swollen duck face. That only gives me one day of downtime. If I only get half a syringe is it less likely to swell to epic proportions (or even less, maybe 1/3) ? I figure I can always go get the second half a week or two later.

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

Thank you for your question. I do tend to find that there is less swelling with less product in the lips. You can very well consider doing this in the staged fashion.  I also find that less manipulation of the lip both during the injection as well as afterwards results in less swelling.  Best of luck

David Hansen, MD · Answer

Avoid alcohol, advil, aspirin etc.... prior to facial injections and you will get less bruising and therefore less swelling as well. The more product you inject, then also the more swelling you get as well.

Michael Contreras, MD · Answer

In my experience lip swelling is mostly due to the trauma of the procedure and less to minor changes in volume of product injected.  Any bruising caused by the procedure will also tend to be associated with more swelling.  Patients that have significant swelling with previous injections tend to swell about the same with each injection, but this is not always the case.  I have found that patients swell less when I use a blunt-tipped cannula for injection, however I would not guarantee this, and I would recommend you have a solid 3-4 days to test your reaction the first time around.  Avoiding agents that increase risk of bruising (e.g. NSAIDS, alcohol) and taking Benadryl just before and after the procedure, and icing regularly afterward can all help.

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