So I went in for my lip augmentation about 4 days ago. The nurse used restylane lyft for the procedure. They were pretty swollen the day after which has gone away not but I feel a bunch of bumps on the inside of my mouth where the filler is at. I just read on the restylane website they are not sure of the safety or efficiency of the product when used in the lips. So I'm wondering did she use the wrong product? Is this really safe?
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Hello Xander222,Filler injection should look good the day of injection. It then will swell a little bit for a few days depending on how much was injected and where. After 2 weeks, the swelling from injection is gone and the filler pulls in water from the surrounding area to give a...
I would recommend you return to your injector for a full evaluation. It's rare, but not impossible to react to an HA filler. You are more likely to be allergic to the skin prep.
I always tell my patients to not love their filler
injections for 2 weeks. Swelling is very common and sometimes immediate. It can
last 3-7 days and a good idea is to use cold compresses. Cold compresses may be
used immediately after treatment to reduce swelling only if needed. This may...
