Will Smoking Affect Juvederm in the Lips?

There is no reason to avoid Juvederm Facial injections because you smoke. There is no study that I am aware of that was done utilizing the scientific method, and analyzing the longevity of filler products in smokers vs. non-smokers. There might be a theoretical increased metabolic rate in smokers that might increase the rate in which the filler dissolves, thereby shortening the duration of the effect. I have never seen this in print, nor noticed it in my patients, but I wonder if it occurs. Smoking does involve more contraction of your lip muscles than if you didn't smoke, and this might increase the local activity or metabolic demands and make the product go away faster. This is all theoretical. It does not appear to be a clinical problem for smokers to have fillers injected... but please try to quit for good, anyway!

I’m not aware of any evidence that smoking will effect any fillers in your lips. However there is plenty of evidence which suggests that smoking does prematurely age you. You’ll be surprised how much better your skin will look even 6 weeks after you stop smoking!

Hi there! Smoking may slow down healing time due to suppression of immune response and has many negative repercussions on skin however should not really effect your treatment and results. Best wishes, Dr Rupert