Very Swollen Lips Three Weeks After Lip Augmentation from Fat Transfer, Normal?

I would certainly speak to your surgeon about how your progress is going after surgery and to make sure that you are healing appropriately. After having multiple procedures around the mouth including dermabrasion, facelift, and fat grafting, the swelling can take a little longer than usual to go down.

 

Dr. Jamil Asaria

FACE Cosmetic Surgery, Toronto

Dear Christine_C,


You had a lot of work done to the lower third of your face and neck

It is not uncommon to have prolonged swelling because everything is healing at once

The fact that the swelling has come down is a good sign, it will continue to improve

We overfill the lips with fat injections because as time goes on, some of it will reabsorb


Best regards,

Nima Shemirani

After fat injection to lips ---

Approximately 70% of the swelling is gone in four weeks.

But, it takes about four to six months for all the swelling to disappear.

It is very common to have swollen lips after augmentation. If you think it is excessive I suggest you speak with your surgeon.

In most cases, 70 percent of the swelling is gone within 4 weeks of surgery. I find it interesting that you had fat grafts instead of lip implants.  Be sure to follow up with your surgeon as he recommends.