Tips For Getting Lip Fillers
Lip fillers have definitely taken the beauty industry by storm. Where people use to be made fun of for having big lips, plumping people’s lips is now a massive industry. If you are thinking of having your lips filled, here are some tips I would recommend to avoid complications in the future:
- For the most part, you cannot significantly change your lip structure. If you have more structured, angled cupid’s bow and you want to round it off or vice versa, it is unlikely you’ll ever be able to achieve the look you’re going for. Accentuating the shape you already have is usually the best use of filler and can produce the most natural results. Trying to force new shapes can cause migration as the muscle/tissue in the lips meet its max and the pressure pushes the filler to other areas. Embrace & Enhance your lip shape!
- If it’s your first time having fillers to the lips, you don’t know how you’re body will react to the product or inflammation to the area. Ask your practitioner what you should expect and if you have any questions during the healing process, feel free to ask questions. Is this swelling ok? Is this amount of bruising normal? Any symptoms that feel outside of what the practitioner educated you on should be questioned. Also, some people get immune or extreme inflammatory responses post filler. This is why, if you get extreme, unexpected swelling or bruising, while it may be normal, it’s best just to clarify with your practitioner. In the off chance that hylenex (the hyaluronic dissolver) or a steroid pack is necessary, its best to start early.
- Some fillers have more structure to it, some fillers are mainly to create volume. Discuss which filler works for your lips. Just because you used a filler before and you liked it, doesn’t mean the goal that you’re currently aiming for can be achieved with that same filler.
- Bumps may occur naturally during inflammation period but may also occur due to placement of filler, filler choice injected, hydrophilic level of filler vs lips, etc. Especially your first time doing filler, as your body is trying to process the newly injected product (contains hyaluronic acid which the body recognizes but is also chemically structured). Swelling may cause bumps to appear. After a few weeks though they typically integrate with the tissue and go away. If they don’t go away after 4-6 weeks, it may be time to dissolve.
- Final tip on this blog: Wait some time before getting lip fillers reinjected. Now this is a blanket statement that doesn’t work for everyone but is mostly true. I know some people that literally get their fillers done every 6-8 weeks as their metabolism is so high that the plumped effects lasts about a few weeks for them. Problem is, these people tend to want to inject 2 syringes at a time to counter how much the swelling will reduce. This may sound counterintuitive, but if someone already has bigger lips, a.k.a more real estate in their lips for the filler to be injected into, then they may be able to hold more than 1 syringe in their lips and based on their features, maybe they don’t look like a balloon ready to burst. However, if you do have smaller lips (which most people who want two or more syringes typically do) again, the filler not only has more likelihood of migrating, but remnants can stay and build on each other, permanently changing the anatomy of the lips overtime. People who like to treat their lips more than 3 times a year will eventually find that over a few years, if they eventually stop treating their lips, their lips may still look like it has filler in it even after a 3 year or more hiatus. This may be seen as a positive for someone who has smaller lips and wants to expand their lips but you must be careful how much is used because expanding the lips too quickly can cause even more wrinkles in the lips when you decide to eventually stop filling.
Lip Fillers are a procedure so treat it like one. Do your research and please stop wearing makeup around the treatment area!
Also Read: Debunking The Myths About Lip Filler Safety and Efficacy
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