If this is your first time receiving injectable treatment, you may have a lot of questions about aftercare and the healing process. Lip filler may make the treatment area feel swollen, hard, or lumpy at first, but this is all part of the healing process, and fillers soften and settle over time. In the days following the injection of the dermal filler into the face, it is very common to feel lumps on the skin, including the upper lip of the body, the cheeks and the chin area, and in wrinkles and folds when injected to lift them. It will usually go away in a couple of weeks.
If the lump hurts or has a firm consistency, this may mean that your body is having an allergic reaction to the filler, which can occur. This is the beginning of granuloma formation and requires a different approach. Sometimes, a hyaluronic acid product can build up under the skin. This can manifest as a visible bump. This is particularly true if placed on the surface or surface layers of the skin.
This is sometimes the case when treating fine lines around the lips or under the eyes. However, sometimes you can feel lumps that you can't even see. This occurs when the filler is placed in deeper tissues. The most common cause of lumps after a filler treatment is swelling and bruising caused by the injections themselves. These should go away naturally within the first week.
Dermal fillers are made of hyaluronic acid gel. When injected, the filler may feel firm or harden. This can be alarming for patients, as most want their fillers to feel soft. Cheek fillers are those that can be somewhat firm, but not hard.
Patients often ask before or after the injection: “Will the cheekbone filling soften?” It's very common for lips to feel firm and somewhat uneven or “lumpy” after dermal filler injections. This can last 2 to 4 weeks and usually resolves on its own as the lip filler integrates with the natural tissue under the skin. If you notice firm lumps that don't improve or that are still bothersome 4 weeks after treatment, you may need a follow-up visit to evaluate your lips. Immediately after the procedure, considerable swelling and inflammation can occur due to water retention with hyaluronic acid. Most of the time, there is irregular swelling.
Don't worry too much about the irregularity the first few days, as it's impossible to evaluate it until the swelling has healed or subsided after surgery. If this is your first time putting on lip filler, you may not have realized that you'll experience multiple stages of lip filler swelling. It's okay to be nervous about the procedure and to worry about swelling in the days following the injections. However, knowing the different stages of inflammation can help you identify your body's natural, healthy responses. In a few days, the swelling will go away and you can enjoy fuller, sexier lips.
The dermal filler improves the upper part of the face, balances the lateral profile, reduces deep wrinkles and lifts the eyebrows. In addition to applying ice to your lips, there are other ways to increase the chances of reducing swelling caused by lip fillers. Dermal fillers are a quick and effective treatment designed to contour, define, lift and improve symmetry. In other areas of the face, fillers can be placed on the temples, nose, cheeks, under-eye area, chin, and jawline.
Lip fillers can be customized to look just the way you want, but if you don't use a recommended doctor, this can cause problems that need to be addressed later. Since fillers are currently used in many types of aesthetic treatments, such as filling wrinkles, correcting asymmetries or scars, volume replacement, contouring and rejuvenation, lumps (or granuloma formation) have become a common condition. Learn more about this type of dermal filler, including the stages of lip filler inflammation experienced by most patients. In this blog post, we'll give you the inside scoop on everything you need to know about lip filler swelling and the healing process.
Also tell the injector if in the past you have had a history or bumps due to the dermal filler that have not disappeared for more than 4 weeks after the injection. It is not uncommon for the hardness to decrease along the line or area of the injection of the dermal filler, even 2 weeks after the injection, when there is no longer any swelling. Cheekbone fillers can masculinize or feminize, support the lower eye area, thin the face and even improve the smile. Any persistent lip filler lump that doesn't resolve after 4 weeks should be evaluated with the injector.
When the cause is hyaluronic acid clotting (which usually happens if you use fillers from the Juvederm and Restylane families), it can be easily corrected by injecting hyaluronidase directly into the lump. For the most part, swelling is not a problem and is nothing more than a common side effect of injecting fillers into the lips. Prolonged tightening of the nodules occurs, especially with hyaluronic acid fillers and an experienced injector such as those at Seattle Plastic Surgery.
