If you simply want to tweak your lip’s look a little bit or want a fuller pout, consider getting lip fillers. This non-invasive procedure involves injecting a hyaluronic acid-filled syringe into your lips to give them a plump effect.
Before you start to panic, the procedure is completely safe and pain-free. However, there are a few things you need to take care of before and after lip fillers. The dos and don’ts of this procedure ensure you go home without any side effects.
Here’s a short guide to help you prepare yourself before getting your lips done:
Who Can Get Lip Fillers?
To get the green light from a medical aesthetician for a lip filler procedure, here are a few requirements you must meet:
- Have realistic expectations
- Be in good health (physically and emotionally)
- Not have any kind of oral infection, such as cold sores or canker sores
Many people who get lip fillers usually do it to increase their lip’s size. Here are a couple of reasons why you should opt for this procedure:
- Restoring Your Original Lip Size: Your body goes through various changes when you age. One of which happens to be your lips getting thinner or smaller. The philtrum, the grove between the septum and upper lips, gets flatter and longer, increasing the distance between the mouth’s corners.
- Correcting Your Lip’s Shape: When your top and lower lips are of different sizes, it’s not uncommon to want them fixed.
- Smoothing Wrinkles: Laugh lines, also called wrinkles, often develop on your mouth’s sides, giving you an aged look. Lip fillers can help you fix it, giving you a brighter smile.
What Are Lip Fillers Used For?
Lip fillers add or restore volume to your lips. Keep in mind that they don’t put an end to the aging process. However, they prevent you from taking a more drastic approach, such as surgical lip augmentation.
Three of the most common reasons why you might lose volume in your lips include:
- Genetics
- Smoking
- Sun damage
What Not to Do Before and After Lip Fillers?
Avoid the following one week before your lip filler injection:
- Over-the-counter blood thinners such Aleve, Motrin, ibuprofen, and aspirin
- Supplements include ginseng, garlic, St. John’s Wort, ginkgo biloba, vitamin E, and primrose oil.
Avoid using topical medications like Retinoids, Glycolic Acid, Tretinoin (Retin-A), Retinol or any “anti-aging” products two days before your lip augmentation procedure.
- Applying hair removal lotion, waxing, bleaching, or tweezing to the treated area.
- Please refrain from drinking alcohol for 24 hours before the lip filler injection.
Worth Remembering
- If you are susceptible to cold sores, you run the chance of getting cold sores again after the injection. Please remember to bring this up in your appointment before getting lip fillers.
- Please refrain from using dermal fillers if you are nursing or pregnant.
- Before receiving treatment, please inform your aesthetician if you have any ingredient allergies or neurological conditions. Your pre-treatment appointment should include a review of your medical history.
What to Do Before and After Lip Fillers?
The First Hour
- Within the first hour following the procedure, you can topically use Arnica and an ice pack.
- Natural remedies like Bromelain tablets or Arnica can aid with swelling and bruises.
- Use paracetamol as needed to ease discomfort and avoid picking, kneading, or irritating the area where the injection was administered. It usually goes away in a few hours, and this is normal.
- Please contact your injector if these symptoms persist for more than three days.
Next Six to 10 Hours
- During the next six to ten hours following the operation, avoid applying excessive heat to the treated region or areas until the swelling and redness have subsided.
- We advise taking an antihistamine in the day, like Zyrtec or Claritin. If the redness persists, take Benadryl at night to help with swelling.
- Avoid tanning, hot tubs, saunas, hot wax, and sunbathing to keep swelling at bay.
- You can massage the region very lightly if you see a noticeable bump.
- You will experience “firmness” depending on the product used and the regions treated. These spots will get softer and settle with time (typically 1-2 weeks).
- You can use a mild cleanser on the area, apply sunscreen, and apply makeup.
Steps to Avoid Bruising
- Avoid strenuous exercise and drinking alcohol. This might cause additional bruising.
- Reduce swelling with an ice pack and eat fresh pineapple.
Contact Your Injector If Your Experience:
- Chills post-treatment
- Fever
- Discolored blotches at the injection site
- Blanching of the injected area
- Have severe pain
- Inflammation at the injection site
- Lips are cold to touch
Pro Tip: Fillers thrive on water, so drink plenty of it!
If you would like to have your lips done – enhanced with lip filler, then please do not hesitate to contact
In conclusion, lip fillers offer a subtle yet impactful transformation, enhancing your natural beauty while boosting your confidence. As the above before-and-after lip filler information shows, this popular treatment can help you achieve fuller, more balanced lips tailored to your unique facial features.
3D Lifestyle is ready to give you the pout of your dreams! Simply visit our website to browse our dermal filler treatment options. For more information, call 416-850-0231.
