The swelling in the lips usually takes a while to go down after Lip Augmentation (lip filler, lip enhancement, lip plumper, younger lips, lip injectibles) with Facial Fillers. Your lips are very vascular and with that comes easier bruising and swelling. 3-4 days is on the early side. I usually wait for the first 2 weeks for the swelling to go down. During these first 2 weeks is when massage can really help dissipate the swelling. Enzyme injections are also another way of removing restylane, juvederm, perlane but they are more of a permanent removal of the restylane. If enzymes are injected during the first 2 weeks, this may be a mistake. The swelling that would normally go down the first 2 weeks will further go down more if enzymes are injected the first 2 weeks. Sometimes waiting at least 3 weeks is even better. One thing to remember is that restylane and other hyaluronic acid fillers can be shaped though and you shouldn’t have to go through 6-9 months of a less than desirable result. Enzyme’s can help shape your results after 2-3 weeks. Notice how in the example that the lower lip in the after maintains the size that is 2 times greater than the upper lip. From the viewer standpoint, it doesn’t look wierd to them.
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Dr Young specializes in Facial Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
Before Restylane Injections / Lip augmentation
After Restylane Injections / Lip augmentation