Your Treatment

You have had dermal fillers injected into your lips to volumise, provide definition and shape or correct assymetries in your lips. Lip fillers are made from hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring gel. Treatments with hyaluronic acid lip fillers have an excellent safety profile, they are made from completely natural hyaluronic acid, which over time, slowly dissolve, causing no harm. At DermZen Clinic, we work with the best filler brands, that have undergone extensive safety tests, which produce predictable outcomes with minimal risks and downtime.

What to Expect

• Allow yourself time to rest and recover after your treatment

• Your lips will appear red, this usually subsides within the same day

• Your lips will be swollen, bruised and sore. These are normal reactions, and should resolve after a few days. Arnica tablets or gel might help reduce bruising

• You may experience tenderness, numbness or itching after your treatment. These are normal and should subside within a few days

• You may possibly feel lumps, which you can massage with heat compression

• Please contact the clinic if you have any concerns

Post Treatment Aftercare Advice

• Avoid touching or rubbing your lips for at least 6 hours.

• Avoid drinking hot drinks for 12 hours after your treatment

• Do not apply make up for 12 hours after your treatment

• Avoid consuming alcohol for 24 hours after your treatment

• Avoid strenuous exercise for 24-48 hours following your treatment

• Avoid taking Vitamin E, fish oil, gingko bilboa, St John’s Wort, Ginseng, Flaxseed, Omega-3, glucosamine and garlic supplements for 48 hours after your treatment.

• Avoid placing too much pressure on your lips for a week

• Avoid exposure to extreme temperatures ( e.g. cold, heat, saunas, steam, hot baths etc.) for 2 weeks after your treatment

• Avoid sun exposure or tanning for 2 weeks after your treatment

• Avoid smoking

• Keep your lips hydrated

Possible Risks, Complications and Side Effects

• Hypersensitivity, Allergic response, Anaphylactic reaction (rare, but can occur)

• Lump formation in your lips, which can be massaged with in-direct application of heat compress or dissolved if necessary

• Slight visibility/palpability of the product under the skin.

• Bruising which may last up to several weeks

• Infection/abscess formation following treatment

• Cold sore eruption. Higher risk if you have a history of cold sores. This can be minimised with prophylactic treatment prior toi your lip augmentation treatment

• Limited or non-response to treatment

• Perfect symmetry may not be achievable

• Product leakage

• Granuloma formation

• Possibility of vascular occlusion (filler injected into a blood vessel, blocking blood flow to the skin area), leading to localized tissue death (necrosis) and/or sloughing, with scab and/or without scab. You may experience skin soreness, coldness, numbing and discolouration. Please contact the clinic immediately in this instance

Follow up Information

• Treatment results are generally immediate, but may take up to 14 days to settle, with results lasting between 6-18 months.**

• Please contact the clinic immediately if you experience any unexpected side effects or have any concerns regarding your treatment.

  **Factors such as your skin structure, your lifestyle, metabolism and your age will influence your treatment result, as well as longevity of cosmetic effect.