Lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid, what not to do after the procedure

Unpleasant consequences of lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid

After a properly performed operation, the pain will be short-term, but if it continues longer than expected, then you should definitely consult a doctor. This may be the result of a bad habit of licking your lips with your tongue or too windy weather. Lips during this period of time need a suitable temperature. By the way, discomfort may be associated with an allergic reaction, so consult a specialist before the procedure.

To reduce pain and cope with swelling, you can apply something cold to your lips, but with extreme caution. It is strictly not recommended to use ointments or creams without consulting a doctor, as some of them can cause a rash or an unexpected inflammatory reaction.

When do you need a massage?

The procedure is recommended to prevent the appearance of unwanted relief formations. Also, indications for kneading may be:

• disproportionate distribution of filler - to distribute it more evenly;
• the appearance of balls, tubercles;
• if a drug with an anesthetic was used in the work, in this case the risk of undesirable consequences increases.

A cosmetologist will tell you how to do a massage correctly and when exactly.

What not to do after the procedure

After lip augmentation, the girl will have to abstain from her usual everyday activities for some time, which requires a certain amount of self-control.

To get the desired result you will need to refrain from:

• Makeup. When the skin is damaged, applying makeup can cause inflammation. You can start using lipstick only when a specialist gives his permission to do so.
• Hot food and drinks. Alas, you will have to give up coffee in the morning. Any heat on the lips can trigger an undesirable reaction of the hyaluronic acid, which can cause the product to dislodge.
• Sexual contacts. You will have to completely eliminate all kinds of kissing, oral sex and other sexual manipulations in the first two or weeks after the procedure. Then you can gradually return to your usual sex life, but not without caution.
• Avoid getting excessive water on your lips. Yes, it is not even recommended to wash your face after the procedure, because exposure to chlorine can cause burns on the skin of your mouth. In this regard, it is recommended to wipe your lips with special solutions such as chlorhexidine. Swimming pools, saunas and other places with water treatments will also have to be excluded from everyday life.
• Sunbathing. It is best to avoid direct sunlight, so you should not have surgery before going to the sea or during the hot season. True, excessively cold temperatures are contraindicated, so lips always need an optimal temperature.

It will be especially difficult for girls who are addicted to nicotine, because smoking is also strictly prohibited during this period. Smoking can cause a burn to the red border, which can ruin not only the process of lip augmentation, but also cause acute pain. For the same reason, it is not recommended to drink alcoholic beverages, because hyaluronic acid reacts poorly to interactions with alcohol.

How to properly stretch your lips after lip augmentation?

After lip augmentation with filler, a massage is necessary for its better, even distribution. When doing a massage, be sure to do all the exercises on both the upper and lower lips. Do not press too hard on your lips or pinch them. It is necessary to gently stroke in a circular motion along the contour.

After lip augmentation with filler, you need to knead your lips using your fingertips. You can use a toothbrush. Instead of fingertips, a regular spoon can be used. When using a spoon, it is better to apply balm or special oil to your lips. Cosmetic oils will not only moisturize the skin when massaging the lips after lip augmentation with filler, but will also supply it with nutrients.

After the swelling has completely gone, you can do a hot-cold contrast massage. A spoon works well for this technique:

• heat the spoon;
• apply it to the lips;
• After this, apply a chilled spoon or, for example, an ice cube.

This massage is performed very carefully. You can also use honey while kneading your lips after they have been enlarged. This substance will relieve swelling. This product can only be used if you are not allergic to bee products.

It is not recommended to massage with the same brush that is used directly for brushing your teeth. It’s better to get a new one, especially for massage. To massage using a toothbrush, you need to choose the softest bristles or use the back side. The massage should be done without pressure, gently moving along the contour of the lips in a circular motion. The bristles of the toothbrush must be soft. Hard ones can damage the already injured skin of the lips.

Massage should be carried out at least once a day, and preferably 2 times - in the morning and in the evening.

It is necessary to knead your lips after augmentation in different directions, namely:

• soft movements in a circle;
• soft movements from the center to the corners;
• soft movements from the corners to the center;
• gently massage the corners of the mouth;
• in circular motions the skin above the upper lip, under the lower lip.

The whole process takes approximately 5 minutes. Lip massage after lip augmentation with filler will slightly reduce the rate of resorption of the hyaluronic acid. It will also be useful to do a little gymnastics immediately after the procedure:

1. Purse your lips tightly and try to make rotational movements left and right.
2. Stretch your lips slightly and try to pronounce the vowel sounds “-o, -i, -a, - u.”
3. Take a shallow breath, gently stretch your lips into a tube and slowly release the air.
4. They close their lips and gently rub them together. This is very similar to the movement of the lips after applying decorative cosmetics.
5. Gently squeeze your lips and slowly pull them into a tube. Then return to the starting position.
6. Try to carefully imitate a whistle.
7. Bite your tongue slightly with your lips and try to tense the muscles of your jaw and mouth.
8. All movements are repeated about 5 times.

It is necessary to stretch your lips after augmentation with filler. This will allow the gel not to stagnate in one place, but to be evenly distributed over the entire surface of the lips.

You can apply a little cosmetic oil or balm to your lips. This will make the massage much easier, as it will remove friction and reduce pain. You can also use butter or an ice cube.

It is also recommended to use various special scrubs or herbal decoctions, such as chamomile or calendula. You can buy a scrub in a store or make it yourself. Buy herbs at the pharmacy. At home, you can use baking soda and honey or honey and sugar as a scrub.

About lip massage

Since after the procedure the process of lip friction should be reduced as much as possible, self-massage should be approached carefully and consciously. Experts recommend a gentle and light massage. For example, you can gently pat your fingertips on or around your lips, or use gentle strokes.

Some doctors also recommend doing simple lip gymnastics: pronouncing vowels with elongated lips, moving your lips left and right, puffing out your cheeks and gently releasing air with slightly parted lips. Proper massage and gymnastics will definitely contribute to the favorable appearance of the lips, but they should be coordinated with the cosmetologist who performed the injection.

When it is necessary?

Lip massage after augmentation with hyaluronic acid is necessary. Swelling occurs after injections, and small lumps and bumps are inevitable, albeit temporary, defects.

In what cases is it necessary to massage the lips after lip augmentation? It is recommended to do this regardless of whether any procedures have been performed on the lips. Massage:

• enhances tissue metabolism;
• improves blood circulation;
• will allow lips to remain sensual longer;
• will help in the fight against fine wrinkles.

Lip massage after augmentation with hyaluronic acid is necessary for its better distribution. This will help avoid the formation of lumps or bumps. It will help you quickly get rid of swelling that inevitably occurs after injections.

It is recommended to start any lip massage after augmentation no earlier than 3-4 days after the injections. During this time, the wounds from the injections will heal, and the filler will be relatively distributed over the lips. Lip massage is necessary if the filler that was injected contained an anesthetic. This component is not at all compatible with the liquid environment of the body.

Let's sum it up

You should never evaluate the result immediately after the procedure, because lips require time and proper care to achieve the desired effect. Much in this sense depends not only on the cosmetologist who performed the procedure, but also on the patient, who must strictly follow the specialist’s instructions after consultations. If you do not do this, then as a result the drug may not spread properly over the lips, the inflammatory reaction will be too long, and the shape of the lips will become inexpressive.

Beauty requires certain sacrifices, but with a little patience, you can achieve the desired appearance. As practice shows, most lip augmentation operations using hyaluronic acid have a positive result, which cannot but please the fair sex. Caring care after correction practically guarantees the desired lip shape.

When is it forbidden to knead your lips?

Lip massage after lip augmentation with filler is sometimes prohibited. Namely:

1. The first three days after the lip augmentation procedure was performed. It is necessary for the main swelling to subside a little, and for the micro wounds from the injections to heal.
2. If the bumps and bumps are large enough and can be clearly felt. In this case, it is recommended to immediately contact the specialist who performed the augmentation procedure;
3. If bruises and hematomas are visible.

All this is taken into account before the procedure.

Rehabilitation after facial lipofilling

Almost all areas of the face can be subjected to lipofilling: forehead, eyelids, temporal region, nasolacrimal folds, cheeks and cheekbones, nasolabial folds, lips, chin. Correction of one to three zones takes place under local anesthesia, more than three zones - under general anesthesia. The time the patient spends in the hospital after surgery depends on this – from several hours to a day.

There are general recommendations that patients should adhere to after correction of any areas on the face, and nuances for some individual areas.

General recommendations:

• sleep on your back;
• avoid exposure to high temperatures - do not wash your face with hot water, do not sunbathe, do not visit a bathhouse or sauna;
• eliminate pressure and aggressive effects on intervention areas - massage, use of scrubs and peels;
• stop smoking, alcohol, salty foods, and taking blood thinning medications (with your doctor’s permission);
• limit physical activity, avoid sudden head movements.

These recommendations must be followed from two weeks to one month, depending on the scope of the operation and the patient’s well-being.

After the intervention, you need to wear a fixing bandage on the chin and lower third of the face, and then a bandage. In the first days, possibly up to a week, the patient is shown soft, warm food in a liquid or semi-liquid state. After correction of eyelids and lips, you should stop using decorative cosmetics for 2-3 days.

Anesthesia for lip augmentation

Complete pain relief is important not only for the patient, but also for the cosmetologist: when lip augmentation, it is necessary to perform injections and remain absolutely calm. As a rule, one of two types of anesthesia is used, which allow lip correction to be performed comfortably and painlessly:

1. Applique. For this method, creams, aerosols, foams, gels or ointments containing lidocaine and prilocaine are most often used. For this purpose, the drugs “Emla” or “Akriol Pri” are used. The preparation is applied to cleansed skin, distributed in an even layer and covered with a film. Complete pain relief occurs within 20-30 minutes. Anesthetic applications are suitable for patients who do not have allergic reactions. If the first signs of increased sensitivity appear in the form of rashes, burning, itching, the drug is immediately removed from the surface of the skin and the procedure is stopped.
2. Conductor. Such anesthesia for lip augmentation has much in common with pain relief in dentistry. Ultracaine, ubestezin, articaine or lidocaine are used. The cosmetologist makes an anesthetic injection into the corresponding nerve. To anesthetize the upper lip, the injection is carried out in the area of ​​the infraorbital nerve - the area of ​​the transitional fold of the mucous membrane between the 3rd and 4th teeth. To numb the lower lip, the mental nerve is blocked. To do this, an injection is made into the transitional fold at the level of the upper edge of 4-5 teeth. Within a few minutes, the effect of deep anesthesia occurs over a large area of ​​skin. Injection freezing lasts for about 4 hours. This is enough to perform lip augmentation and prepare the patient for the recovery period. The only drawback after conduction anesthesia is hyperemia (blood flow to the tissues).

Recovery after body fat grafting

Large areas of the body are subjected to the procedure – chest, buttocks. Typically, such operations are performed under general anesthesia, so the patient will have to stay in the clinic a little longer - up to a day.

After body fat grafting, you should adhere to general recommendations for about two weeks: limiting physical activity and exposure to high temperatures, avoiding spicy and salty foods, alcohol, smoking, and blood-thinning drugs. After this period, the patient can gradually return to their normal lifestyle.

Rehabilitation after breast lipofilling

For a month, it is recommended to sleep on your back and wear special supportive underwear. It is necessary to choose a bra that will support the breasts, but will not put unnecessary pressure on them.

With the help of lipofilling, you can enlarge your breasts by 0.5-1 size. The final result of the operation is assessed after 3-6 months, when the transplanted tissue has engrafted and the permissible amount of transplanted fat has been absorbed.

Recovery after lipofilling of the buttocks

Lipofilling of the buttocks, due to the large intervention area, is often accompanied by a pronounced response from the body. In the first days after the procedure, local symptoms are observed: significant swelling, pain in the buttocks, lower back, thighs, redness, fever, as well as general weakness and malaise. These are normal phenomena in the early postoperative period. To reduce their intensity, the doctor prescribes painkillers, drugs that reduce swelling, and in some cases antibiotics.

Swelling appears by the end of the first day after surgery and reaches a maximum on days 3-5. Swelling can be very pronounced and dense. On days 6-7 after surgery, they begin to soften and slowly disappear. Premenstrual syndrome, salty and spicy foods, improper drinking regimen, complete lack of physical activity or excessive physical activity slow down the disappearance of edema. You should adhere to the diet recommended by your doctor, alternate periods of activity and rest, and wear compression garments or a bandage. Normally, the main swelling disappears after 2-3 weeks, and complete tissue restoration takes 2-3 months.

In addition to following general recommendations in the late postoperative period (from two weeks to 2-3 months), you need to sleep on your stomach, avoid exercises that focus on the buttocks (squats), and do not wear high-heeled shoes.

Disadvantages of cheiloplasty of the upper lip

The success of bullhorn directly depends on the professionalism of the plastic surgeon and compliance with the rules of wound care during the rehabilitation period. High-quality work by a doctor allows the patient to leave the hospital room within a couple of hours after the operation. At the same time, the effect becomes obvious after just a week and can last for several years.

However, the risk of complications remains even if all requirements are met. Lip surgery may fail:

• visible signs of scarring;
• lack of sensitivity in the area between the tip of the nose and the upper lip;
• if the wound is not properly cared for, there is still a chance of infection;
• the seams may come apart due to excessive facial expressions or injury received during the rehabilitation period;
• serous fluid accumulates, etc.

But, one of the main disadvantages of plastic lip correction is the possible dissatisfaction of the patient with the result obtained. Medical specialists in Moscow recommend that everyone who is in a hurry to resort to surgical lip surgery carefully weigh all the pros and cons, get competent advice from plastic surgeons in our center, and study the topic of bullhorn and other types of cheiloplasty in neutral sources.