Lip augmentation aftercare: healing stages and post-operative instructions

Lean about lip augmentation aftercare! Lip augmentation is one of the most popular aesthetic procedures that give fuller and bright appearance to the lips. This procedure is usually done by applying different kinds of safe injections to fill the area and achieve the desired results. This article focuses on the post-procedure care phase.

How long does it take for lip augmentation to heal?

Lip augmentation is considered to be a simple procedure that generally does not take much time for healing. Nevertheless, it is still an intervention that causes some symptoms such as swelling and tenderness. But these symptoms fade gradually in the first days after the operation. The final result of lip augmentation can appear after the complete healing which takes about 4 weeks in most cases.

Lip filler healing process day by day

Although the healing process can differ between patients, still there are some common features, especially in the first days after the operation: 

1. After a day of the procedure: Patients usually experience swelling and tenderness immediately after the operation that can extend to the next day. Accordingly, the patients can feel that their lips are not even, and the result of the procedure can be presumed at this level. But no need to worry, the swelling and inflammation are temporary. 

2. Two days after the symptoms of the first day will still appear, thus the patient can feel their lips swollen and bruised. The lips will look larger than expected. 

3. Third day and beyond swelling decreases gradually in this period, and the filler settles more in the lips giving a look that resembles the final results. By days the swelling will disappear, usually, it takes a week for most of the patients to notice their healed filled lips.

How long will my lips feel hard after fillers?

After the injection, the lips feel hard until the end of the healing period. That expectedly takes one to two weeks from the operation. The patient is supposed to feel the natural consistency of the lips after the resolving of the swelling and settling of the filler.  

Lip augmentation aftercare cream

After the operation, the doctor will prescribe a suitable cream for any bruising that appears in the following days of the injection. The creams are usually made of natural ingredients such as aloe vera and vitamin K.

Lip filler aftercare sleeping

Like other interventions, lip augmentation requires aftercare sleeping instructions. The patient needs to elevate their head while sleeping and avoid sleeping on their face

What not to do after lip fillers?

• Avoid blood thinners: Blood thinners such as some drugs and supplements can intervene in the healing process. Thus, the patient needs to check with the doctor when to continue taking blood thinners after the procedure. 

• Do not do strenuous exercise: particularly in the first 48 hours of the operation. 

• Avoid exposure to sunlight and high temperature in the first days after the procedure. 

• Do not wear makeup on the lips at least for the first 24 hours. 

• Avoid alcohol: Alcohol acts like blood thinners, thus it can increase the risk of swelling and bruising. Alcohol should be avoided in the first 48 hours of lip augmentation. 

• Do not fly: flying should not be done in the first week of the lip fillers.