Lip fillers can help patients achieve their ideal level of lip volume, correct aesthetic imperfections, or reverse age-related volume loss of the lips. These fillers are made with synthetic hyaluronic acid particles that resemble the same hyaluronic acid the body produces naturally. After just one personalized treatment, you can expect natural and long-lasting results.

What Should You Avoid After Getting Lip Fillers?

One of the benefits of getting fillers is that you won't have to plan around any downtime. However, you'll need to avoid some products, activities, and environments immediately following your treatment to ensure the best results. Following the aftercare directives will ensure quick healing and exceptional results and avoid product migration. Visit this page to learn more about all the different cosmetic injectables and what they can treat.

Hot Environments

Hot environments can increase body temperature, which can negatively impact dermal filler results. For that reason, injectors advise that patients avoid hot yoga, saunas, steam rooms, hot tubs, hot showers, time out in the sun, cooking over a hot stove or grill, or any other hot environment that could elevate body temperature.

Blood-Thinning Supplements and Medications

If you take any blood-thinning supplements or medications regularly, you'll need to avoid them for several days after your treatment to prevent thinning your blood, which can increase the risk of bruising. These include but are not limited to aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, St. John's Wort, ginkgo biloba, and others.

Makeup and Certain Topical Products

You'll also need to avoid applying makeup on or around your lips and certain topical products that could irritate the area. The injection sites will need to heal, and covering them with cosmetics or certain topical products could delay healing or cause an adverse reaction.

It's important to follow all of your injector's directives about how long to wait before using your anti-aging skincare products or applying makeup so that you can ensure quick healing and the best results.

Alcohol Consumption

Like anti-inflammatory supplements and medications, alcohol is also a blood thinner, which is why you should avoid consuming it for at least 24 hours after your treatment. Be sure to plan your treatment during a time you know when you can avoid alcohol to ensure the best results.

Putting Pressure on Your Lips

After your lip filler injections, you must be conscious about preventing anything from putting pressure on your lips. The dermal filler needs time to settle into the tissue, and any pressure on the area immediately following your treatment could cause the filler to migrate, which is never ideal. With that in mind, you'll need to avoid drinking with a straw, kissing, pursing your lips, sleeping face down, and any other activity that puts pressure on your lips.

The right lip filler can help you naturally achieve more aesthetically pleasing lips, and with the right aftercare, you can ensure the best and most natural results. Always schedule a consultation with an injector before booking a lip filler appointment so you can learn more about their experience, techniques, and available products to feel more confident about the process and your results.