Recommendations after lip augmentation: what is important to explain to the patient

Lip augmentation has been one of the most sought-after and popular procedures offered by aesthetic medicine clinics for quite a long time.

With the help of special preparations-fillers, you can add the missing volume, thus correcting the shape of the lips. The effect of lip augmentation can be appreciated almost immediately after the procedure, and happy patients are in a hurry to show off their beauty to their loved ones as soon as possible.

However, before the patient leaves the specialist's office, he simply needs to give a number of important recommendations. What can and cannot be done after lip augmentation – read on estet-portal.com in this article.

What recommendations after lip augmentation should be given to the patient

Lip augmentation procedure is most often performed with hyaluronic acid fillers. This is a very effective and safe procedure that allows you to increase the volume of the lips and correct their shape.

In some cases, side effects and complications can occur after lip augmentation, and the reason for this is often improper lip care after the procedure.

That is why it is very important to correctly and clearly explain to the patient what can and what absolutely cannot be done after lip augmentation, and also tell what consequences non-compliance with the doctor's recommendations can lead to.

Recommendations after lip augmentation:

• what complications can occur after lip augmentation;
• what can be recommended to the patient after lip augmentation;
• which is absolutely impossible to do after lip augmentation with fillers.

What complications can occur after lip augmentation

Unfortunately, not every patient of an esthetician is a person who takes his health responsibly. Quite often, patients neglect the recommendations of the doctor, due to ignorance of the possible consequences. That is why it is important to explain to the patient what side effects and complications may occur after lip augmentation with fillers.

Rare complications after lip augmentation

• severe pain;
• swelling of tissues and hematomas;
• inflammatory reactions, with the formation of granulomas and fibrous capsules;
• allergic reactions;
• filler gel migration.

It is important to explain to the patient that swelling and bruising, as well as minor soreness – these are standard side effects that almost always accompany lip augmentation with fillers.

 

What to recommend to the patient after lip augmentation

In order to alleviate discomfort after lip augmentation, as well as to reduce the severity of edema and to speed up the disappearance of hematomas, it is possible to recommend to the patient:

• application of cooling compresses to the skin of the lips, during the first 24 hours after the procedure;
• apply soothing creams and masks, but only on the advice of a doctor.

Apply all products on the lips very carefully so as not to injure the skin. All these recommendations will help to quickly pass the swelling and  to be evenly distributed to the entered drug,  after which the patient will be able to fully evaluate the effect of the procedure. In the future, it is necessary to moisturize the skin of the lips with the help of special products, it is also desirable to protect them from the active effects of ultraviolet radiation.

What not to do after lip augmentation with fillers

During the first days after lip augmentation with fillers, the patient is not recommended:

• touch your lips and the area around them with your hands, and avoid licking your lips, which can lead to flaking;
• use decorative cosmetics that can provoke or intensify the inflammatory process;
• drink hot and alcoholic drinks, eat spicy, rough and very salty foods, which can increase tissue swelling;
• limit active lip movements, including not recommended passionate kissing and oral sex.

For a few weeks after the procedure, scrubs and lip peels should also be avoided, and it is important to limit visits to the sauna, bathhouse and solarium.

Recommendations after lip augmentation are very important to follow not only to prevent complications, but also to achieve the maximum effect after the procedure.

Responsibility for the result, first of all, lies with the doctor who performed the procedure, so he must find an approach to his patient and convince him that he follows the recommendations – it is very important! Thank you for staying with estet-portal.com. More interesting information – on the website in the "Cosmetology" section!

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