Dr Mohamad Baba

Lip Fillers

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Lip filler 1 - Carleen McCord
Lip filler 3 - Lauren Nicholson
Lip filler 12 - Pamela Matchett
Lip filler 10 - Jessica Miller
Lip filler 2 - Linzi Sparks
Lip filler 4 - Jacqueline McMullan

Dermal fillers we use, are gel made of a natural component found in our skin and lips called Hyaluronic Acid. They’re injected in the skin to help fill in facial wrinkles and restoring a smoother appearance. They can also be used for lip and cheek augmentation.

Dermal filler can be used in the following areas:

  • Temples
  • Tear trough
  • Nose correction
  • Lip augmentation
  • Cheek augmentation
  • Nasolabial folds (nose-to-mouth lines)
  • Marionette lines (lines from the corners of the mouth)
  • Smoker’s lines, also known as lipstick lines (above the upper lip)
  • Jawline sculpting
  • Hand rejuvenation

If you have a query about other areas of the face, feel free to email us.

We advise injecting 1ml of dermal filler during your first visit and waiting for one month before deciding if you need further filler. Getting 1ml of lip filler is a safe option for most people as it is really hard to be overdone by injecting just 1ml.

Lips are prone to bruising as they are full of blood supply. However, we managed to significantly reduce bruising by injecting the lips with a blunt cannula rather than using a sharp needle.

Lip filler results are instantaneous. You will walk out of the clinic with fuller and more attractive lips.

Lip filler takes around 30 mins to perform.

As mentioned before, dermal fillers are made of natural component already existing in your body. Therefore dermal fillers will get absorbed slowly by your body. It can last 4 to 12 months depending on the area injected. Areas with minimal facial movement will have longer-lasting dermal filler. It would be difficult to predict for each person how long dermal filler would last, as every person has a different metabolism. Therefore it might be necessary to top up your dermal filler over the year to maintain the perfect look. Lips filler tends to last the least as your lips are constantly moving. We expect lip filler to last around 6 months.

Each company will advertise its dermal filler as the best one. Don’t believe everything you read in a magazine as every dermal filler has its cons and pro. The choice of dermal filler depends on the doctor’s technique and the area being injected.

All our dermal fillers are made of natural component and well-known brands.

Our wide range of dermal fillers includes Juvederm®, Restylane®, Teosyal®, Belotero®.

Lips are full of blood vessels therefore mild swelling is expected for 2-3 days. You might feel that your lips are tense when the numbing agent starts wearing off. There is no need to panic, as the swelling will progressively go down. Lips can look slightly asymmetrical when swollen but this should improve when the swelling resolve. So it can take a few days for the lips to take their final shape. If you’re not fully satisfied with the final shape of your lips, you can email us to book you in for a free consultation.

Occasionally some redness, swelling and tenderness can occur immediately in the injection site, lasting for a few hours. However swelling following lip filler treatment can last for a few days. We managed to reduce post-treatment swelling by injecting the lips with a blunt cannula rather than using a sharp needle.

Dermal fillers are generally safe products; however, there are a few cases where treatment should be avoided or carefully considered:
  • Allergy to hyaluronic acid.
  • Allergy to lidocaine or adrenaline (this can be avoided by using dermal fillers and numbing cream that do not contain these ingredients).
  • Patients with bleeding disorders or blood cancers such as leukaemia or lymphoma (medical clearance from a haematologist is required, as the risk of infection may be higher).
  • Patients undergoing chemotherapy or taking immunosuppressant medication (clearance from a haematologist or oncologist is required due to increased infection risk).
  • Sensitivity to gram-positive bacterial proteins.
  • Active infection or inflammation in the area to be treated.
  • Patients currently undergoing other facial treatments such as chemical peels, laser treatment, or microdermabrasion.
  • Patients prone to keloid or hypertrophic scarring.
  • Active cold sores.
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding (generally avoided as a precaution, although there is no strong evidence of harm).
  • Patients planning facial surgery within the next 12 months.

Patients taking blood-thinning medications (such as aspirin, clopidogrel, NSAIDs, warfarin, or apixaban) can still have dermal fillers; however, the risk of bruising is higher.

  • It is normal for the skin to be red around the area of injection but also white around the area where the anaesthetic cream/injection was applied. This should only last a few hours.
  • Lumps can occasionally occur when the dermal filler absorbs water from the body and swells. For the first 24 hours after treatment, these lumps can easily be massaged away (between finger and thumb). Don’t massage lumps that you cannot see as this will only displace your filler.
  • Rarely numbness and/or tingling over the site of injection may occur for a few days.
  • Bruising is the most common complication of treatment. You can reduce bruising by applying ice; it is ok to cover up bruising with concealer/makeup the next day.
  • Avoid applying makeup over the injection sites for 12 hours. This is to reduce the already small risk of skin infection.
  • Often superficial lines in the face are ‘highlighted’ in pink or red following treatment. This effect will settle within a few days.
  • Dermal filler applied to the lips often causes swelling. The amount of swelling is not proportional to the amount of filler inserted. Your lips will settle within a few days to how they should look for the remainder of your treatment cycle. Sometimes it may look as if more dermal filler has been placed into one side or the other; this is due to swelling. In a few days, this should even out. However, if an individual small lump can be seen, this should be massaged firmly in the first 24 hrs following treatment.
  • Until the initial swelling and redness have resolved, do not expose the treated area to intense heat (i.e. solarium, sauna or sunbathing).
  • If you have previously suffered from facial cold sores, there is a risk that the needle punctures could contribute to another eruption of cold sores. This question is on the consent form.
  • If you are using aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin or similar medication, be aware that these may increase the bruising or bleeding at the injection site.
  • Finally, since dermal fillers dissolve over time, the correction does not last forever. Many people choose to have regular repeat treatments.

If the area injected become white and/or very painful following dermal filler injection you need to get in touch with us. Fortunately, this would be extremely rare to happen (1 in 1 million). Otherwise, we expect patients to have a mild irritation to the injected skin lasting a few hours when the numbness wears off.

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