While you may be tempted to wear makeup immediately following a procedure using injectables, it is important that you avoid it and leave off makeup for at least twenty-four hours.
You can put makeup on again as soon as one day after you've had the dermal filler procedure, but you should make sure your makeup brushes have been recently cleaned. You should clean your makeup brushes as regularly as possible because they can easily transfer bacteria to your face.
For at least 12 hours, you should keep clear of makeup to allow the skin to breathe and mend naturally with no interruptions. If you apply makeup straight after dermal fillers, this could clog your pores and cause the area to be prone to infection.
The full recovery time from dermal filler treatment varies patient to patient. Generally, recovery lasts one to two days. Most patients are available to return to their normal activities immediately after treatment.
How Long After Lip Fillers Can You Wear Lipstick? Wait 24 hours before wearing lipstick. If you want to cover the bruising, you may use a darker shade of lipstick. Remember, lipstick also counts as pressure, and applying pressure to freshly injected lips should be avoided.
Kissing can apply a lot of pressure to the lips and increase risk of infection (there is a lot of bacteria in the mouth!), so it is best to avoid kissing for 48–72 hours after getting lip filler treatment.
The filler can take several weeks to soften and settle into your skin. This means that patients won't see the ultimate results of their treatment immediately. Although individual results will vary, many people achieve the full effect within two weeks after receiving their injections.
Even though the results of filler will be visible right away, migration can happen almost immediately, with a few days or weeks, or even up to years later in rare circumstances, depending on what the root cause of the issue is. “If overfilling is the culprit, it will be noticeable almost immediately,” says Dr. Horn.
Dermal filler doesn't 'normally', move after treatment. Immediately after treatment, in certain areas of the face, I do gently massage the area/s that were injected to help mold the product and prevent lumps. It does take about 2 weeks for the filler to settle and integrate into the tissue.
Do not apply lipstick or any other makeup on and around your lips for 24 to 48 hours after the treatment.
After 24 hours the skin is sealed again naturally at the puncture sites and you can go back to washing your face normally.
DON'T touch the treated area for at least 6-8 hours afterwards. The risk of infection is much higher in the time immediately after your filler treatment, so medical experts recommend not touching the affected area for at least that amount of time.
Unfortunately, we recommend not kissing straight after getting lip fillers. This is because kissing can apply a lot of pressure to the lips and increase risk of infection due to the number of bacteria on lips.
Swelling will reach its peak at around 24-72 hours after treatment, at which point, it will begin to gradually subside. Occasionally, swelling can last for 1-4 weeks, but this isn't as common. Most people do see an improvement within 3 days.
After a filler treatment, we need to make sure that the skin is healed before applying makeup. If a cannula technique is used (which only gives a single skin puncture distant from the area being filled), then makeup can be applied 1-2 hours after treatment (just to give the puncture site time to heal).
The treatment involves injecting a dermal filler into the folds to add volume and smooth out the creases. While there are potential side effects to consider, you can still smile after getting a nasolabial fold filler. In fact, many people choose the treatment specifically to enhance their smile.
Treating with 1ml at a time is certainly appropriate for some areas, such as volumising lips or having smaller tweakments into other areas of the face. Sometimes, however, more than 1ml may be required – in the cheeks, for example – as 1ml may not make a discernible difference.
There are a number of factors that affect dermal filler longevity, though this differs from person to person. Generally, areas with more movement tend to break down faster in comparison to other areas of the face with less movement. Lifestyle factors like smoking and exercise can affect the longevity of dermal filler.
We recommend that you drink 8 glasses of water per day after treatment. Be aware that you must guard against infection by keeping the skin clean, especially in the first 48 hours. You may gently apply a small amount of makeup after 6 hours.
IMMEDIATE after care – What to do at home
Apply a cool compress to the treatment area (do not apply ice directly to the skin) for 10 minutes every half an hour on the day of treatment. Avoid any heat inducing activities for 24 hours such as strenuous exercise, spas, saunas and hot showers.
Cheek fillers are one that can be somewhat firm, but not hard. Patients often ask before or after their injections, “Will cheek filler soften?” The answer is almost always yes.
You are not allowed to smile for a few days after a lip filler. Facial expressions such as smiling, laughing, or frowning should have zero impact on your lip filler. It is actually better for you to smile and gently massage your lips, to help spread the product and produce a more natural end-result.
Pillow face is a condition that occurs as a result of a person getting over-injected with dermal fillers in their face. This leads to an overstuffed look, which causes the checks and other areas of the face to puff out.
Your In-Between Routine
“You can get a good result with one, but focusing on both will always be better.” Supercharge your skincare in the weeks and months following your injection by incorporating a moisturizer with ultra-hydrating ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, says Noëlle S.