Zoe Diana Draelos, MDLipstick is an excellent camouflage technique to use after hyaluronic acid lip injections. If the proper lipstick is selected, it can cover up bruising, needle marks, and swelling. The best lipstick to choose is a dark burgundy color in an opaque or full coverage lipstick.
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.
While you can wear makeup such as foundation and mascara, it's usually best to avoid using makeup on your lips until any bleeding has stopped. In most cases, this is on the same day. However, it's safest to leave your lips makeup-free for 24 hours after getting fillers.
You can apply lip products immediately after treatment. The lip products could be used the same day. However, if the patient is feeling tender, they may want to wait 24 hours.
Before deciding to correct a small lump or plan for more filler, I advise waiting another two weeks for the filler to fully settle. 4-6 Weeks: Your filler is settled into the lip tissues, and your lips are healed!
It should be noted that the lips may feel hard for around two weeks after injections.
Don't Use Makeup Too Soon
If you can, wait at least 24 hours before applying makeup to your lips. Applying previously used or opened lipstick on your freshly injected lips is a definite no-go because of the risk of infection. It's important not to apply too much pressure.
Ice Your Lips. Icing after your procedure helps to reduce swelling and lip filler bruising. Ice immediately after the treatment to help with discomfort and swelling. Icing for 10 minutes, several times a day, for the next few days can help tremendously.
Nude shades that are slightly darker than your natural skin tone are ideal for faking a fuller lip.
However, if your goal is to make your lips look fuller, opting for a nude lipstick that's just a few shades deeper than your skin tone is your best bet. If you choose a color that contrasts your skin too much — like a red lipstick paired with fair skin, or baby pink on dark skin — your lips will look smaller.
Apply lipstick starting at the center of your lips, moving outward toward the corners. If you start at the corners of your mouth, you can end up drawing outside the lines, which won't make for an ideal beauty look. Starting at the center and moving out will give you more control.
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.
The short answer is yes – it's quite an effective and safe way to treat any lip dryness after your treatment. As it's quite thick and “neutral”, it can be easily applied without causing any discomfort to your (often sensitive at this stage) lips.
The most common incorrect lip injections I see are the filling of the top lip and not evenly filling the lower lip. This mistake leads to an over-projection of the upper lip (in other words, the upper lip sticks out further causing “duck lips”) and filling the area of the lip outside of the natural lip tubercles.
This filler works naturally, much like the hyaluronic acid your body already produces. Because it works this way, it takes two to three weeks to fully settle into your skin. This means that while you'll see an immediate improvement, you won't see your final results right away.
In reality, fillers take up to four weeks to “settle,” according to Healthline.
Those who keep their skin healthy by moisturizing daily and staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water will enhance the water absorption effect of hyaluronic-based fillers. In doing so, you will help to keep the treated areas plump and wrinkle-free.
Follow aftercare
Apply ice to treated area. Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water. Avoid strenuous exercise and extreme hot temperatures for 48 hours post treatment. Avoid processed foods or fast foods.
don't have a facial massage for at least two weeks. don't drink through a straw for the 1st day as this puts pressure on the lips. don't drink alcohol for at least 24 hours after you have had fillers. don't exercise excessively for at least 24-hour is.
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.
If you experience some swelling in the treated area, don't worry! This is perfectly normal and only temporary. Once the swelling goes down, your lip augmentation will look and feel great. Patients tend to report that lip swelling is the worst the first day after their injection, particularly in the morning.
This is largely due to the fact that our lips are constantly moving, which speeds up the breakdown of product. The same bodily mechanism that regulates how quickly you metabolize calories determines how fast your filler will break down.