Unfortunately, having your lip filler dissolved isn't exactly pain-free. Mr Olivier Branford says, "the lips are an extremely sensitive part of the body due to the high number of nerve endings present, so it can be a painful and eye-watering experience."
Like with any injectables, dissolving lip fillers can cause discomfort, but generally speaking, it shouldn't be painful. 'It can sting a little bit but it's not excessively painful. I always use a topical anaesthetic cream to reduce the discomfort for the patients,' explains Dr Chantrey.
Dissolving filler is not painful. We provide numbing cream, numbing injections and skin cooling to minimise any discomfort. As with any injection, it is possible that you may experience some redness, swelling, tenderness and bruising. These may take a 2-3 days to resolve and bruises sometimes longer.
Lip filler dissolving treatment will cause swelling in the treated area, so you won't see the results straight away. It takes about 24-48 hours (or longer in some cases) for the swelling to go down. After this, you'll be able to see your perfect results.
Lip fillers can take 6-12 months to dissolve naturally but if you're unhappy with how you look, have visible bumps from the initial injections, or have other complications you may want quicker results. So, how do you dissolve lip filler?
While it is largely unreported on in the press and in medical literature, many people suffer from injuries and other problems after having Hyaluronidase injections to dissolve lip filler gone wrong.
Enter: hyaluronidase. Whether it's the lips, under the eyes, in the cheeks, or any of the other areas where HA filler is placed, injecting hyaluronidase can speed up the degradation process and reduce plumpness and/or lumpiness in a matter of days.
The process is fast and safe, and it closely resembles the original lip filling treatment. The difference is that instead of injecting filler, the provider injects an enzyme called hyaluronidase that breaks down the hyaluronic acid filler.
The experts at Body+Beauty Lab can let you know how long to expect results to last during your initial treatment. When the treatment is dissolved, patients will notice their lips return to their normal appearance.
What Are The Side Effects Of Dissolving Fillers? Immediately after injecting Hyaluronidase into the area, the patient may experience potential bruising and visible swelling. These side effects will be resolved within 48-72 hours, depending on the area and how much filler must be dissolved.
This isn't permanent and can be treated with dissolving all of the filler, refilling the lips again subtly after two weeks and in some cases the use of Botox or skin tightening treatments to tighten up the skin around the mouth again and reduce any remaining fine lines.
A published journal article states that higher doses [of hy'dase] can lead to damage of native extracellular matrix glycosaminoclycans, leaving a gaunt appearance with poor skin texture (Figure 4). Patients are increasingly presenting with hyaluronidase-related damage, which is often untreatable.
Composed of a sugar molecule which is also produced naturally in the body, it generally dissolves and is excreted by the body in six to nine months. And if a client wants to get rid of it sooner, the area can be injected with an enzyme which will dissolve the filler completely within two hours.
Once the filler is completely dissolved and swelling has subsided – usually after about two weeks – it is safe to have filler injected again in the same area.
What can Hyaluronidase dissolve? Hyaluronidase permanently dissolves hyaluronic acid fillers and will break down the hyaluronic acid within 24-48 hours.
This reaction may cause the injected treatment to continue to dissolve the natural hyaluronic acid in your lips present there before your lip fillers treatment, so it could actually take away some of the more natural volume.
“In the end, you're going to end up paying so much more if you need your lip filler dissolved. It's expensive and every time I have a patient come in to have me 'fix' their lips and dissolve poorly placed or overdone fillers, it's between $300 to $600 per session.
Can all fillers be dissolved? Fillers with silicone (which are sometimes used in the lips and face, cannot be dissolved). Other semi-permanent fillers such as Scultpra and Radiesse also can't be dissolved. But temporary fillers, such as Hyaluronic Acid (HA) fillers can easily be dissolved.
If the filler is in a location further away from direct blood flow than other locations, then this means that cells that secrete hyaluronidase will not be able to reach the hyaluronic acid gel, and will therefore be unable to dissolve it.
Avoid any heat-inducing activities for 24 hours such as strenuous exercise, spas, saunas and hot showers.
To dissolve lip fillers, you'll need to receive injections of hyaluronidase (Hyalase) near the filler. Hyaluronidase is a concentrated synthetic form of an enzyme that naturally occurs in your body. When injected, it begins to break down the filler, speeding up the dissolving process that would take place over time.
Answer: DIfferent fillers require different doses of Hyaluronidase. Juvederm and more particalarly juvderm plus require higher doses of hyaluronidase to dissolve compared to other fillers. If the lumps are truly filler it is most likely a dosage issue.
Slowly inject approximately 0.05ml – 0.1ml per 0.1ml of filler to be dissolved in the centre of the lumps/swelling and then massage gently.
These patients report that hyaluronidase injections into the original treatment area (e.g. just the lips or just the cheekbones) has caused volume loss, sagging, and textural changes in all facial regions (e.g. one patient had the Restylane in her lips dissolved and attributes her under eye hollows to that treatment).