FOR ANY AESTHETIC PROCEDURES PLEASE FOLLOW AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS YOU WERE GIVEN AT YOUR APPOINTMENT
OR
READ THE AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR SPECIFIC PROCEDURE
LIP AUGMENTATION
LIPS MAY BE SWOLLEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS (UP TO 2 WEEKS) FOLLOWING YOUR LIP FILLER TREATMENT. SWELLING MAY INCREASE DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS. APPLYING ICE PACKS GENTLY TO THE LIPS FOR NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS AT A TIME THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 1-2 DAYS CAN HELP WITH SWELLING. DO NOT OVER-ICE.
DO CONSIDER TAKING OVER THE COUNTER ARNICA SUPPLEMENTS IF NOT CONTRAINDICATED WITH YOUR CURRENT MEDICATION REGIMEN (AVAILABLE ONLINE, AT MOST SUPPLEMENT STORES, WHOLE FOODS, ETC) TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF BRUISING, START TAKING ORAL ARNICA 7-10 DAYS BEFORE TREATMENT. CONTINUE TAKING AFTER TREATMENT UNTIL BRUISING AND/OR SWELLING HAS SUBSIDED. TAKE AS DIRECTED ON THE BOTTLE.
TAKE AN ANTIHISTAMINE (CLARITIN, ZYRTEC OR LORATADINE) 3 DAYS PRIOR TO TREATMENT. CONTINUE TAKING AFTER TREATMENT UNTIL SWELLING HAS SUBSIDED. THIS WILL HELP REDUCE SWELLING.
AVOID EXERCISE FOR 48 HOURS FOLLOWING TREATMENT AS IT MAY INCREASE SWELLING
BRUISING MAY ALSO OCCUR IN OR AROUND THE LIPS. BRUISES MAY NOT BE VISIBLE BUT MAY FEEL LIKE SMALL LUMPS WITHIN THE LIPS. THIS IS COMMON IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS AND EVEN UP TO 6 WEEKS. LIPS MAY TEMPORARILY APPEAR UNEVEN BECAUSE OF THIS.
STARTING ON DAY 3, A SLIGHTLY FIRM MASSAGE OF THE LIPS WITH CLEAN FINGERTIPS WILL HELP BRUISES TO BREAK DOWN OR ABSORB AND WILL PROMOTE A SMOOTH RESULT. MASSAGE WITH FINGERTIPS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS.
KEEP LIPS WELL MOISTURIZED IN THE COMING DAYS WITH A NON-MEDICATED MOISTURIZER LIKE VASELINE. LIPSTICK/MAKEUP MAY BE APPLIED THE FOLLOWING DAY IF DESIRED.
DERMAL FILLERS
YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME REDNESS AND SWELLING THAT SHOULD RESOLVE WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS. BRUISING MAY OCCUR, AND MAY LAST UP TO 14 DAYS. COLD COMPRESSES/ICE MAY BE USED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TREATMENT TO REDUCE SWELLING. YOU MAY APPLY A COLD COMPRESS TO THE AREA FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME, UP TO 20 MINUTES PER HOUR, AND YOU MAY DO THIS HOURLY FOR 3 DAYS.
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE FACE SUCH AS THE UNDEREYES, WILL SWELL MORE THAN OTHERS. SWELLING AND BRUISING MAY LAST SEVERAL DAYS TO WEEKS. CALL OUR OFFICE IF YOU NOTICE BLANCHING (WHITENING OF THE SKIN) OR HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS.
DO NOT MANIPULATE, PUSH, OR RUB INJECTION SITES WITHIN THE FIRST 48 HOURS.
EXERCISE SHOULD BE AVOIDED WITHIN THE FIRST 24-72 HOURS AS IT MAY INCREASE SWELLING.
YOUR SKIN MAY BE MORE SENSITIVE DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL DAYS AFTER TREATMENT. USE GENTLE SKIN CARE PRODUCTS DURING THIS TIME, AND WAIT 3 DAYS BEFORE USING HARSHER TREATMENT PRODUCTS SUCH AS RETINOL, OR AHA. MAKEUP AND GENTLE CLEANSERS CAN TYPICALLY BE APPLIED SEVERAL HOURS AFTER TREATMENT.
NEUROMODULATOR TREATMENT (BOTOX, DYSPORT, XEOMIN OR JEUVEAU)
YOU MAY RECEIVE MULTIPLE PROCEDURES ON THE SAME DAY AS YOUR BOTOX APPOINTMENT. DERMAL FILLERS CAN BE DONE BEFORE OR AFTER A BOTOX TREATMENT. MICRONEEDLING MUST BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO RECEIVING BOTOX. IF YOU WISH TO GET DERMAL FILLER, MICRONEEDLING, AND BOTOX, THEY WOULD BE DONE IN THAT ORDER.
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR A MINIMUM 24 HOURS.
DO NOT MASSAGE OR MANIPULATE INJECTION SITES FOR 24 HOURS.
BRUISING MAY OCCUR AFTER INJECTIONS, AND TYPICALLY RESOLVES WITHIN 14 DAYS.
ALLOW 10 DAYS FOR BOTOX, DYSPORT OR XEOMIN TO FULLY SET IN BEFORE JUDGING THE FINAL RESULT, EVEN THOUGH SOME BENEFITS ARE TYPICALLY SEEN EARLIER. IN SOME CLIENTS, IT MAY TAKE UP TO 14 DAYS TO REACH FULL EFFECT. AN IMPROVEMENT IN SKIN APPEARANCE MAY BEGIN AFTER BOTOX/DYSPORT IS FULLY SET IN.
IF YOU ARE BEING TREATED FOR EXCESSIVE SWEATING YOU MAY WEAR DEODORANT AFTER YOUR TREATMENT.
BOTOX, DYSPORT, XEOMIN AND JEUVEAU ARE FDA INDICATED TO LAST ABOUT 3 MONTHS. HOWEVER, EVERYONE IS UNIQUE AND THE LONGEVITY AND AMOUNT OF PRODUCT REQUIRED WILL DIFFER PER PERSON.