Although dermal fillers are generally thought to be safe, all foreign materials have potential ability to cause adverse reactions. HA is composed of polysaccharides and has same structure in all species; therefore, the risks of an implant rejection or an immune response are low.
If you are concerned about how your body will respond, a skin test can be conducted. Your doctor will tray a small amount of the filler, injecting it into your skin. If no reaction occurs within about 15 to 30 minutes, it can be surmised that you're not allergic to that filler.
Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions usually occur about one to three days after the treatment. These reactions are mediated by T cells, which are activated in response to an antigen. Signs and symptoms include erythema, edema, and induration.
Some clients find their body does reject permanent fillers. For a minor few, the temporary dermal filler injections may not work well or be fully accepted either. However, most healthy patients tolerate temporary dermal filler injections quite well.
Using injectable filler for large-scale body contouring or body enhancement can lead to serious injury, including long-term pain, infection, permanent scarring or disfigurement, and even death.
Generally, any lumps or bumps that appear after fillers will disappear on their own within one to two weeks. Give the treatment a couple of weeks to improve, applying ice regularly.
When you have had too much filler, then you may appear to have a bulging forehead, an overly pointy and sharp chin, and overly protruding cheekbones. Furthermore, the filler can stretch and weigh down your skin over time, which is known as filler fatigue.
Bruising may occur if an artery or blood vessel has become blocked due to filler injection. Bruising may range from a blue discoloration to a dusky purple-grey appearance. Swelling is likely to occur in and around the injection site if vascular obstruction is present, and may range from mild to severe.
Migrated lip filler is visibly noticeable and usually presents as lumps, but can also appear as a puffy upper lip, lack of a defined border between lip edge and above and/or below the lip border – think duck lips. If you're prone to lip filler migration, you may be wondering why it keeps happening.
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.
It is possible to have temporary changes in the appearance of your lips or face after dermal fillers, but irreversible damage can happen too. Necrosis, which means filler was injected into a blood vessel causing tissue death, can have long term effects.
Swelling subsides, typically, within a few days. It's most apparent 24 to 72 hours after treatment before starting to subside gradually. Very occasionally, swelling can last from several days to four weeks.
Diagnosing dermal filler infections:
The patient will present with a combination of lump, redness, tenderness, swelling or pus. It is often only on one side of the face. They may present soon after treatment or weeks to months afterward.
Delayed hypersensitivity reactions are characterized by induration, erythema, and edema and are mediated by T lymphocytes rather than antibodies. They typically occur 48–72 hrs after injection but may be seen as late as several weeks post injection and can persist for months.
If you experience a reaction, you may experience prolonged swelling, prolonged redness, pain and itchiness. If you think you may be experiencing an allergic reaction to the filler, you should contact your practitioner immediately for advice.
Severe complications from dermal fillers are uncommon. Potential risks vary depending on the specific filler used and the relative permanence of the filler substance and include: Acne-like skin eruptions. Asymmetry.
If filler is injected into or around a vessel and causes an occlusion of a vessel, the most immediate sign is a blanching or whitening of the tissue that the vessel supplies. This happens immediately or soon after injection. The next warning sign is pain that feels like a burning or stinging.
The complication of injecting a dermal filler into an artery is a serious, although rare complication. It can lead to problems such as restriction of blood supply to the skin or eyes, leading to the death of skin, scarring, and blindness.
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.
What is filler fatigue? Although the term suggests we're perhaps exhausted at the global obsession with fillers, it actually refers to what happens when hydrophilic filler draws in more water and creates a swollen-looking finish rather than the sculptured result intended.
Avoid Too Much Filler
Dermal fillers are a convenient plastic surgery technique that is great for wrinkle treatment. However, one problem that can occur is referring too much hyaluronic acid filler. This is the most popular type of filler; however, using too much can cause excess puffiness.
TAKEAWAY. Experiencing lumps in lips after injectable filler is extremely common—and lumps most often resolve naturally with time. Gentle lip massage 5-7 days after the treatment can help smooth any lumps and bumps in the lips.
Massage can encourage the filler to be broken up by the body more quickly. But in practice this still takes a long time (like weeks of daily vigorous massage) to improve the outcome. This may also spread the product over a larger area causing more problems.