What to Do If You Hate Your Lip Filler and Are Kind of Freaking Out
We’re not talking about the potential for serious, albeit rare, health consequences like skin necrosis (tissue death resulting from injury or trauma) or a hematoma (a pool of blood underneath your skin, a.k.a. a really bad bruise); those issues should be addressed by a doctor—either the dermatologist or plastic surgeon who did your filler or your primary care provider, if you have one—ASAP. We’re referring to less extreme, but still upsetting, side effects like excess swelling or bumps and lumps, which can happen when dermal injections are placed unevenly or begin to migrate, Melissa Doft, MD, a double board-certified plastic surgeon based in New York City, tells SELF.