Care after HA filler injection
Care after cheek augmentation
- Mild facial swelling is not uncommon the next morning
- Your cheeks might feel sore, which happens as the product is placed directly over the bone. This soreness is very transient and should completely resolve in 3-5 days. If it is very uncomfortable, please take some Advil or Motrin
- Please try not to sleep with face flat on the pillow or on your sides for 24 hours
- Please don’t apply any makeup for 24 hrs
- Please do not rub or press on your cheeks
- You might feel small “bumps”under skin, which is perfectly normal and will go away in 1-2 weeks.
- You can wash your face normally
- You can apply your regular skin routine including sunscreen
- You may shave your face
- Please do not forget to come in for your 2 week follow up visit to take new set of pictures for before and after comparison
- Reveal and enjoy the best you!
Care after lip augmentation
- You lips will feel sore once the numbing medication wears off
- Please gently apply ice pack for 10-15 minutes at least twice every hour. The more icing is done, the less swelling is expected the next day
- Your lips will likely be swollen the next morning and the swelling will go down by the evening time
- You may take Advil or Motrin if there is great discomfort from the swelling
- Your lips might feel heavy or too big and might bring slight discomfort while speaking or eating. You might want to consider eating soft foods for 1-2 days.
- You might feel some lumps and bumps and they usually disappear in 1-2 week time.
- If the bump is very visible, Dr. Avaliani can easily remove at your follow up visit in 2 weeks.
- You may apply lip moisturizers/ lip balm as usual
- Please avoid applying lipstick for 24 hours
- Please do not forget to come in for your 2 week follow up visit to take new set of pictures for before and after comparison
- Reveal and enjoy the best you!
Care after chin/nose augmentation
- When icing the area, please be very gentle and simply touch the area without pressing on it, as it may move the product over.
- Please do not sleep face down into a pillow 🙂
- Swelling in uncommon get but may occur and is very very subtle. You might have mild puffiness around the eyes after the nose augmentation, it will resolve in less than 24hrs
- Please do not forget to come in for your 2 week follow up visit to take new set of pictures for before and after comparison
- Reveal and enjoy the best you!
Care after ear lobe rejuvenation:
- Mild swelling is expected and is normal
- Please do not wear any heavy jewelry on your ears
- Please do not sleep on your sides and try to stay sleeping flat on your back
- Please avoid from wearing large earrings or clip on earring that would squish the product and leave a mark.
- The product will fully settle in about 1-2 weeks
- Please do not forget to come in for your 2 week follow up visit to take new set of pictures for before and after comparison
- Reveal and enjoy the best you!
Care after hand rejuvenation
- You can expect mild to moderate hand swelling the next 24-48 hours
- Once the swelling settles down, you may see some bumps and lumps, but they will go away in about 1-2 weeks.
- Please apply ice pack for 5-10 min every 30 min. More icing means less swelling.
- You may apply your regular moisturizer the same night.
- If they still persist and bring you great discomfort, Dr. Avaliani can easily remove them by injecting a little medication into them to dissolve them.
- It is normal to have some stiffness in your hands when trying to make a fist. This happens because of the swelling as it stretches the skin. It is temporary and will resolve in about 1-2 weeks.
- Please do not forget to come in for your 2 week follow up visit to take new set of pictures for before and after comparison
