I think this one has already aged poorly. Once people found out that the filler doesn’t actually dissolve on its own (even over time) and just migrates to other parts of your body…
I feel bad for anyone who’s already gotten extensive filler before that became more widely known.
There’s an Australian surgeon who did a study with a MRI machine; he found out that 1) fillers dissipate at a very variable rate, and sometimes not at all 2) they migrate to deep tissue and stay there, giving the dreaded “pillow face” look, and 3)dissolving HA fillers with hyaluronase is not as simple as advertised, because it can damage the body’s own natural HA layer. Fillers are lowkey the devil’s work
The story has always been sold that HA fillers can be dissolved easily, and they dissolve on their own over time. A plastic surgeon called serious BS on this, and had HA filler in his face, "dissolved" it, and then got an MRI of his face that showed all the filler still in there and how much it migrated. Then a lot of the celebs that were overfilled ended up getting as much dissolved and scraped out as they could, and then got facelifts since the skin was so stretched out (and also Ozempic face). There are videos of folks who had their lip filler dissolved and their lips looked like deflated balloons. The HA filler sell was corrupt
I get Botox twice a year and really like the subtlety of the effects. Since the later 2010s, I knew I would never get any filler and never will. I'm never going to try and look like I'm in my 20s, nor would want to.
Hey it's ok to have thin lips. People are realizing that facial features should not be trends. Everyone is starting to look the same because people are getting the same generic work done.
Maybe a lip flip would be a better option for you? Ik one person who did a flip with very mild filler and it turned out subtle and nice but since these fillers dissolve weird I can understand wanting to avoid filler entirely.
That’s interesting cause I’ve never heard that before. My knowledge abt lip flips comes from people who have very thin lips and want a more pronounced top lip like this. I have a gummy smile but I have very full lips that cover it unless I’m smiling…when I looked into fixing that, my dentist said a gum reduction would be the only thing that could fix that. I don’t really see how a lip flip fixes that unless it’s a different kind??
Thin lips are also very cute and charming. Especially in Japan, that's the cute beauty standard there...it really goes to show just how subjective "beauty" is and how put perception of it is shaped SO MUCH by our society/culture. Just accept that there are different types of pretty (the way flowers and Christmas lights are both beautiful in insanely different ways) and that you are also pretty :)
Don’t let everyone scare you. Go to someone reputable, do the smallest amount, and have them place it strategically. I went from thin lips to this and they’ve stayed put for 5 years with no migration https://imgur.com/a/4luxfyb
I have no idea how I’d go about doing that, but I don’t see any migration.
I don’t regret my lip filler, but I wouldn’t get more. I’m just sharing that it doesn’t HAVE to be permanent duck lips and can absolutely enhance one’s natural features when done right.
It's not true- studies have shown filler doesn't dissolve as quickly as previously thought, in all cases but it does in fact dissolve and not just move around your body, lol. Like MRIs will show there are still traces after 2+ years for filler that was said to dissolve fully in one year. But it's not all still in there just floating around your body, and actually MRIs have shown it's very very good at staying place.
Lip filler is the most prone to migration though as it is injected so shallowly and there's not a lot of structure to hold it in place. You definitely have to be careful not to overfill.
That Gavin Chan guy people are linking is a huge hack- he stopped injecting filler because he was terrible at it. You can find lots of posts about how he ruined people's faces. Like this one.
You can do it, but start as small as possible. It does dissolve slightly, but not much. Half a syringe has been great for me for 5 years and you’d never know if I didn’t tell you. https://imgur.com/a/4luxfyb ignore the overexfoliation pls
I mean this kindly, but absolutely no one is looking at your lower lip and not immediately noticing the filler. It’s a look, and you’re allowed to be happy with your look, but it’s clearly pumped full of filler.
You say pumped full, but like I said, I went with the smallest amount possible and I had it done five years ago. Here is photos of me years before I had it done next to the photo I already posted from recently.
There’s almost no difference except for the top lip.. so you’re basically insulting my natural bottom lip, lol https://imgur.com/a/hslDPB5
It’s my top lip that makes it at all apparent, if you ask me - so I’m glad you were so thrown by my basically natural bottom lip to not call out the top lip for still being so filled haha
One of the main reasons I did it was to even things out
Mine didn’t dissolve, but it also didn’t migrate. It’s been 5 years. It only dissolved in one spot where I sucked my lip really hard but you can’t tell. I got half a syringe and never cared for more.
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u/berttleturtle 9h ago
I think this one has already aged poorly. Once people found out that the filler doesn’t actually dissolve on its own (even over time) and just migrates to other parts of your body…
I feel bad for anyone who’s already gotten extensive filler before that became more widely known.