I don't like my lip fillers, my top lip turns up! :(

[Lipdissapointment]

I had my lips enhanced and when the practitioner asked what I'd like, I said I wanted them notably bigger.

I was happy with the volume but not the technique. They looked nice from the front but stupid from the side.

In order to give the illusion of fuller lips they positioned one of the injections so that it turned my top lip upwards!

Please tell me my side profile will return to normal? It has been about 4.5 months since having the procedure and although the volume of my lips is reducing, the top lip still turns upwards.

Oh dear OP I'm sorry to hear you've experienced this.

All I can say is that it doesn't matter what you asked for.

A good practitioner would have taken on board what you wanted but explained the limits of what could be achieved without the type of issues you've experienced - in other words set appropriate expectations and delivered a result that was pleasing.

It looks obvious to me that the filler has been over done and poorly placed.

That said it's something that will be far more obvious to you than anyone else glancing at you in real life.

Beauty salons didn’t open until 13 July. They were operating illegally.

Not necessarily. I was very surprised to see that medically run aesthetic clincs were allowed to open relatively early on. Bear jn mind thry font all necessarily just do botox and fillers, many remove lesions, moles do skin cancer checks and all kinds of stiff like that. They are often run nothing like a beauty salon and staff are doctors or nurses. I've seen one where all clients had to have a covid test before they were teated and staff were wearing PPE. (Dont know if they still are doing this).

@Lipdissapointment i do think that regardless of what you asked for, a good nedical practitioner should not just do it. They should use their training and experience, and in aesthetic medicine, their eye, to determine what is best gor for the patient within the parameters of the patient's requirements and whats medically and aesthetically appropriate. if its not in your best unterests technicallyn or for the best aesthetic outcome to go for a certain result a practitioner should not do it. That is what their training is for. They should also be teained to explain exactly how any procedure of any type, cosmetic or otherwise will affect you, in this case they should have fully explained how it would have looked ftom the side. (They obviously did not make this clear to you or you would not have chosen something which was not in line with your requirements.) If you feel you were nit given adequate explanation of this, they were wrong. They should gave been specific. If they don't do fillers of the noticable type they probably should have told you its not something they are experienced in .
If you still havent heard from thrm i would put these points to them in an email. Thd fillers beed to be disdolved for your own happiness but they ckearly havent exercised the best profesdional standards and ot would be sensinle of them to offer to do that this time free of charge.

FWIW I cannot see how you yhink they may be able to identify themselves from this? A professional clinic with a qualified male practitioner (dr, dentist,nurse?) Somewhere in the uk with a website? I havent worked it out yet 😊

Good luck and get ready to start choosing new lipsticks!

It's certainly a look some people do deliberately go for, but for your first experience with lip fillers? I would have expected them to use their professional judgement knowing this was your first procedure. This is the filler equivalent of someone with zero tattoos walking into a studio and asking for a large neck or hand piece. My hairdresser won't even cut shoulder-length hair into a pixie cut without trying to talk them into a bob first! Do not blame yourself- the person doing the filler should have made triple sure this was the result you wanted before taking the plunge.

You should stop beating yourself up. People try all sorts of shit to cope- you're fortunate you stopped at a bit of filler that can be dissolved before you realised you needed more support. That's something to be really proud of yourself for.

You have a small framed face, neat small chin. I would say they didn't take your features into consideration - a bit like hairdressers doing an amazing hair cut which highlights all your worst features, which has happened to me over the years.
They probably treat hundreds of customers - they probably don't even know you are unhappy. Just get it removed, don't overthink it.

@lhmua12

Fair enough, I’m sorry if I offended the Op. I should explain my positioning better. I have lip fillers myself so I am not against getting anything done.

I have also been involved with medical negligence claims against dermal filler practitioners as part of my job. Here is a clear case of bad work, I have explained why above. I just found it odd that posters are suggesting that OP is unreasonable to be unhappy with the results as the practitioner gave her exactly what she asked for - as if all filler apparently looks like this. It’s a perpetuation of a negative stereotype. It comes across as sneery, as if she got her just desserts for getting filler in first place? Whereas in my view, OP’s concerns are absolutely valid - filler is not supposed to look like this and the practitioner should be offering a remedy.

She has a valid complaint. The practitioner should have fixed this by now - having poorly administered filler can wreak havoc on your self esteem. Fight this OP - you are protected under the consumer rights act, let alone with a med negligence claim.

@Ihuma12 you say that you are involving with medical negligence claims against dermal filler practitioners as part of your job and that here is a clear case of bad work. However, it is not possible for you to decide that OP’s case is bad work on the information supplied.

Having lip fillers is not a medical procedure for a start, also it appears that OP, asked for enhanced lips. Where a client is unhappy with the outcome of a cosmetic procedure does not automatically mean the practitioner has been negligent.

I hope OP can get her lips back to where she is happy with them and posters who advise having the fillers dissolved is sound advice. You harshly telling the OP, to start a medical negligence claim as a first step is not.

I think all fillers look like that

No, they don't. Not if performed properly.

Reading the comments,there are some really rude people on this thread berating the OP.

Fillers done really well are undetectable. They used way too much and incorrectly. OP what did they use, needle or a cannula?

OP, make take a deep breath and phone them again this morning . Say you need to be seen ASAP and stay on the phone till you have an appointment. Don’t be afraid, it’s not a confrontation it’s just an appointment. You shouldn’t have to pay to get the filler removed given it is poor, but if you don’t feel confident enough to ask just pay to get it removed. Personally I’d go in for the appointment and discuss it when I was there. I would ask for a free dissolve, they may be more ok with that than you think, especially as you don’t want any more filler!

You don’t usually wear a mask because you don’t like them but you will when you’ve made a mess of your lips?

Fuck me. Your priorities suck.

Fillers done really well are undetectable You can't notice them at all

I often see these comments on lip filler threads and can't help wondering what the point is in having them done if the difference is undetectable?

@SmileyClare

Fillers done really well are undetectable You can't notice them at all

I often see these comments on lip filler threads and can't help wondering what the point is in having them done if the difference is undetectable?

Undetectable to a stranger. But look prettier in general to friends and family.

It's easy to work out.

That's really poor technique :(
They should dissolve for free.

@bevelino You have a clear lack of knowledge here, unfortunately it’s not my job to educate you.

Very quickly: These procedures do fall under medical negligence. It is evident from the photographs (to anyone within the industry) that the filler was administered poorly; it goes beyond mere dissatisfaction. I did not state anywhere that a practitioner is “automatically negligent.” I also mentioned “without reasonable care and skill”, which is a CRA breach.

I did not say she shouldn’t get the filler dissolved. I clearly said she can claim the cost of this back. I did not say should start a “medical negligence claim” as a first step either I said that she should speak to a solicitor or citizens advice as they can actually provide free advice on how to handle this with the clinic independently, and inform her what the pertinent law states. A free consultation can help a layman navigate their position, with the goal being to settle this outside of court.

Do not @ me in the future, cheers!

I don't think the way your lips have turned out is your fault, not at all. They're supposed to advise you on what suits your face, potential results and I certainly wouldn't think a resposible practitioner would jump in at 1.5ml, that sounds like a huge amount especially as you've never had it done before. I think the clinic/practitioner/whatever have fucked up. Did the pictures in the portfolio they have explain how much product they used in each case? They're only going to display their very best work aren't they.

I've never had anything done like this, I'm not brave enough, hate needles and don't have the dosh so I'm not likely to anyway but I totally understand why you wanted it done because it's your choice! Don't beat yourself up about it xx I also hate confrontation so I get where you're coming from.

There's a bloke on YouTube called James Welsh who has loads of good advice about things like this, skin care, cosmetic enhancements and what not. I find it interesting but don't do skincare and very, very rarely wear make up because I'm lazy. Only mentioning this because you said you wanted to balance your features. He has injections of some sort (can't remember now, possibly filler) on his nose to balance it out. The results look really good. He will have links somewhere in the description. Maybe something to consider in the future if that's something you'd be interested in? No idea how much it was but imagine it would be quite pricey. I understand you'll probably want to steer clear of all that because of this experience though.

Good luck, and you look great in your pic anyway 😊

@trixiebelden77

You don’t usually wear a mask because you don’t like them but you will when you’ve made a mess of your lips?

Fuck me. Your priorities suck.

I haven't explained why I choose to wear a visor rather than a mask, which I think you'll find is just as effective so don't start with the mask wearing criticism here when you don't know an individuals circumstances.

Secondly i haven't made a mess of my lips, are you stupid or just rude?

Thirdly, fuck off.

Don't come on here sticking the boot in and trying to upset me today, you can see from my comments how upset I am you spiteful woman.

Thank you to everybody else

I have my interview at 1pm, I'm very nervous (not helped by comments like the one I quoted above, cheers for that) but I'm going ahead with it.

Unsurprisingly still nothing from the clinic so I'll ring them when I get home.

@SmileyClare

Fillers done really well are undetectable You can't notice them at all

I often see these comments on lip filler threads and can't help wondering what the point is in having them done if the difference is undetectable?

Fillers done well are indistinguishable from natural lips, of course there is a difference between pre and post-procedure, the point is that they still look like natural lips.

I don’t think you can blame the clinic as some people do go for that look, and you did say you wanted them noticeably bigger.
If you can save up the money and get them dissolved, either at that clinic or another one. They will do it for you at other clinics if you explain the situation.
You looked absolutely lovely and glamorous before, don’t mess with what you have! You’ll feel so much better once you’re rid of the fillers. Don’t be too hard on yourself, we’ve all had beauty incidents that went wrong, be it hair, makeup etc. You are just unlucky that this one is not as easy to fix as makeup, but it can still be corrected! Don’t be hard on yourself, we all do mad things.

Good luck for interview, I’m sure you’ll be great!

The thing is I didn't even dislike my lips beforehand, it wasn't an insecurity I had about them being thin or anything like that.

Sorry to ask, but why did you want to change them then? I genuinely don't understand

@Lipdissapointment

Thank you to everybody else

I have my interview at 1pm, I'm very nervous (not helped by comments like the one I quoted above, cheers for that) but I'm going ahead with it.

Unsurprisingly still nothing from the clinic so I'll ring them when I get home.

Definitely call, rather than message

@Bluesheep8

The thing is I didn't even dislike my lips beforehand, it wasn't an insecurity I had about them being thin or anything like that.

Sorry to ask, but why did you want to change them then? I genuinely don't understand

Read the thread!

Thank you for the good luck

Before I go I forgot to answer:

It was a needle application not a cannula.

And somebody asked how the clinic may have been identified by me talking about it online..

I think they got wind of it from somebody telling them. I said something that was fairly identifiable if you knew them or used the same clinic. The person who read my comments (if they did indeed guess) knew what the owners of the clinic did for a living outside of aesthetics.

It's possible it was just coincidence but it's just a feeling I got, and that's partly why I was reluctant to contact the clinic again or go there for them to be dissolved.

I don't think I was in the wrong to be talking about a bad experience, but some business owners don't take kindly to that sort of thing. That coupled with them now ignoring me, further cements my gut feeling.

Good luck with your interview!! Let us know how it goes. I hope the clinic come back to you soon, I've always fancied lip fillers myself, my bottom lip is quite 'fat' but the top is like half the size and it makes me quite self conscious.

OP, you are a lovely looking woman (from what I can see) and you don't need to do stuff like this to your face. In fact, I think you should have a look at how people turn out after years and years of putting poison into their face.

You clearly know how to do hair, nails and makeup from your photo. Don't mess around with things that are going to alter your face. If you want bigger lips, go online and see how you can enhance them with makeup.

One of the things I am glad of, is that I learned to appreciate how I look. I think I am OK and I get nice compliments when I make an effort. I look after my skin and hair and it has kept me in good stead into my 50's. I would hate to have messed around with my face and spend the rest of my life (that could be 60 years after messing around in my 20's and 30's) upset every time I look in the mirror. As it happens I am very happy when I look at my ageing self and my looks.

OP, you are lovely, and some, as you are. Get it fixed and don't do it again please

Good luck with the interview! This too will pass... chin up.