• For lip enhancement in patients over 21
  • About lip treatment

About lip treatment

Restylane® and Restylane-L® are the only FDA-approved dermal fillers for lip enhancement in patients over 21 years

Why is young skin so supple and full? In part, because of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in skin that helps provide fullness and elasticity.

Restylane is a unique formulation of hyaluronic acid that helps maintain lip fullness.

Is Restylane the right choice for you?

The first and most important step is to sit down with your healthcare professional for a consultation on how Restylane can improve the appearance of your lips. If you decide to try Restylane for lip enhancement, here is some information about what to expect, as well as some do's and don'ts to help you prepare for treatment. Download now and keep handy for your treatment.

Before treatment

  • Avoid using aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (such as ibuprofen), St John's wort, or high doses of vitamin E supplements, as these may increase bruising and bleeding at the injection site.
  • Talk with your healthcare professional if you have previously suffered from facial cold sores. He or she may prescribe a medication to minimize recurrence.

Treatment

  • Treatment with Restylane generally takes less than an hour (individual treatment times may vary).
  • Your healthcare professional will cleanse and prepare the area to be treated. Then Restylane gel is injected into the treatment area using an ultra-fine needle to create the desired effect.
  • Immediate visible results.

After treatment

  • Use cold compresses to reduce swelling.
  • Avoid exposure to intense heat (sun lamp or sunbathing).
  • Reduce the risk of facial cold sore recurrence that could be caused by needle punctures. Talk with your healthcare professional about medications that may minimize an outbreak.
  • Avoid taking aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, St John's wort, or high doses of vitamin E supplements for one week after treatment. These agents may increase bruising and bleeding at the injection site.
  • After treatment, you might have some swelling, redness, pain, bruising, or tenderness. These are typically mild in severity and normally last less than 14 days in lips. Swelling may be more likely in patients under 36 years, and bruising may be more likely in patients over 35 years.
  • Contact your healthcare professional if you experience side effects beyond 14 days—and ask about follow-up appointments.

Please see Important Safety Considerations.

Find a healthcare professional in your area who administers Restylane.

The Restylane family of products includes Restylane, Restylane-L, Perlane, and Perlane-L. These products can be used to add volume and fullness to the skin to correct moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds). Restylane and Restylane-L may also be used for lip enhancement in patients over 21 years. Ask your doctor which is right for you.

Important Safety Considerations for the Restylane family of products

Products in the Restylane family should not be used by people with previous bad allergies, particularly to microorganisms known as gram-positive bacteria, or by people with serious allergies to drugs that have previously required in-hospital treatment. These products should not be used by people with bleeding disorders. Products should not be injected anywhere except the skin, just under the skin (Perlane and Perlane-L only), or in the lips (Restylane and Restylane-L only). Restylane-L and Perlane-L should not be used by anyone with a known allergy to lidocaine.

Use at the site of skin sores, pimples, rashes, hives, cysts, or infection should be postponed until healing is complete. In these instances, product use could delay healing or make your skin problems worse. After treatment, you might have some swelling, redness, pain, bruising, or tenderness. These are typically mild in severity and normally last less than 7 days in nasolabial folds and less than 14 days in lips. Swelling may be more likely in patients under 36 years, and bruising may be more likely in patients over 35 years. Rarely, the doctor may inject into a blood vessel, which can damage the skin. Although rare, red or swollen small bumps may occur. If you have had facial cold sores before, an injection can cause an outbreak. To avoid bruising and bleeding, you should not use the products if you have recently used drugs that thin your blood or prevent clotting. Products should not be used during pregnancy, when breastfeeding, or in patients under 18 years for nasolabial folds.

Treatment volume should be limited to 6.0 mL in wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds, and limited to 1.5 mL per lip (Restylane and Restylane-L only), as greater amounts significantly increase moderate and severe injection site reactions. The safety or effectiveness of treatment in areas other than nasolabial folds and lips (Restylane and Restylane-L only) has not been established in controlled clinical studies.

Medicis Aesthetics

The Restylane family of products is available only through a licensed practitioner.

The Restylane Family

For Moderate to Severe
Wrinkles & Folds

For Lip Enhancement in
Patients Over 21

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