Lip filler in Turkey

Lip filler is hyaluronic acid gel injected into the lips to add volume, define the border or balance one lip against the other. Clinics also call it lip augmentation or a lip enhancement, and the material is the same: a temporary gel that your body breaks down over months.

Two things about it matter more than anything on a price list. It is reversible, because hyaluronic acid can be dissolved with an enzyme. And it is a medical injection into an area with a rich blood supply, which is why who holds the syringe matters more than which brand is in it.

• Classic lip filler

  Product placed along the body of the lip to add projection and softness. The most common approach and the most forgiving when a small amount is used.

• Russian lips

  A technique rather than a product. The filler is placed in vertical columns from the inner lip outwards, lifting the height of the lip rather than pushing it forward, which flattens the profile and gives a heart-shaped centre.

• Lip hydration

  A thinner, softer product used for texture and fine lines rather than volume. Less change, and often the right answer for someone who does not want to look treated.

• Lip flip

  Not filler at all. A small amount of botulinum toxin relaxes the muscle so the upper lip rolls outwards. It adds no volume and it wears off sooner.

If the problem is the distance between your nose and your lip rather than the lip's volume, filler is the wrong tool and a lip lift is the operation that addresses it. If lines around the mouth are the concern, the wrinkle treatment page covers what is used there.

1. 1

   Consultation and assessment

   The injector looks at lip proportion, the border, the philtrum and how your lips move when you talk and smile. Photographs are taken. A plan that starts with how many syringes rather than with your anatomy is a sales plan.
2. 2

   Medical history

   Cold sores, allergies, previous filler including anything permanent, blood thinners and autoimmune conditions all change the plan. Declare previous filler even if it was years ago and somewhere else.
3. 3

   Numbing

   Topical anaesthetic cream, and most modern products contain local anaesthetic as well. It is uncomfortable rather than agonising.
4. 4

   Injection

   Small amounts placed in stages, with the injector checking symmetry as they go. Slow, low-pressure technique is a safety measure and not a delay.
5. 5

   Shaping and review

   Gentle moulding, ice, and a look in the mirror while still swollen. Judgements made in the chair on swollen lips are not judgements about the result.
6. 6

   Aftercare instructions

   In writing, including what to watch for and how to reach the clinic out of hours. Ask for a number that a person answers.

• Ask who injects and what their qualification is. A doctor, dentist or nurse trained in facial anatomy. This is the question that carries the most weight, and you are entitled to a straight answer.
• Ask whether hyaluronidase is on the premises. If the answer is vague, that is the answer.
• Ask the brand and see the box. Photograph the batch sticker. A named, sealed, branded product is the minimum.
• Be careful with add-ons. Lip filler thrown in with a larger package is the situation where the injector, the product and the aftercare are least likely to be specified.
• Do not schedule it for the day you fly home. Swelling peaks after treatment, and if anything needs to be reviewed you want to still be in the country.
• Find out who you contact at home. Complications can appear after you land. Know who assesses you and how the clinic supports that.

• Expect swelling to look wrong at first. The first days are not the result. Judging your lips while they are swollen is the fastest route to asking for more product too soon.
• Ice gently, do not massage unless told to. Pressing product around after treatment can move it where you did not want it.
• Skip alcohol, heat and hard exercise at first. All of them increase swelling and bruising.
• Tell the clinic if you get cold sores. Injections can reactivate the virus, and preventive antiviral treatment can be arranged beforehand.
• Contact the clinic immediately for. Severe or increasing pain, blanching or white or dusky patches, spreading redness, fever, or any change in vision.

• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, guidance on dermal fillers and reporting adverse events.
• NHS, information on dermal fillers and choosing a practitioner safely.
• Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners, standards for injectable treatments.
• British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, patient guidance on non-surgical treatments.
• Turkish Ministry of Health, register of facilities authorised for health tourism.