You can receive Restylane lip treatment without much preparation at all. In fact, provided that you don't have a history of cold ores, you don't have to follow any of our pre-treatment recommendations! If you've had cold sores in the past, injectable treatment may cause a flare-up. To prevent this, the doctor may prescribe medication that you need to begin several days before your appointment.
The intent of pre-treatment precautions is to reduce your chances of swelling and bruising. To do this, you may prepare in stages.
Starting one week prior to your appointment, stop using all medications and products that thin the blood. The most common example is aspirin. However, ibuprofen is also a blood thinner, as is St. John's Wort, vitamin E, ginseng, primrose oil, and Gingko biloba.
Starting two days before your lip filler treatment, stop using anti-aging products that contain ingredients like glycolic acid, retinoids, retinol, or tretinoin (Retin-A). Do not wax, bleach, or tweeze hair on the upper lip or around the mouth. If you tend to bruise easily, you may start taking Arnica tablets at this time.
The day before your appointment, avoid consuming alcohol.