As lip enhancement treatments continue to become incredibly popular with Aussies, this question has been asked more and more often. While the answer is simple, we’ll go through exactly what you need to know about lip filler safety during Covid.

Is lip filler safe during coronavirus?

The short answer is yes; lip fillers are entirely safe to get while experiencing Covid. Coronavirus, also known as infectious mononucleosis, is a contagious viral infection that occurs in the early stages of an immune response, and it’s transmitted through saliva or bodily fluids.

 A lip filler is an isolated injection of hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler into the lips, which temporarily adds volume, creating a plumper appearance. As lip fillers are an artificially created procedure, there’s no risk that your lip fillers will contract coronavirus disease because lip fillers aren’t connected to the bloodstream. The lip muscles are commonly treated with lip filler to achieve a fuller, shapelier look.

However, lip fillers are not recommended if you’re pregnant, breastfeeding or allergic to hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers. It would help if you also waited until the symptoms of coronavirus disease have cleared before receiving lip enhancement procedures.

Is Covid Vaccine safe with fillers?

The short answer is yes, the Covid vaccine can be given with lip filler treatments. Depending on the lip filler treatment and the lip area being injected, there may be some lip swelling and redness changes following lip treatments after having a Covid vaccine.

What you need to know before getting lip fillers during covid virus

It is essential to discuss your lip injection treatments with your medical practitioner, especially if you take drugs that affect the immune system. It is also recommended that you avoid taking aspirin during lip injection treatments due to its blood-thinning effect.

Now you know lip filler treatments can be done during Covid disease. If lip swelling and redness occur, it typically goes away within 1 to 2 weeks. The lip area treated with lip injections typically returns to normal in around 3 to 4 days following lip injection treatments.

Cold Sores and Lip Enhancement

Lip enhancement is a general procedure, with lip augmentation through dermal filler injections being among the most commonly requested non-surgical procedures in the UK. However, lip enhancement carries certain risks and offers rewards, so it isn’t always a good idea to go ahead with lip injection without considering the potential problems.

Cold Sores and lip fillers: is it safe?

One of the risks associated with lip enhancement, mainly when you use non-permanent fillers such as hyaluronic acid dermal filler, is that you could be making yourself more vulnerable to infections. One particular infection that many people consider when lip enhancement is lip augmentation is the cold sore virus.

Conclusion

The main things that will be affected by lip procedures are pain threshold (which lip injections can affect), secretion of saliva, which is not secreted as much during Coronavirus disease due to lip swelling, and the lip muscles themselves.