Which specialist performs lip fillers?

The clinician reviews your goals, lip shape, facial balance, medical history, allergies, and previous filler. They should explain the product, injection plan, expected swelling, and warning signs before treatment. Knowledge of facial blood vessels matters because an injection can rarely affect circulation; a medical provider should have a plan for urgent assessment and treatment if a serious reaction occurs.

Ask who will inject the filler, what qualification and experience they have, which product is proposed, and whether it comes from an authorised source. Share medicines, allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, cold-sore history, and previous cosmetic procedures. Avoid booking while you have an active infection or unexplained swelling around the mouth.

After an injection, contact the provider urgently for unusual or worsening pain, pale or dusky skin, cool skin, marked swelling on one side, or any change in vision. Fever, spreading redness, or pus also needs prompt medical assessment rather than routine reassurance.

Ask how the result will be kept proportionate, what swelling is expected, when review is planned, how a complication would be handled, and whether your cold-sore history changes preparation.