Is Your Filler a Botched Job? Here’s How to Tell

Botched fillers have been in the news a lot lately. With celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian speaking out about their issues with botched fillers, it’s only natural for people to wonder what they should do if they suspect that their filler is botched. In this blog post, we will discuss all of the signs and symptoms of a botched facial filler so you know exactly when to go see your aesthetician or dermatologist!

Sign # 1: Overdone Results

First, let’s tackle overdoing. Overdone results can be caused by not following your doctor’s instructions or the aesthetician misreading what you wanted to be done on a post-op form. Popular cases of overdone results are when the patient wanted their lips to be a little plumper but ended up with duck lips.

Another sign of overdoing is when the filler goes outside of an area that was supposed to be filled. For example, if a woman’s lips are going up but she wanted them fuller, then her injector may have injected too much product into her lip line and had it go up instead.

If you notice that your doctor has injected too much filler into one area, ask them what they can do for you! They might just have to inject some more numbing medicine and then remove some of the product.

Sign # 2: Unnatural Appearance

Another sign of a botched filler is an unnatural appearance. If your lips are unnaturally stiff or if you have wrinkles below your eyes after getting fillers, then these could be signs that the doctor overfilled one area and not others like they should have.

Some examples of unnatural appearance are when the doctor injected too much filler into one area, or if they didn’t use a blunt needle to inject.

Notable cases include patients with a heavy unibrow that were injected in the wrong place.

The result is an unnatural appearance and overfilled brows.

Ask your doctor what they can do for you ASAP if this happens to you! These injections are usually pretty easy to fix, but it’s better not to wait too long as these mistakes don’t get any better on their own.

Sign # 3: Discomfort or Pain

If there was discomfort during the injection process, then that could be a sign of botching. If there was pain after getting filler done around areas like your eyes, cheeks, forehead lines, neckline (near jaw area), lips, or nose bridge, then those may also be signs of botched fillers. Typically, pain or discomfort should not happen during the injection process, or after you leave your doctor’s office.

Sign # 4: Infection

If you notice a lump, redness, or swelling after getting filler injections in your face then that may be an indication of infection. This is because a botched injection can cause the body’s immune system to react negatively and form lumps all over the injected area. Pus or oozing may also be present. Infections can lead to scarring and a much more intense feeling of pain, which is why it’s so important to get the infection treated immediately!

Sign # 5: Allergic Reaction

If you have had allergic reactions in the past or are sensitive to certain types of medications, then you may not be a good candidate for filler injections. Allergic reactions can happen if your body’s immune system perceives an injection as harmful and reacts by causing pain, itching, swelling, or hives.

An allergy is when your body has trouble adjusting to either one type of medication or multiple ones at once. If this happens with fillers, in particular, it could lead to things like bumps on the skin before going into hypersensitivity (a stronger reaction).

Symptoms of allergy to an injectable filler may include:

• redness or swelling at the injected site
• itchiness and/or a rash spreading from the injection area to other parts of your body
• breathing difficulty
• chest tightness
• wheezing
• coughing up blood
• vomiting

How to Fix a Botched Filler Job

If you find out that a doctor has botched your filler job, it can be fixed! The first thing to do is call the doctor and tell them what happened. They may ask for an appointment or have you come in immediately.

At this point, they might want to use numbing medicine on the injection site so it doesn’t hurt too much while they fix what went wrong from their end. As long as there are no signs of infection like pus coming out then generally people don’t need antibiotics.

The most common way doctors will remove injected products is by using a cannula (a small tube) and suctioning up any excess filler around problem areas – especially if those problems were caused by over-injection. If you have any bumps, then the doctor might also use a scalpel to cut into and drain them.
The most important thing about a qualified dermal filler injector is knowing when to go see them so they can help diagnose the problem and create a plan of getting rid of these botches once and for all!