Lip Filler Aftercare Instructions (Printable Handout)

The table shows what published sources say to expect, and where each line comes from. The editor above uses the same lines. Your own protocol, device and product come first.

FDA patient labeling is written per product. Restylane Kysse, which is indicated for the lips, says to cool the area, avoid touching it for six hours, avoid aspirin and similar agents for one week, and minimize exercise, sun and heat for 24 hours. The Juvederm Voluma XC label says to minimize exercise and sun or heat for 24 hours and to ask the doctor when makeup can go on.

The AAD fillers page says to wait until the next day to exercise and to avoid touching the treated area for three days. Those differ from the six-hour rule on the Kysse label. The template uses the label for the product it quotes. If you inject a different lip product, check its patient labeling and change the lines to match.

Swelling, tenderness, firmness, lumps and bumps, bruising, itching and discoloration are listed as common injection-site responses on the Kysse label. They are the reason the first-week section says what normal looks like.

Vision changes, signs of a stroke, white-looking skin and unusual pain are listed on the label as reasons to call a doctor immediately. The handout puts them first in the call-us list and tells the patient to call 911 or go to an emergency room. Do not shorten that line.

1. Add your practice name and phone number. Both print at the top and bottom of the handout.
2. Read each line. Uncheck what does not match your protocol, rewrite what needs your wording, and fill in the blanks marked "Fill in".
3. Add your own lines for products, follow-up dates or anything specific to your devices.
4. Show it to your medical director. Then print it, save it as a PDF, or copy it as plain text for your patient portal or a text message.

Your text stays in your browser. Only the practice name and phone are saved in the page address, so you can bookmark or share the link with your team.

Once the handout is final, it works best when it goes out automatically. Prospyr's digital intake and charting keep each patient's instructions with their visit, and the med spa software page shows how the rest of the practice fits around them. For related handouts, see the Sculptra aftercare template and the Botox reconstitution calculator.

• Hyaluronidase or any treatment of complications. That is clinical care, not patient aftercare.
• Product-specific volumes, depths and touch-up timing.
• Dental work, flying and other situations the labeling does not address. Add your own lines if your protocol covers them.

It is a template to review and edit with your medical director before giving it to patients. It is not medical advice, and it does not replace your provider's instructions for a specific patient.