Why Plastic Surgeons Are Reversing Their Patients' Lip Injections

[View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=all2) [Allure logo image]( February 17, 2022 [Close-up of female surgeon's hand over equipment]( [Why So Many People Are Desperate to Reverse Their Lip Fillers Now]( [Much has been written about the early pandemic plastic surgery boom, but what's been less clear — until now — is how plastic surgery fared. And as we collectively got vaccinations and dared to dip a toe back into pre-pandemic life, plastic surgery has changed, too. The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) just released the results of its 2021 member survey, outlining new insights and theories about how the ongoing ebb and flow of the pandemic has impacted the industry and its patients. "In pre-Covid times, there was a little bit of joy that went along with your Botox and filler maintenance — that sense of taking care of yourself," says facial plastic surgeon Dara Liotta. But now? "I have patients coming in to get their lip [fillers] dissolved back to a baseline, which [looks] like crinkled raisins to them after being inflated for so many year." What's more, many patients aren't interested in continuous injectable upkeep, nor do they want to run the risk of an overfilled area due to repeat injections. Instead, they are turning to more permanent solutions. Read [our rundown of the report]( to learn more about the treatments patients are seeking.]( [READ MORE]( [Sign up for Allure's Beauty Box]( [Get 1 Year of Allure Magazine]( [Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( This e-mail was sent to you by [allure.com](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, allure@newsletters.allure.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=all2) or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=all2) Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.