Juvederm Volbella

One product. Volbella. The soft Vycross, not an Ultra. One size, 1ml. Lips, and fine lines. Less of that first puff than Ultra Smile. Not a cheek or jaw syringe.

Vycross · one size

In the syringe

Cross-linked hyaluronic acid, 15 mg per ml. Lidocaine 3 mg per ml, already in the gel. The lip is still numbed first. One syringe holds 1 ml. The box is often two syringes. That is two of the same syringe, not a larger one and not another name. Ultra Smile is 24 mg per ml, and 0.55 ml. This is not that gel.

What it is for

The maker’s use is fine lines and medium depressions, and enhancement of the lips. Shape is decided on the day. It is the soft end of Vycross. Volift, Voluma and Volux are firmer. It is not Ultra 2, Ultra 3, Ultra 4 or Ultra Smile. Those draw more water.

The first week

The lip can look bigger on the day. That is the gel plus swelling. Volbella takes on less water than an Ultra, so the first days are usually quieter. They are still not the result. Redness, swelling and tenderness can last up to a week. Bruising can sit longer. If swelling, redness or tenderness is still there after a week, or the lip goes pale, mottled or very painful, contact the clinic the same day. Do not wait for a review.

How long

The correction is temporary. It depends on the lip, the amount, and how it is placed. Allergan’s note for Volbella in the lips is up to about a year, then it fades. Not a guarantee. A top-up is the same product. The maker says wait until the reaction has settled, at least two weeks, before another syringe.

After

No makeup for 12 hours. For two weeks, avoid long sun, sunbeds, UV, temperatures below freezing, sauna and steam. The injector may smooth it on the day. Do not massage it yourself. Sleep a little raised the first night. Skip a hard workout, alcohol and a hot bath on the day. Judge the lip after the swelling has gone, not on the way home.

Dissolve is £150.