The short answer
Lip filler at our Greenwich location uses hyaluronic acid gel to add definition, correct asymmetry or restore lost fullness. Topical numbing is used and treatment takes around forty minutes. Lips swell noticeably at first, so the settled result is assessed at approximately two weeks.
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The brief given at almost every lip consultation in Greenwich is the same: nobody should be able to tell. That is a reasonable and achievable brief, and it dictates the technique – smaller volumes, precise placement, and more than one appointment where needed.
Assessment covers the lip at rest and in movement, and considers the surrounding structures. A lip treated in isolation from the rest of the lower face rarely looks right.
This page is about lip filler alone. what we offer in Greenwich covers the full range at this location.
Lip filler uses hyaluronic acid gel to add definition, correct asymmetry or restore fullness. Placement and restraint, not product choice, separate a natural result from an obvious one.
Detailed background on the treatment itself is on the Lip Filler treatment page.
| Stage | Timing | What you notice |
|---|---|---|
| Numbing | About 20 minutes | Topical anaesthetic applied |
| Treatment | 20 to 25 minutes | Pressure rather than sharp pain |
| First 48 hours | Immediately after | The most pronounced swelling |
| Settling | 3 to 5 days | Swelling largely resolves |
| Review | Around 2 weeks | The settled result is assessed |
| At the Greenwich office | Decided at your assessment, not from this table | Decided at your assessment, not from this table |
This list is weighted towards conservative treatment and towards correction. Patients wanting subtle border definition, restoration of fullness genuinely lost, or support for lines above the lip make up most of it.
The correction category is significant: migration, lumps and asymmetry from previous treatment elsewhere. Dissolving and reassessing is often the right first appointment rather than adding more.
Alongside this treatment, patients regularly ask about Botox for Greenwich patients and Juvederm for Greenwich patients. Suitability for combining them is assessed individually.
The equivalent page for another market is our Cashiers Lip Filler treatments.
| Coming from | Approximate drive | Main route |
|---|---|---|
| Cos Cob | 7 minutes | US-1 / East Putnam Avenue |
| Riverside | 8 minutes | US-1 East |
| Old Greenwich | 10 minutes | US-1 East |
| Port Chester, NY | 10 minutes | US-1 West |
| Stamford | 15 minutes | I-95 North |
Directions from each feeder town, plus parking, are on finding us in Greenwich.
What you pay depends on what you actually need, which is why it is discussed at your assessment. Treatment type, area, product quantity and the number of sessions all factor in, and all of them are explained before you agree to anything.
This is a physician-led practice. The assessment, the treatment plan and the treatment itself are carried out by Anita Dormer, MD, and the review afterwards is with the same clinician rather than whoever happens to be free.
Background on the practice is on the who we are page.
Hyaluronic acid filler can be broken down with hyaluronidase. Where previous work has migrated or become uneven, that is frequently the appropriate starting point.
Lips swell more than any other facial area, and the first forty-eight hours can look considerably more dramatic than the settled result. Allow a fortnight before anything important.
Yes – placement along the vermilion border alone adds definition without adding noticeable fullness. It is one of the most requested approaches at this location.
Any history of cold sores, since antiviral cover is often advised, along with blood-thinning medication and any previous lip treatment.
The organisations below publish the guidance this page’s clinical statements follow. None of it substitutes for a consultation.
An assessment is the sensible first step. Bring the questions you have, including the awkward ones – individual results vary and suitability is confirmed at consultation.
