For postpartum mamas: can I get lip filler if I’m breastfeeding?

The safety is many cosmetic procedures during pregnancy and breastfeeding is not well established. Why? Because they are cosmetic treatments, meaning not medically necessary, and we as a medical community tend to not test non-medically necessary treatments on women of such status.

That said, the placement of lip filler is a fairly straightforward procedure. Generally, no sedation is required and risks are minimal to the patient.

As long as patients are otherwise well with no illness, symptoms, or signs of mastitis/acute breast inflammation, dermal filler placement is argued by many physicians to be safe while breastfeeding.