Hi Alice, I felt unwell this week with some specific and non-specific symptoms and now I have sore lumps appearing where I have previously had filler – chin, corners of mouth, right cheek and right nasolabial fold. Taking anti-histamines – do I need steroids?

Hi, it sounds like your immune system has taken a knock and your fillers are swelling as a result (it’s not that common, but one doctor friend tells me that’s how he knows when he’s about to go down with a virus – his fillers start swelling). Antihistamine should be enough to soothe them until they calm down. If not, ask your practitioner for their advice on what to try next. No, it doesn’t mean that you can’t have filler in future, but just that to be aware that this may be a recurring problem for you, going forward.