Lip Filler.

Considered lip enhancement — always starting at 0.5ml, always reviewed at two weeks.

What to expect.

Lip filler at Refined is built on proportion, not volume. Rachel starts conservative — usually 0.5ml — then reviews at 2 weeks to build only what your lips actually need. The goal is always refinement you'd choose yourself.

Areas we treat: Shape · Symmetry · Hydration

What it costs.

Filler is priced by volume. Most first-timers need 0.5ml — that’s the answer most clinics won’t give you upfront because they’d rather sell you more.

Two-week review on every treatment — small top-ups during that review are on the house. Free 30-minute consultation if you’re new.

What it actually is.

Lip filler is hyaluronic acid — the same molecule your body already makes. I inject a small amount into specific points around your lips to add structure, hydration and gentle volume.

Hyaluronic acid is the only filler I’ll put in your face. It’s reversible — if you don’t like it, or if I need to adjust it, I can dissolve it with an enzyme called hyaluronidase. That’s a non-negotiable safety net I won’t practise without.

The product I use is premium, prescription-grade, and the brand depends on what your lips actually need — soft and hydrating for delicate first-timers, slightly firmer for clients who need more border definition. I’ll tell you which I’m using and why.

The technique matters more than the millilitre. I work with the lips you’ve got — respecting your existing shape, balancing where you’re uneven, restoring the cupid’s bow if it’s lost definition. The goal is to make your lips look like the best version of themselves, not someone else’s.

If you’ve seen lip filler that looks “done” — the duck shape, the shelf above the lip, the migration into the philtrum — that’s technique, not product. Filler placed in the wrong layer at the wrong volume always gives that look. I won’t.

From door to done.

If it’s your first appointment, we have a proper consultation first — free, 30 minutes, no needle. We talk through what you’re hoping for, I look at your lips properly, and I’ll be honest about what I think will work.

Treatment day: kettle on. We do your medical questionnaire and consent. I apply numbing cream — we leave it on for 15 minutes. While it works, we go over your treatment plan again so you know exactly where I’m injecting and why.

The injections themselves take 10 minutes. You’ll feel the numbing has worked — some pressure, no real pain. I work slowly. You can stop me at any point if you want to look in the mirror. Total appointment is 45 minutes including numbing.

You leave with a small ice pack and very specific aftercare. Mild swelling is normal and expected for the first 24-48 hours. The real result shows up at 14 days — that’s the photo we take.

What I tell everyone.

Common: bruising (sometimes for up to a week), swelling for 48 hours, mild tenderness, small lumps that settle as the filler integrates over 2-4 weeks.

Rare but real: vascular occlusion — when filler is accidentally placed in or compresses a blood vessel. This is the one we train for relentlessly. I keep dissolving enzyme on site. If anything looks like an occlusion, I act in minutes, not hours. This is exactly why you should never have lip filler from someone who can’t dissolve their own work.

NMC-registered, fully indemnified, and on the regulators’ lists at NMC, Save Face and JCCP. We talk through every risk in detail at consultation.

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Across the North East.

Clients travel from across the North East for lip filler at Refined. The dedicated pages below cover your drive, parking and town-specific questions.

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