What to do when you're lip filler wears off

It seems a new pandemic-related beauty problem pops up each week… First it was the nails (and trying to figure out how to get gel polish or a dip manicure off), then came the pedicure deterioration. From there, we started to bug about the Botox, and the latest quarantine quandary on my list is my lips.

Under normal circumstances I’d be going for my bi-annual injectable plump-up next month, and it remains to be seen if that will be possible. Although this isn’t very high on my personal beauty worry list (at the moment), quite a few of my friends have asked if there’s anything that can be done at home to maintain their lip filler—and yes, there is.

Conair’s True Glow LED Light Therapy Anti-Aging Lip Care and Lip Plumping Device uses perfectly-safe LED light to stimulate circulation and jumpstart collagen and elastin production, which can definitely improve firmness, smooth lines on and around the lips, and enhance plumpness. It can also help improve the look of melasma and other discoloration on the upper lip—and you only have to use it for three minutes a day. I have to emphasize that as with all at-home devices, you have to commit to using them regularly to see results. I’d say this would probably take four to eight weeks to see optimal improvement, but hopefully we’ll be able to get back to the dermatologist or plastic surgeon by then. Yet if that isn’t the case, you’ll still have a prettier pout!