While it's not a completely radical change, her smaller, more natural lips are not what we're used to seeing from Kylie Jenner these last few years. There's no word yet from Jenner's camp regarding why the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star decided to change up her lip game -- notably, if she did it for health reasons, or if she decided to go for a different look. Maybe it's another reason altogether? Kylie Jenner first got the lip injections when she was 17 years old, and the model has admitted in the past that the process was very painful and difficult. Now, it's clear Kylie Jenner is going back to her old look, and she still looks great, of course. And Jenner hasn't been shy about showing her new lip look either, as seen in this Snapchat video.<doc-sep>Kylie Jenner has officially said farewell her most career-defining beauty asset. The 20-year-old makeup mogul took to Instagram this Sunday to share a series of snaps made memorable by a notably natural pout, one distinctly lacking the exaggerated plump that has characterized her look in recent years. After receiving a slew of comments ranging from compliments to questions, Jenner commented that she "...got rid of all my filler," a statement accompanied by a wide-eyed emoji. The move is a noteworthy one for Jenner, the youngest of the Kardashian clan, who famously confessed to getting lips fillers on a 2015 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Then came a trend embraced the world over, along with the subsequent mania for Jenner's first round of Kylie Cosmetics, which centered on her ubiquitous (and often sold out) Lip Kits. “When I was insecure about my lips, I turned to makeup to help make me feel more confident,” Jenner told Vogue in June, speaking about her signature bigger-is-better philosophy. Now a mother to five-month-old mother Stormi and the founder of a booming beauty business on track to hit the billion dollar mark, Jenner is entering a powerful new phase of life—one, it seems, that embraces an increasingly 'come-as-you-are' attitude about everything from her lips to her sun-sprinkled freckles. Definitive proof that the kind of lit-from-within glow that comes with self-assurance outshines any man-made enhancement. Watch Kylie Jenner Do Her Lip Liner With Her Eyes Closed—and More:<doc-sep>The reality star told a fan on Instagram on Sunday that she "got rid of" all her fillers. Kylie Jenner Says She Removed Her Lip Fillers: A Plastic Surgeon Explains How the Procedure Works On Sunday, Kylie Jenner revealed via Instagram that she is no longer enhancing her lips with fillers. “I got rid of all my filler,” the 20-year-old responded to a commenter who noticed she looked different. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “Temporary is much better because some of the effect will wear off,” Karp, who does not treat Jenner, tells PEOPLE. “It doesn’t all wear off, but permanent lip fillers, once you fill it, it’s done.” Karp explains that temporary fillers can cost up to $3,000, and simply require an office visit where local anesthesia can be used to make it more comfortable. “We will do the edges if the patient wants more definition, or if they want more plump or fuller lips, we will do the lip itself,” he explains. Every 6 months to a year, a patient has to come back to maintain the temporary lip fillers, Karp says. If someone decides they no longer want their fillers, such as Jenner, Karp says there are options to take down the size. The easiest is to stop the maintenance. “They will eventually kind of wear off. She probably didn’t have her maintenance fills,” Karp says of Jenner’s lips, but also noted he can’t assume that was the case. Another way to take down the size of the lips after temporary fillers is to inject an enzyme to dissolve the hyaluronic acid. Karp says this can only be done on temporary fillers— not permanent ones. After the fillers are dissolved — or not maintained — Karp says the lips will shrink down, but it’s not likely they will return to their natural state, which makes choosing fillers, even temporary ones, a serious decision. “Maybe you’ll get 70 percent, 85 percent resolution,” he says. “If you do temporary fillers too many times, it can scar your lip. These are medical procedures so it needs to be taken very seriously and make sure it is done by a board certified plastic surgeon.” In May, Jenner admitted that she is currently not pursuing any other plastic surgery procedures.<doc-sep>
Kylie Jenner, who made an almost billion-dollar empire off of marketing her giant lips, recently revealed on Instagram that she had stopped getting lip filler injections. She didn't say why, but Entertainment Tonight solved that mystery with the help of a source: it was part learning to love her natural look (and having to stop them anyway because she was pregnant), part becoming a mother. "During Kylie's pregnancy, she wasn't getting her usual fillers or putting on much makeup," the source explained. "Kylie really fell in love with the natural look, and wanted more of that, so she decided to stop putting filler in her lips." Stormi also led to the change, the source continued: “Despite the fact that Kylie is a master of branding and has made an almost billion-dollar business off her lips and cosmetics, once Stormi was born, Kylie realized she was a mother first, and that is a big reason she has been sporting the more natural look. Kylie is a master of branding, and she plays with the concept of mother—the more natural look—and her Kylie Cosmetics look, full glam." The filler likely isn't all gone now though, New York City plastic surgeon and RealSelf contributor Dr. David Shafer told the outlet, as the injections last 6-12 months. "She likely has some residual filler, which will slowly metabolize naturally," Shafer said. So we're not quite at the full 'after' look yet. Alyssa Bailey News and Strategy Editor Alyssa Bailey is the news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton).