LIPS:
My lips are too thin. What are my options to enlarge my lips?
Lip enlargement options can be temporary or permanent:
Temporary enhancement: [** Please see FAQ: Facial Botox, Fillers: (Restylane, Juvederm), Fat Graft ]
Temporary enhancement uses fillers which are injected into the lips.
Both the upper and lower lips may be injected.
The amount of filler volume injected and the location of the injections with in the lips can produce a variety of different appearing enhancements.
The filler is slowly removed from the lips from body metabolism of the hyaluronic acid which makes up the filler. The duration of the enhancement effect is 6-12 months.
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Permanent enhancement: [** Please see FAQ: Facial Botox, Fillers: (Restylane, Juvederm), Fat Graft ]
Permanent enhancement uses fat graft which is injected into the lips.
The fat graft is taken from the patient’s hips or abdomen, prepared, and then injected into the lip area. The majority of this injected fat remains as a permanent volume enhancement to the upper (and lower lip).
Surgical manipulation of the upper lip tissue within the inside or outside of the upper lip can produce a permanent upper lip enhancement. The amount of volume enhancement using this technique is more limited than the fat grafting technique.
risks:
Risks for temporary filler enhancement for facial creases:
Scarring
Infection
Pigmentation change which can be darker or lighter pigmentation to the area treated
Prolonged redness (erythema)
Early Recurrence of the wrinkling (under filling)
Overfilling leaving a contour deformity
Prolonged irregular surface of the skin (seen with filling of the eyelids -this is not recommended)
Skin damage (necrosis)
Allergic reaction
Asymmetry
Expense
*There are many options for injectables. Both medical and non medical practitioners are using injectables. Please ensure that the correct material is being injected by trained medical personnel who are affiliated with a physician experienced in the use and risk of injectables.
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