Lip Augmentation

As we age, our lips get thinner and thinner. Thanks to medical advancements in plastic surgery, we may achieve the full pout we are longing for by undergoing a lip augmentation procedure. Lip augmentation aims to create fuller, plumper lips while reducing fine wrinkles around the mouth. There are various types of lip augmentation. Your lips may be injected with collagen or with fat transferred from another part of your body. These kinds of lip augmentation will need to have repeated treatments over time since the liquid collagen and the fat are absorbed by the body after some time. If you wanted to have longer and lasting results of lip augmentation, you may want to go for implantable materials called fillers.

There are two ways of performing lip augmentation. One is by injectable fillers and the other one is by surgical implants. Some of the most widely used and FDA approved injectable fillers include Artecoll, Autologen, Bovine Collagen, Dermalogen, HylaForm, Restylane, and Juvaderm. If you should opt for the surgical implant form of lip augmentation, you can choose from Alloderm, Fascia, Fat Injection, Fat Grafting, Gore-Tex, SoftForm, soft ePTFE, and Local Flap Grafts.

Some of the materials mentioned are from natural and synthetic materials. Your plastic surgeon will be discussing with you all about the materials that can be used for your procedure. He will help you determine the right lip augmentation choice for you to avoid any complications like any allergic reactions to the materials being used.

For faster recovery after your lip augmentation procedure you can keep applying ice packs to your lips for the first 48 hours to lessen the swelling, limiting talking and chewing activities, limiting smiling and laughing for the first week, sleeping in a semi-upright position for the first week, avoiding any strenuous activities for the first three days, and most importantly, keeping your lips clean to avoid infection.