Lip augmentation is a procedure that aims to increase lip fullness, full lips have often been associated
with beauty and youth.

INDICATION MAY INCLUDE 
Hypo plastic(small) lips that may be age related or not.
Decreased pout.
Excess visible dentition.
Perioral lines and wrinkles.

LIP AUGMENTATION TECHNIQUE MAY INCLUDE 
Non-filling (lip lift, mucosal advancement)
Filling (injectable fillers, fat augmentation, implants )
Currently filler with hyaluronic acid injection represents primary agent for lip augmentation.
Procedure can be performed within hour, under topical or local numbing agent, sometimes holding ice
to area can also numb area. Patient can be discharged on same day.
Complications may include: redness, bruising, swelling, infection, ulceration, asymmetry.
The results are reasonably long lasting but not permanent.
Procedure can be performed gradually, until reasonable results are achieved.

 

Written by : Dr. Faisal Akhlaq
Copyrights: Pakistan association of Plastic Surgeons