
lip augmentation
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.