Lip Augmentation

Lip augmentation helps to enhance and improve the shape of your lips. Fuller lips serve to accentuate your facial features and boost your self confidence. Lip augmentation techniques also helps to remove the fine lines and wrinkles that have formed around your lips.

Lip Augmentation Procedure

Persons who are suffering from diabetes, lupus, oral herpes, cold sores, scarring, nerve disorder, hypertension and blood clotting problems are strongly advised against undergoing a lip augmentation surgery. You also need to notify your surgeon about your medical history.

• Injections and implants are some of the popular modes of lip augmentation.
• Injecting the lips with artecoll helps to plump up the appearance of the lips. Artecoll lasts for a longer time. However, you have a higher risk of allergic reactions.
• Collagen extracted from an animal source is also used in lip augmentation. An allergy test is performed before the process. Collagen implants lasts for about four weeks to three months.
• Restylane is a biodegradable, gel like substance that is used in lip augmentation. There are little chances of allergic reactions. The lip plumping effects stay for about six months.
• Autologen injections are also common in lip augmentation. It is extracted from the body of the recipient. Autologen has minimal risks of allergic reactions.
• Dermalogen is extracted from the body of a donor of the same species. It is also known as Human Tissue Matrix.
• Dermalogen has a temporary effect.
• Fat from the thighs or abdomen of the recipient can be injected to the lips. This has a permanent effect and there are almost no allergic reactions. Surgical implants of fat cells are also possible.
• HylaForm, which is extracted from natural body substances have no risk of allergic reactions. However, it only has a temporary effect and needs repeated treatments.
• Fascia- is a type of white connective issue collected from the donor or from the recipient. It can be injected or implanted into the lips. This a temporary effect as the body reabsorbs the fascia within a year of the treatments.

Risks of Lip Augmentation

Bleeding, swelling and itching are some of the risks associated with lip augmentation. Some patients are allergic to local anesthetics like lidocaine. They should desist from undergoing lip augmentation. Scarring effects and the formation of lumps are also some of the common side effects of fat implants on the lips.



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