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Lip Reduction and Lip Augmentation

Lip-Reduction-Lip-AugmentationFull and vivacious lips have always been recognized as aesthetically important features. Some of us, however, are born with thin, ill-defined lips. But the appearance of our lips is now within our control. During this procedure, a piece of tissue is borrowed from somewhere in your body and grafted into one or both lips.Lip augmentation is a popular cosmetic procedure It is performed to improve the appearance of the lips, by increasing their fullness. 

Popular procedures

Fat transfer: The plastic surgeon uses Liposuction or excision process to transfer fat from various places on the body. The patient’s fat is either injected or surgically placed into the lips.Injectable dermal fillers: It is the most common used method of Lip Augmentation. These fillers can be injected into your lips or around the mouth. Most commonly used fillers are Hyaluronic acid fillers.Hyaluronic acid fillers: These fillers can improve the appearance of your lips by adding shape, structure, and volume to them. The effect of the filler lasts for around six months. Commonly available fillers in the market are:
  • Restylane, Restylane-L
  • Perlane, Perlane-L
  • Juvederm Ultra, Juvederm Ultra XC, Juvederm Ultra Plus
  • Juvederm Ultra Plus XC.
 

Who is the right candidate?

  • The person having realistic expectations
  • The person in a good health
  • The person who do not smoke
You are not a good candidate for the procedure if you have an infection, you are diabetic or is a Lupus patient or have blood-clotting problems.ProcedureThe Lip augmentation procedure is quick and is performed with little to no downtime. If the procedure involves fat transfer, then it may take a bit longer. Before the procedure, the doctor administers a topical or local numbing agent, to ease the discomfort. After this, he carefully marks the area to be injected. The surgeon uses very fine needles to inject the substance into your lips.After the injection, ice is applied on the area, to ease the discomfort and to control the swelling. You notice the change in the area immediately. After you are healed properly, your lips will start looking natural.

Side effects

  • Bleeding at the injected sites
  • Swelling and redness in the area
  • Bruising at the injected site
  • Lip asymmetry
  • Lumps
  • Scarring and ulcerations
 

Recovery

You may observe the change in your lips immediately after the procedure. For a few days, you are not allowed to apply lip colors on the area. The healing takes a few days.

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