Lip Augmentation (Cheiloplasty)

Technical name: Cheiloplasty
Body Parts: Lips
Recommended Age: 30 years of age and up
Anesthesia: Not necessary
Surgery time: On average 1 hour
Clinic stay: Not necessary
Scar: Not necessary
Pre-operative: Lab exams and photographic archive
Post-operative: Not Necessary
Recuperation period: Immediate
Results Duration: about 1 year

What is Lip Augmentation (Lip Enhancement)?

Lip augmentation or lip enhancement is a procedure that uses synthetic or biological products or surgical restructuring to enhance the lips. Lip augmentation or lip enhancement can be achieved by many procedures, some better than others.

The ideal lip filler would be soft, pliable and permanent, while at the same time removable, inexpensive and complication-free in any patient. While this is not currently available, doctors try their best with what is.

The good news is that you have many options to improve the appearance of your lips. The Lip augmentation or lip enhancement methods we discuss here also reduce fine lines and wrinkles around your lips. It's important to be realistic, too. Lip injections or implants can enhance and improve your natural look, but they're not about performing miracles.

Who is the best Candidate for Lip Augmentation (Lip Enhancement)?

If you are in great physical and emotional health, have reasonable expectations, elastic skin and no previous existing medical conditions, you may be a candidate for Lip augmentation or lip enhancement. Potential patients must have patience and understanding, as well as enough discipline to follow postoperative protocol to increase their chances of a positive outcome from the Lip augmentation or lip enhancement.

If the above pertains to you and you wish to augment, alter, resize, reshape or lift your lips, you may be a good candidate for Lip augmentation or lip enhancement. Only a qualified medical professional can determine this after speaking to you and going over your medical history, examining your lips and skin. You must realize that no one can perform miracles, but a highly skilled plastic surgeon or injector can transform your nice lips into the perfect lip shape for you.

Some indications for lip augmentation or lip enhancement include small, deflated lips, asymmetry, reconstructive needs, drooping or sagging upper lip, lack of color, wrinkling from smoking and/or aging.

Anesthesia

It is not necessary to use anesthesia in Lip augmentation or lip enhancement procedure.

Advantages of Lip Augmentation (Lip Enhancement)

• - Quick recovery
• - Beautiful shape
• - Natural Looking

Lip Augmentation (Lip Enhancement) Procedure Description

Since 2000, more products and techniques have been developed to make Lip augmentation or lip enhancement more effective and patient friendly. The relative ease of many injections is due to surgeons using tiny 30 and 31 gauge (about as thick as a dozen human hairs) needles that are used to inject the very sensitive lips. Nonetheless, topical anesthesias are often used for Lip augmentation or lip enhancement procedures.

Fat transfer is another option as well. Surgeons harvest fat through liposuction or excision the patient’s fat from places on the body where it can be spared and either injected or surgically placed into the lips. Surgical applications usually require general anesthesia.

Recovery and Healing After Lip Augmentation (Lip Enhancement)

The complete duration of the lip augmentation or lip enhancement is unique and will depend on the area treated as well as the metabolism of each patient, ranging on average from 9 months to 1 year. The results are seen immediately after the application.

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