Appreciate Your Looks with Lip Augmentation
The desire of women to have full and perfectly contoured lips may get a major set back due to aging or physical problems. Lip augmentation is a feasible solution to overcome this hassle. However, if you have deformed or wounded lips, you should consult your surgeon for other alternatives.
DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR PLASTIC SURGEON
Be aware that a mere change in your lips could make a noticeable difference to your appearance. Hence, choosing an experienced surgeon is the most important step toward ensuring the expected lip augmentation results.
Women opt for this procedure due to varied reasons, like for modeling, acting or just to look good. In any case, you should be clear about your expectations and convey the same to the surgeon to know if the intended results are achievable.
Are you an ideal candidate?
You are a suitable for lip augmentation if you are not facing any of these health conditions:
The surgeon will also perform several tests to confirm your suitability for the procedure. If the reports are favorable, he will examine your lips, capture your pre-surgery photos for reference, and proceed with the treatment.
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OPTIONS FOR LIP AUGMENTATION
The surgeon may suggest any of these two lip augmentation procedure:
Dermal Fillers
This procedure increase volume of the lips through hyaluronic acid injections.
Steps
Depending on your body condition, the patient may need a numbing agent over the lips before the treatment starts, or no anesthesia at all
Often, the treatment may involve the use of fat fillers. For this, the surgeon performs minor liposuction surgery to eliminate the fat from any other area of the body. Next, he injects the fat thus extracted in to the marked portions across the mouth.
Lip dermal grafting
This treatment is permanent but more intricate as compared to dermal fillers. Skin from another part of body is taken to use as graft inside your lips to increase the size. Here are the steps that surgeon carries out:
RECOVERY
After the lip augmentation surgery, the surgeon will place the ice packs on the treated area. Those opting for dermal fillers can be back to their usually soon after the treatment. There will be a slight change in the lip size, right after the procedure itself. Likewise, the lip implants surgery may take around two to three days for the patient to perform daily activities.
AFTERCARE
After undergoing the lip augmentation procedure, make sure to:
To conclude, lip augmentation is a worthwhile procedure for people desiring to accentuate their facial appearance. But undergoing it through an experienced surgeon is important to get the intended results. It is always better not to expect miracles.
THE INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED BY COSMETICSURGERY.IN AND HAVE NO INTENTION TO REPLACE THE MEDICAL ADVICE OF YOUR DOCTOR. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR DIRECTLY FOR ADVICE ABOUT A SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITION. THIS DOCUMENT WAS LAST REVIEWED BY DR. Priti Shukla, PLASTIC SURGEON ON: 12-JUN-2020
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