Lip Enhacement

Goal: To improve contour and to add volume to the thin lips, as well as to correct lip asymmetry.

Surgical technique: Lips can be enlarged with the use of autologous tissue like fat tissue (most often), dermis, pericranial tissue, part of the muscle or tendon or by injecting syntetic products (collagen, polyacrylamide, silicone gel, hyaluronic acid etc.).

Duration and anesthesia: Lip augmentation with autologous (own) tissue is performed under local anesthesia and lasts about 20-30 minutes, while for the injection of comercial products anesthesia is not necessary, since it is performed with very thin insuline needle.

Recovery: One day after the procedure a patient should refrain from intensive lip movements, i.e. laughing or talking too much. Since the degree of fat and collagen resorption is unpredictable and the syntetic products are often easily dispersed into surrounding tissues, the procedure is likely to be repeated after some time to obtain better and long-lasting result.

Rare complications: Mild edema of the lips.

Pre-operatory evaluation: To proceed with this surgery the patient has to take a blood and heart test. In case there is a problem with the exams the surgery could not be done to the patient.