Lip augmentation is an excellent, minimally invasive technique used to augment thin lips and improve the shape of one's lips. Thin lips can appear at any age, while changes in shape and the appearance of fine wrinkles can be a function of the aging process.
This method can be used to rebuild volume as well as fill in fine lines around the mouth. A lush, sensuous and youthful look is quickly achievable. As with all plastic surgery, the goal is to improve self-image and, in turn, invigorate self-confidence.
Fat injection is an excellent technique for lip augmentation as it offers the only natural method for potential permanent results. Fat is aspirated from another part of the body, such as the abdomen or thigh, and then injected into the lips.
Since fat cells are living tissue, the body will recognize them and new capillaries will attach to the cells to keep them permanently alive. Since the fat cells are from the patient's own body, they are not recognized as foreign and will not cause an allergic reaction.
The fat transfer technique usually requires at least two to three treatments to achieve a permanent result as the body reabsorbs much of the injected fat. Fat transfer procedures offer patients great versatility.
Fat injections can be used to treat the nasolabial folds, the deep lines around the mouth, marionette lines, the deep lines that form at the corners of the mouth, deep wrinkles that develop between the eyebrows, sunken cheeks, thin lips and just about any other location of concern.
Recently, there have been attempts to use permanent, non-absorbable materials to augment lips. These materials, which have included gortex and artefill, suffer from the same problems; they can induce a rejection reaction from the body.
Additionally, if there are any problems, such as lumps, malpositioning or other complications, the material can be very difficult to remove and can leave severe scarring. At this time many plastic surgeons are not recommending the use of these products.
Lip augmentation can be an excellent compliment to many facial plastic surgical procedures. It can be performed in conjunction with a facelift, with a forehead/brow Lift , with laser eyelid surgery, with laser skin resurfacing, rhinoplasty, and with facial implants.
Many plastic surgeons have performed thousands of these procedures with great success. Lip augmentation can be done at the same time or separately from other cosmetic surgical procedures. To best understand all of your options, a full consultation with your plastic surgeon is recommended.
Author Resource:-
Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com writes about plastic surgery in Beverly Hills, California and plastic surgery procedures like beverly hills lip augmentation, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, face lift, liposuction, and nose job.
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