Lip Enhancement
It is a non-surgical treatment or cosmetic surgery performed to improve the appearance of one's lips by increasing fullness using an enlargement procedure. In our never ending desire to be more attractive, full lips are the current trend. It should be noted that tribal people for centuries had the same desire for fuller lips and would stretch their lips to increase size with various materials such as bones. Today, we have other choices, using fillers that can provide temporary augmentation and even plastic surgery which provides a more permanent improvement.
As we age, our lips become smaller and less plump as they lose the facial fat. In addition, wrinkles can further impair the defination of the borders of our lips resulting in bleeding when using lipstick. Many with smoker lines and some whom were born with small thin lips, giving the appearance of being unfriendly, now have an alternative to improve their size and volume of their lips. Some also do not have balanced facial features, which lip enhancement improves. As our smiles say so much about us, full lips become part of how we feel and express ourselves.
Lip enhancement is for patients whom want to improve their lip borders such as erasing wrinkles at the lip border to eliminate or reduce lipstick bleeding, restore original lip definition and define contours. It is also for those whom want to change their lip size by increasing the volume of upper or lower lips or both, improving lip symmetry and balance if necessary, and to give a more youthful appearance.
Cosmetic surgery offers many options as to improving the appearance of one's lips. In the hands of a skilled cosmetic practitioner, these procedures are quite easily performed by injections. These surgeons have mastered the various injection techniques and are most knowledgeable in what type of "filler" should be recommended for each patient. These cosmetic experts often determine the actual contour of your lip line, to achieve a more natural, born with these luscious, perfect lips. Too much injection can produce a comic look, too little and a waste of money. The actual procedures are often short, lasting no longer than half an hour, with results temporary or permanent depending on the injectable filler used and number of times treatment is performed. Some products will provide a few months, where others will last for a year or longer. With the injectables, it usually allows for the patient to return to their usual activities shortly thereafter. With the procedure to enlarge our lips, the side effects also include the benefit of reducing fine lines and wrinkles above the top lip.
Another procedure that Cosmetic surgeons will recommend if needed, is the procedure known as a flap augmentation, in which small sections of skin near the lips or even inside the mouth are excised. These are added to the lips to achieve a slight outward protrusion, but do not add volume to the lips.
Lip enhancement is the ability to have perfect full lips, a recognized sign of youth and beauty. The question should really be, is it for you?