Many people use fat injections to increase their lip volume. The practice of harvesting fat from one part of the body and using it in other parts of the same person has been performed by plastic surgeons for decades. Over the past 10 years this procedure has been refined, and is used effectively to fill the lines and wrinkles of the face and augment the lips. This procedure involves the harvest of fat from one region of the body utilizing a form of liposuction, washing the fatty product, and then injecting it into the face or lips.
This procedure is more involved than augmenting the lips with Collagen or Restylane, but carries the advantage of injecting the patient's own biologic material into the body. Rejection is not an issue. This procedure must be done in a sterile environment, but can be performed under local anesthesia with or without mild sedation. The patient must avoid using aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, St. John's Wort, or high doses of vitamin E supplements prior to treatment, to decrease bruising and bleeding. Clinical trials have shown that at least 20% to 30% of the injected fat remains permanently.
To maintain extremely full lips however, two to three procedures over time may be necessary. After this procedure the patient will experience soreness at the site of harvest, but this is easily controlled with anti-inflammatories or mild pain medications. The region that is augmented, especially the lips, must be slightly over-corrected to obtain optimal results, and this over-correction and swelling usually subsides within one to two weeks. Intense physical activity should be avoided for two to four days after the procedure. Fat injections offer a more permanent, natural option for lip augmentation, but the recovery is slightly longer than Collagen or Restylane.
A less common procedure that people receive is lip reduction. Lips reduction is a procedure performed to reduce the overall size of the lips in people who feel that their lips are simply too large. While it is much more common for us to increase the size of lips with filler products, patients occasionally request this operation. The best candidate is a patient whose lips are proportionately larger than the other structures on their face.
The operation can be done under local anesthesia with or without sedation. It involves incisions on the inside of the lips, with removal of excess tissues. These incisions are well hidden inside the mouth so there are no scars visible. The procedure lasts less than one hour and while the lips are swollen for two to four days after surgery, the result is apparent immediately thereafter.
Author Resource:
Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com writes about plastic surgery in New York City and cosmetic surgery procedures including lip augmentation, brachioplasty, tummy tuck, liposuction, fat transfer, and breast augmentation.
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