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Lip Augmentation

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Lip Augmentation

Lip augmentation is used to create fuller looking lips, with more “kissable” area and to reduce wrinkles that have formed around the mouth.  Collagen injections or transferred fat from other areas of the patient’s body are the two different ways lip augmentation is carried through.  Repeat treatment is necessary to maintain the results of lip augmentation with both liquid collagen and fat because both treatments become absorbed.  Collagen usually lasts about 9-12 weeks, and while fat injections may last longer, they are more unpredictable to improvement and can have lumping or scarring effects.  Another option for a longer lasting result includes AlloDerm and SoftForm, which are implanted materials. 

Natural or synthetic biocompatible material is injected or implanted in the lips, unless the patient’s fat is used.  The injections may have to be repeated periodically, though each visit usually only requires one injection.  The longer lasting lip augmentation procedures, like AlloDerm, is inserted through tiny incisions inside the corners of the mouth made from a natural collagen sheet made from donated skin.  The AlloDerm implant becomes integrated with the natural tissues.  The lip augmentation choice, called laser lip rejuvenation tightens the natural collagen and elastic tissue beneath the lips.  There are other synthetic lip augmentation options that include the SoftForm and soft ePTFE, but also:

- Autologen—dermal implant material made from the patient’s own skin is injected
- Dermalogen—Human Tissue Matrix (HTM) procured from donor tissue is injected
- Fascia—donor tissue made from the dense white connective tissue that supports body structure is either injected or surgically implanted
- HylaForm—donor tissue made up of a molecular component of the human body is injected
- Restylane—crystal-clear gel is injected and the hylauronic acid found in this type of lip augmentation is very close to what is naturally found in the body


The non-surgical forms of lip augmentation allows the patient to immediately resume their normal activities.  For surgical lip augmentations a recovery period of about one week is required.  Allergic reactions may occur, including swelling or itching, a prolonged redness, or firmness at the injection site.  Lip augmentation can also cause bleeding, lip asymmetry, and migration and extrusion of the implant.  There is no swelling and bruising associated to the procedure that lasts from 3-7 days. 

The AlloDerm and Dermalogen options are not rejected by the body because they are human tissue and do not require the patient to provide the donor tissue.  Gore-Tex implants are a permanent option for lip augmentation that is easily inserted and well tolerated by the body.  For patients who are “experimenting” with lip augmentation the Gore-Tex procedure may not be the best option.  Collagen and fat injection is not a permanent procedure that can be beneficial to someone who wants to try out a fuller lip.   

Patients who have reactions to the pre-treatment collagen skin test, patients with serious allergy history, or patients who are allergic to lidocaine should not consider lip augmentation.  Patients who have an active inflammatory skin condition or infections may need to postpone lip augmentation.  It is possible for a soft-form to become infected or be rejected because it is a foreign body.   

 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


   
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