Lip Enhancement  (view also Liposuction)

There are many methods to create a fuller or more youthful mouth.  Restylane or Collagen can be injected into the lips, creating a plumper and more sensuous appearance without surgery.  Injectables are the least expensive method of lip enhancement, however the effects gradually fade with time.  Restylane is newer than Collagen and is wildly popular because it does appear to have a very significant effect for many months.

If you are planning to have liposuction, it may be a good time to consider "plumping up" your lips, scars, or the folds located on either side of the nose using transferred fat.  Fat taken from the liposuctioned area can be injected (fat grafted) to almost any area.  Lips are the most requested areas to be enhanced using this method.  Fat offers a natural feel and movement but a variable amount of the fat transferred will be reabsorbed by the body.  Individual results vary and usually the best results come with more than one fat transfer procedure.

Lip lifts are effective for those with a long lip which is rolled in and thin. A segment of the upper lip skin is trimmed away near the base of the nose, allowing the lip to be lifted and everted.  Lip lift incisions are partially inside the nose and are usually well hidden.  This procedure is permanent.

The best results usually come from a combination of these procedures, especially lip lifting with a filler.  Gore-Tex implants or threads are permanent but may work their way out and are frequently imperfectly positioned and visible, therefore these are not offered at the Plastic Surgery Center of Dallas.  Silicone lip injections are banned by the FDA and should not be considered.

Restylane

Impressions of beauty change with time – as do our faces as we age. With these injectable fillers, you can have a natural beauty lift with the body’s own material called hyaluronic acid. RESTYLANE/JUVÉDERM™ are  crystal-clear,  biodegradable gels based on this substance  which is found naturally throughout the body, in between our cells. The gel is injected into the skin  with a very fine needle. The result is instantaneous and produces a long-lasting, natural enhancement. In our practice, these fillers have almost completely replaced the use of collagen due to their superior duration of action

Since 1996, more than a million people have been successfully treated in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Since it 's introduction in  1996, hyaluronic acid has undergone extensive histological and clinical studies with an increasing body of evidence relating to its ease of use, tolerability and effectiveness. Today, more than one million treatments have been successfully carried out worldwide.

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