Before starting the procedure, the cosmetologist applies anesthesia. Then, using the thinnest needles, a gel is introduced into the skin of the lips.
Immediately after the administration of the drug, the first result is visible, the maximum effect can be assessed in a week. For example, lips after Juvederm become soft and voluminous, small wrinkles in the corners and around the lips are smooth.
Lip commissures
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- 1. Mona Lisa
2. Cupid’s Arch
3. Filtrum columns
4. Filterum
5. Vermilion
6. Red lip border
7. Wrinkles Puppets
8. Wrinkles smiles
Classic lips have the following options:
- The width of the mouth is an average of 50.9 mm
- Filtrum columns, cupid arch and lip curves are clearly visualized
- The area of the vermillion of the lower lip and its volume exceeds those for the upper lip with a ratio of 1: 2
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation after the procedure is quite favorable and does not require compliance with any strict regimen. The main limitation is to exclude warming procedures for a week. After the introduction of the gels, slight edema is observed, but it is so insignificant that many patients come to the next appointment with a request to enlarge their lips a little more to get the same result as they did with the edema. Finally, it should be noted that immediately after the procedure there is a likelihood of the formation of small bruises, which pass quickly enough.
Result
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The first result can be seen in the first minutes after the lip augmentation procedure. You will evaluate the final result in 1-2 weeks. Depending on the individual characteristics, age, the volume of the drug administered, the duration of the result may be different. As a rule, modern drugs are able to maintain the volume and youth of the lips throughout the year. And this is great, given that we use the safest drugs. Sometimes there is a need to conduct a repeated increase procedure earlier than a year later. Usually this happens in those cases when the first procedure was “trial”: the doctor introduced a not very voluminous drug so that the patient could evaluate how comfortable she was, and the result is natural. In such cases, a second procedure can be carried out in 1-3-6 months.
Lip augmentation is not a complicated and fast enough procedure, but it also has some contraindications:
- infections in the lips or on any part of the skin;
- the presence of chronic diseases (in the acute stage);
- cases of anaphylaxis (anaphylactic shock);
- any problems with blood coagulation;
- intolerance to the individual components of the drug used to increase;
- body rejection of foreign bodies (in the past);
- cases of the use of permanent fillers in the past;
- inflammatory processes in the body;
- connective tissue diseases;
- the tendency to scarring (hypertrophic and keloid);
- pregnancy (including early pregnancy) and the period of breastfeeding – in these cases, the procedure can harm both the patient and the baby.
Experts highlight a number of advantages characteristic of hyaluronic acid-based injections:
- instantly noticeable result;
- lack of scars, scars, damaged vessels;
- minimal risk of complications;
- hypoallergenic;
- visual naturalness of enlarged lips;
- absolute biocompatibility with human tissues;
- reduced operation time; quick rehabilitation.
Experts always warn that in rare cases, complications and side effects are possible:
- itching and redness
- allergic reactions
- swelling at the injection sites;
- hematomas, nodules under the skin;
- hypersensitivity or numbness of the skin at the injection site.
How to choose a drug for lip augmentation?
The choice of the drug, depending on what tasks you have to solve with it, is best entrusted to your doctor. For example, a denser gel is used for the contour, and softer for the volume itself.
Possible techniques for correcting the shape of the lips and their volume
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