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Lip augmentation creates fuller, plumper lips and reduces fine wrinkles around the mouth. Lips may be injected with collagen or with fat transferred from another site in the patient's body. Both liquid collagen and fat are absorbed and repeat treatments are necessary to maintain results.

Technique:

A natural or synthetic biocompatible material, or the patient's own fat, is injected or implanted in the lips. One injection is usually sufficient to produce the desired result, which may be temporary, depending on the material used. Injections may need to be repeated periodically. Proper placement of the injected material is important.

Considerations:

• Allergic reactions can range from prolonged redness, swelling or itching, to firmness at the injection site. Other possible complications include bleeding, lip asymmetry, and migration and extrusion of the implant. Normal swelling and bruising lasts from three days to a week.
• Patients with a reaction to the pre-treatment collagen skin test; who have a serious allergy history; or are allergic to lidocaine (a local anesthetic) should not consider lip augmentation. Treatment is sometimes postponed for patients with active inflammatory skin conditions or with infections.
• Collagen injections have a short-lived effect (9-12 weeks); fat injections provide longer-lasting results, but are sometimes unpredictable as to the degree of improvement, can have lumping or scarring effects, and must be harvested from another part of the body.

Who Are the Best Candidates for Lip Augmentation?

You must be in good general health overall. You are not a good candidate for lip augmentation if you have:

• Current cold sores
• Certain diseases such as diabetes or lupus
• Any scarring of the lips
• Blood clotting problems

How to prepare

It's important that you have someone with you who can drive you home from the operation. If you are a smoker, you may be required to stop smoking for a period before the procedure. You should follow your doctor's instructions carefully on this.

Make sure you wear loose, comfortable clothing. Be especially mindful of the shirt or blouse you choose to wear that day. It should be button down, if possible, so you do not have to pull it over your face.

You should not take aspirin or painkillers like ibuprofen before having the procedure.

Before Your Procedure, Establish a Home Recovery Area With the Following:

• Ice
• Comfortable pillows on which you can prop yourself
• Ointment or cream as recommended by your doctor
• Plenty of soft foods, such as jello, pudding, oatmeal and yogurt that do not require chewing