Get Kissable Lips With Lip Agumentation And Limited Surgery

by Dave Stringham

Angelina Jolie - sexy lips

During the past decade, the size and shape of lips has gained special attention and prominence in the sphere of cosmetic surgery. Enhanced, full, sensuous lips have become the accepted standard as a characteristic of beauty. Great emphasis has been placed on the full lip in glamour and fashion magazines, which has influenced millions of women to achieve this look.

Lip enhancement gained particular popularity in the late 1980's with the invention and availability of Collagen. Over the past decade plastic surgeons have looked for a variety of ways to achieve this look with products and methods that are both safe and long lasting. Today the most popular techniques include Hylaforms, such as Restylane and Juvaderm, Collagen, and Fat injection.

One of the most sexy and youthful features of the face are the lips. Luscious, plump, and full lips are signs of youth, health, and fertility. As we age our lips lose their fullness and volume. The upper lip sags and becomes thinner. Meanwhile, fine wrinkles develop around the lips which are called "lipstick lines" or "smoker's lines".

Lip augmentation consists of a variety of procedures designed to give a person more defined and fuller lips. Besides enlarging the lips, lip fillers or implants are also used to balance the upper and lower lips.

Injection of fillers such as Collagen, Hylaform, Juvederm, and fat into the lips is an easy way of enlarging or shaping the lips. Collagen is commercially available through plastic surgeons, but before having this procedure, you must first pass a collagen allergy test.

Lip augmentation advantages are, it does not require surgery and it is relatively inexpensive. Its disadvantage is that it is not permanent and usually lasts 3-5 months.

Other newer injectable fillers such as those mentioned above usually last much longer than collagen and don't need to be allergy tested. Fat, tendon, or dermal grafting is another method used for lip augmentation. They require harvesting of the fat, dermis, or tendon from another area of the body. Its biggest disadvantage is that the lips remain swollen and inflamed for a much longer period than when synthetic fillers are used.

These procedures like any other surgical procedure carry certain risks and have potential for complications. There is a risk of infection, which is minimized by taking antibiotics.

Lip augmentation is an excellent, minimally invasive technique used to augment thin lips and improve the shape of one's lips. Thin lips can appear at any age, while changes in shape and the appearance of fine wrinkles can be a function of the aging process.

This method can be used to rebuild volume as well as fill in fine lines around the mouth. A lush, sensuous and youthful look is quickly achievable. As with all Plastic Surgery, the goal is to improve self-image and, in turn, invigorate self-confidence.



Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com writes about plastic surgery procedures like lip augmentation, laser hair removal, liposuction, facial rejuvenation, nose job, tummy tuck, and ear pinning.

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