Lip Augmentation

• About The Procedure
• Procedure Description
• Best Candidates for Lip Augmentation Surgery
• Length of the Procedure
• Anesthesia
• Inpatient or Outpatient?
• Possible Side Effects
• Recovery
• Duration of Results
• Risks
• Cost

About The Procedure
Lip Augmentation is used to enhance the appearance of small, aged, or deformed lips. It is the perfect way to achieve that seductive, fully plump pout and helps provide a harmonious balance to facial features.

Procedure Description
After the predetermined incisions are made for lip implant insertion, a tunnel is made to accommodate the implant. Implants may be your own fat or synthetic materials (AlloDerm, Goretex).

Best Candidates for Lip Augmentation Surgery
Lip Augmentation surgery candidates must be in good health, have no active diseases or serious, pre-existing medical conditions, and must have realistic expectations of the outcome of the surgery.

Length of the Procedure
Lip Augmentation surgery usually takes 30 minutes to 1-and-one-half hours, depending on the extent of the procedure.

Anesthesia
Lip Augmentation surgery is typically performed under general anesthesia or local with sedation.

Inpatient or Outpatient?
Lip Augmentation surgery is typically performed on an outpatient basis.

Possible Side Effects
Directly following Lip Augmentation surgery, the lips may swell and feel tender, stiff and sore for a few days.

Recovery
After Lip Augmentation surgery, patients may be swollen for up to a month and a half. However, the residual swelling after 2 weeks is usually nominal. Eating and drinking will be difficult during the first week. Patients should refrain from any strenuous physical activity for the first 2 to 3 weeks.

Duration of Results
Synthetic implants stay permanently. The face may still age over time around the implants. Fat grafts may partially reabsorb or completely disappear over time.

Risks
With Lip Augmentation surgery the risk of bacterial infection is possible. Permanent loss of sensation in lips is also a risk, as well as permanent skin changes.

If a postoperative infection occurs with a synthetic implant, the implant must be removed and in several months surgery can be performed to re-implant.

Cost
Expect to pay $1,300 to $1,700 per lip for Lip Augmentation.

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