Lip Enhancement
This is suitable for anyone who would like larger or fuller lips. In addition there are people who were born with abnormalities of the lips or whoÕs lips have become deformed for one reason or another in later life.
Procedures available
There are a large number of different procedures to choose from but they can be grouped together. Temporary enhancement Many substances have been used to temporarily enlarge the lips. These substances are primarily injected under the white line. That is the white hair free line which outlines the vermilion (red mucosa) of the lip and is distinct from normal lip skin. This gives a pouting ( Paris ) lip. (see illustration). The bulk of the lip can be increased by injections into the muscle but these tend to dissolve at a faster rate. The commonest material used is collagen for which an allergy test is required. Recently hyaluronic acid gel (Hylaform,Restylane) has been used. All these dissolving substances need to be topped up every 3 to 6 months.
Non Permanent implantation by injection of Collagen or resthylane (see filler).