Lip augmentation is a great option for those with thinning lips, aging lips, lip lines, or volume deficiencies. Lip fillers have the ability to change your appearance from aging and ordinary to youthful and sensual. It’s surprising what a difference full lips can make on the face, which is why so many people overlook the important role their lips play when they consider how to improve their appearance. Don’t forget that we use our lips to smile, speak, kiss, eat, and express ourselves. The full lips associated with youth and beauty can make a great difference in how others perceive us and how we feel about ourselves. Both men and women can benefit from lip fillers, provided that both the individual and the doctor determine that this is a suitable treatment option.
Lip Filler Before and After Photo
One major reason great candidates for lip fillers hesitate to seek treatment is because they worry about getting their lips overfilled. Thanks to media hypes, sitcoms, and a few publicized incidents of poor judgment, this is a common concern. The truth is that with just a bit of foresight and planning, you needn’t worry about overdoing your lip filler treatment. There are many fillers available, and the ones best for the lips are very forgiving, enabling your doctor to easily adjust the treatment should you be unhappy with your results.
How Can I Avoid Overdoing My Lips?
Seeking nonsurgical cosmetic treatment for the lips should be an extremely rewarding, low-risk experience as long as you do some research first and choose your doctor with care. First, let’s look at some filler options.
With so many fillers available on the market today – Restylane, Radiesse, Perlane, Juvederm, Artefill, Sculptra, Matridex, and even silicone oil, to name a few – that have all been used as lip fillers, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the options. However, not all of these fillers should be used as lip fillers under normal circumstances. Hyaluronic acid fillers like Restylane, Juvederm, and Perlane are much more suitable for lip augmentation than permanent and semi-permanent fillers. This is because they are much more forgiving, do not tend to lump, and can be simply and easily adjusted with the enzyme hyaluronidase. Should you be dissatisfied with your treatment for any reason, experience an irregularity, or simply change your mind about what kinds of goals you have for your appearance, this enzyme can be injected to modify your treatment.
We have found that Restylane is usually the best fillers for lip volume deficiencies. This is because the lips are very sensitive and can irregularities that may arise from treatment. Fortunately, Restylane doesn’t tend to form bumps, and an experienced physician specialist can skillfully place Restylane for natural looks and long-term benefits.
I think I’ve already had too much lip augmentation.
Resolving this issue of course depends on the nature of the problem and the type of filler you received. If you were treated with something like silicone oil, there is both good and bad news: this is a permanent filler. If you like your results, that’s great, and you can expect them to last basically forwever. If you don’t, well, it is virtually impossible to improve the lip. Receiving treatment with a long-term filler is somewhat of a gamble because the long-term fillers have been shown to be less reliable than a filler like Restylane, and if you are discontent with your outcome then it’s harder to reverse.
If you feel you’ve had too much of a hyaluronic filler, adjustment will be very easy. You can usually return to your original doctor to resolve the problem, unless the relationship has deteriorated or you are not confident in your original doctor’s skill level in regards to lip treatment. In such cases, you should seek a second opinion.
If you were treated with a long-term filler like Sculptra or Matridex, treatment will be more challenging. You may be able to a receive a saline injection to try to break up the filler. In some cases excision is indicated as an appropriate treatment. This will depend on the severity, location, and nature of your irregularity or other concern.
It’s possible that you are early from your treatment and simply experiencing some normal swelling. Give yourself time to heal. Wait a couple of weeks to let the swelling settle before evaluating whether or not your lip treatment was excessive. If you have a bruise, you are likely experiencing swelling and need to let things settle down a bit before deciding to seek an adjustment.
How do I prevent a problem with my lip filler?
With some basic understanding of lip fillers and a carefully chosen cosmetic surgeon in Los Angeles to perform your nonsurgical cosmetic treatment lip filler, you really don’t need to worry about regretting your treatment decision. Weigh your options with potential doctors and be sure to ask many questions about what filler he or she recommends, and how easy it is to modify treatment in the off-chance that you’re dissatisfied with it. For example, you can feel great about a Restylane lip filler treatment because it has a strong history of working well as an ideal lip filler. The benefits of Restylane can last for over a year, yet you needn’t worry that you’ll be stuck with results you don’t like because Restylane is both modifiable and not permanent.
Even more important than exactly what filler goes into your lips is the doctor you choose. Find a cosmetic doctor with whom you are comfortable. Your doctor should specialize in facial cosmetic surgery and nonsurgical facial treatment and be extremely knowledgeable about facial fillers. You should feel at ease around your doctor and confident in his or her abilities. How can you be confident? Look into your doctor’s credentials, areas of specialization, experience record, and unretouched before and after photos. What your doctor says should make sense to you. Further, your doctor should personally perform all of your treatments without passing this job to an assistant or “physician extender.”
Dr. Steinsapir is a cosmetic surgeon in Beverly Hills who specializes in minimally invasive treatments and is an expert in facial fillers. In fact, he has served as a physician consultant to Medicis, Inc., who distributes Restylane and Perlane. He is widely considered a leader in facial fillers because of his innovative methods like Deepfill Restylane, extensive experience, and practical artistic skill. He is widely respected and a Clinical Associate Professor at UCLA in oculofacial surgery. Please call us today for a consultation to find out how Dr. Steinsapir’s lip filling techniques can refresh your appearance.
