Lip Augmentation

Lip augmentation can create fuller and more youthful appearing lips. There are a number of ways to create fuller lips, but some techniques have potential drawbacks. Some of the most commonly used fillers can be used to “plump” the lips, but most of these fillers are temporary and they last anywhere from four to eight months. Some of the fillers are made of material that’s the building block of bones and can be granular or irregularly firm in the lips. Silicone injections can be used, but this is not approved by the FDA and may lead to problems later.

There are a number of fillers that generally work well, depending on the patients’ goals and the degree of augmentation. In our practice, the best permanent treatment involves the use of micro-droplets of one’s own fat using special equipment.

Regardless, this is a good and frequently requested procedure that when done properly, works very well.