Santa Ana Lip Augmentation doctors

Hi,

Most experienced injectors preserve and enhance your normal anatomy which is a proportion or 30-40% upper lip to 70-60% lower lip.  That being said, each person's lips in relationship to other aspects of their face especially the lips and nose are different.  I often hear of patients saying that they unlike unnaturally full upper and lower lips.  It is best to bring in pictures of lips that you like that fit your facial structure and ask your provider if that is possible to achieve in your face.  During the process of augmentation, have the provider show you what they have done so far to see if it is close to achieving the look you want.  Always remember, less is more.  You can always do more later after you get used to your new look.

Hi,

It sounds like you developed a lot of bruising from the dental block given the extent of your bruising as opposed to the filler itself.  In the future, you may want to minimize this by avoiding any blood thinners like aspirin, fish oil, omega-3, flaxseed oil, vitamin e for 10 days prior to your injection.  You can also take oral arnica available from health food stores prior to injection to minimize bruising.  Your question in terms of fillers which cause less bruising would be to use either cosmoderm which is human collagen or prevelle silk which is a weaker hyaluronic acid filler than juvederm or restylane.  The downside of these two fillers is that they only last about 3 months.  Belotero, which will soon be available from Merz Aesthetics, is an HA filler that has less swelling and bruising also.

Hi,

There are two fairly easy ways to accomplish this.  The first is with the use of Botox.  There is a muscle called depressor anguli oris which runs from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the chin.  If you place a small amount equally to both sides where the muscle meets the jaw, you will block that muscle and naturally lift the smile up.  If this technique still does not pull your smile up, you can add a filler such as Juvederm or Radiesse, or Restylane in a crosswise manner to the angle of the smile to physically perk it up by bolstering it up.  Botox to this area lasts approximately 3-4 months and each filler varies on duration.