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Is Alloderm a Good Choice for Lip Enhancement?
I'm looking for a product that is longer-lasting than hyluronic fillers and I'd be content to get even a few years out of Alloderm! Does it give natural, non-lumpy results in the lips? What's an average cost?
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beautyrep23
in Tampa, FL
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Alloderm for Lip Enhancement
For longer lasting enhancement, an AlloDerm graft is a great option. Essentially, an AlloDerm graft is like a lattice structure that lets vines grow in your garden. It is a piece of skin that has been stripped of its living cells; all that is left is a soft, collagen structure. The collagen structure is inserted into the lip where it allows the patient's own cells to attach and grow, which provides the enhancement. The graft is placed easily through small, inconspicuous incisions in the...
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Alloderm is not a good choice for lip enlargement
Alloderm had been touted years ago for lip augmentation before we had all the great options that we have now. It was inserted through the lip via a tunnel allowing for the enlargement. A considerable amount of swelling ensued. Ultimately, even though the lips were enlarged, they were somewhat stiff with a discernable abnormality of movement. The results were also not fully permanent.
There are much better solutions today for natural lip enlargement/enhancement like the hyaluronic acids...
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Alloderm, Lip Augmentation, Fuller Lips, Beverly Hills Lip Augmentation, Beverly Hills Lip Enhancement
I have used Alloderm for Lip Augmentation for over 15 years and believe that its' the gold standard in Lip Augmentation.
Alloderm is soft and supple once placed in the lips
Alloderm lasts about 7 years
Because Alloderm is soft, it can be placed just beneath the outer lip mucosa (pink portion) for a more aesthetic enhancement
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Alloderm is a good choice for lip augmentation
In my experience, alloderm lasts longer than injectable fillers, and can be shaped. It usually feels fairly natural and is unlikely to cause problems. Although alloderm inegrates and becomes living tissue in other applications such as implant support for breast reconstruction, it doesn't provifde a permanent result in lips.
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Alloderm does not last for lip augmentation
Because Alloderm is a soft human collagen-based sheet, it can easily be cut and threaded into the lips for augmentation. Unfortunately, the outcome of Alloderm lip augmentation is now well known. It simply doesn't last which is why it is no longer used for this facial application.
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Best choice for lip enhancement
For a longer lasting augmentation for the lips, I like to use a patients own skin/tissue taken from another place in your body and grafted into one or both lips. The advantages of using your own skin are that it will not be rejected and a custom piece can be accurately tailored. This is a very popular procedure to do in conjunction with a Facelift and the extra tissue is readily available.
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Alloderm for lip enhancement
In my opinion, there is no reason to use Alloderm for lip enhancement. The HA fillers available are so safe and effective for this purpose. I have many patients who have enhancement with Prevelle, which is very soft and smooth and rarely causes bruising or swelling. And it doesn't hurt very much. They are happy to come in several times a year for a treatment. It's less expensive that having your hair colored every six weeks.
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Alloderm is a POOR Lip Filler
Alloderm's days as a lip filler are long gone. Alloderm, human donor skin from which all cellular material was removed, came on the market several years ago and was touted, among many other applications, as an ideal lip filler.
It was introduced into the lips by tunneling through and then pulling the graft the length of the lip. The problem was the significant cost, the inflammation and swelling with stiffness of the lip which was followed by long standing irregularities followed by graft...
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Alloderm Lips
Alloderm is not a good product in the lips. An injectable version of it was out called Cymetra, however, it had issues with longevity. In addition, lumpiness and non uniformity in results was reported. Consider an HA product such as Juvederm or Restylane as a worthy alternative.
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Alloderm NOT
I tried Alloderm years ago when it was introduced. it absorbs and dissappears too soon. it can also create a feeling of tightness in the lips. to overcome the problems the company ground it up and called it Cymretra. that was injectabler Alloderm. Ever heard of it. No because it does not work either. I like cumulative fat placement
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