Permanent Lip Augmentation Complications

We prefer permanent autologous nontraumatized fat-fascial grafts, LiveFill (TM), for the lip. This is a new concept; it is very different from fat injection for lip augmentation. We believe that completely nontraumatized grafts that are fashioned specifically for the area and them atraumatically inserted have much better viability (i.e. more is alive) than with fat injections. Also the injection process for fat injection involves placing the fat through a needle or small canula, further... more

First there are no injectable fillers that offer permanent lip augmentation, silicon and silicon products are illegal and full of complications. Fat, injected or transplanted is also temporary. Implants such as softform or gor-tex are permanent but over the long term also have numerous complications. I invented a proceedure 15 years ago for placing dermal-fat grafts from the lower abdomen (supra pubic area) into the lips, these are permanent, natural looking and your tissue. You can see... more

My Raleigh, North Carolina Plastic Surgery Practice I use Fat Grafting to tprovide permanent fullness to the lips. . Juvederm is my filler of choice for temporary lip enhancement.  For patients seeking permanent enhancement of soft tissue volume, the ideal material to use would obviously be something that is naturally-occurring and not rejected by the body or treated by the immune system as a foreign material. Whether the goal is to restore volume to an area such as the lips or... more

I have never had a complication with lip augmentation when using the patients own tissue.  No patient has ever asked me to remove the permanent filler.  I have had patients that wished I'd put in more.

All of the fillers presently in use, except for liquid silicone (not recommended--see Lisa Rinna's experience), are temporary, and can give very nice results when skillfully injected by an experienced doctor. But once you decide you like that look, re-injection every 6-12 months is both uncomfortable and expensive. Use of your own tissue provides a soft, natural, non-lumpy, and permanent enlargement that allows sensory nerves to remain intact (or heal through your graft tissues).... more

Dear OrangeCupCakeMaster- great name Lip Shaping requires a lot of detail. Fine Detail can be achieved with fillers- smaller molecules placed by injection- for the most part this would be Restylane- used with various sized needles - to allow precise contouring. Another filler avaialble in Canada is Evolence Breeze- this is a collagen based filler that has amazing properties for lip shaping. "Permanent" lip shaping is difficult- particularly if you are concerned about precise... more

There is no such thing as a procedure without complications. Those procedures with the least problems are those done by physicians with a lot of experience. Even with significance experience, there is nothing that can be used as a permanent filler to augment the lip that does not either have problems or the potential to absorb, and, thus, not be permanent. Fortunately, for those people with an aging lip which has elongated, there are procedures that can effectively improve the appearance... more

Right now there is no one great permanent lip augmentation product. Gortex can cause problems, silicon can cause problems, artefill is off the market. While autologous fat is available, it is not reliable as a long term filler. I have used SMAS tissue from facelifts to augment the lip. This has worked pretty well but is only done in conjunction with facelifts.

If you're looking for permanent lip enhancement, you could consult a dermatologist or facial plastic surgeon experienced in the micro-droplet application of Silikon-1000. When administered properly, Silikon-1000 may lead to natural, safe, and permanent lip enahacement. Several treatments are usually necessary, and sometimes bumps or nodules can develop at the sites of injection. In my hands, the likelihood of getting a bump is 3%. If they occur, bumps tend to respond well to dilute... more

The procedure devoid of complications has NOT yet been invented and does not exist. While lip augmentation capabilities have greatly improved in the past 5 years, predictably, permanent lip augmentation has remained stationary for several reasons. The lip has multiple structural, textural and sensual requirements. An ideal lip filler would have to cause minimal to no lip inflammation and stiffening, create no foreign body sensation in the lip, leave the lip feeling soft and allow it to move... more