What Are my Options for Permanent Lip Augmentation?
asked 4 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Donn R. Chatham, MD
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Tags: lips, comparison, full
I had collagen in my lips and I loved it, but I cannot afford to keep having injections. I saw a web site that suggest Artecol or silicone. Do they do the same thing?
8 answers to What Are my Options for Permanent Lip Augmentation?
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Verafil or Advanta Implants are the solution you are looking for
You are like most people who love the way their lips look but don't want the repetitive pain and expense of temporary fillers. Lip implants are the way to go. I've done a lot and they do really nice. Advanta Atrium implants run $1500 per lip while Verafil implants run $2000 per lip. The difference is that Verafil is a saline fluid filled implant that is softer because of the fluid in it. Both are permanent and both are easy to put in under local anesthesia and both are reversible or...
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Permanent Lip Filler
Anytime you're looking at a permanent filler you should consider using your own tissue. It tends to be more lasting with fewer complications as time goes on.
In my practice, we use autologous fat transfer as well as de-epithelialized dermis depending on the desired extent of correction. The incisions are hidden inside the lip at the corners and the result is a lasting natural appearance.
I hope this helps!
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Permanent Lip Fillers: Silicone, Fat Grafting, Implantable Lip Augmentation
There are many options for every procedure, including permanent lip augmentation. However, the real question is whether any of these should be performed. Just because a treatment is available does not mean that it is a practical solution to the problem.
In general, you should not consider permanent lip augmentation. Let me repeat...do not even consider permanent lip augmentation for the following reasons:
Your lips will change as you age and this permanency may not look harmonious in the con
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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Fat injection is safe for permanent lip augmentation
The largest experience with Artecol and silicone injections is outside the U.S. Neither is FDA-approved in the U.S. for cosmetic indications.
ArteFill is similar in principle to Artecol and is U.S. FDA-approved; it is used for filling deeper static facial creases, but is not recommended for the lips. The use of these products for lip enhancement has been described, but there have been several warnings for using these products in the lip enhancement area.
Over time, these products have been...
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Julius W. Few, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Saline lip implants
Artecoll or Silicone are not your best option for lips since they are very difficult if not impossible to remove if there is a problem.
Saline implants (made by Evera) are a great option for lips and have a number of advantages over the older Gore-Tex or Advanta implants.
For more information visit http://www.salinelipimplants.com
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To be complete, Verafil is a lip augmentation option
Just to make this discussion more complete, Verafil is an option.
Verafil is a small saline-filled implant that is placed in the lips with a minor surgical procedure done in the office in about 15 minutes. Supposedly, the body does not produce scar tissue around it, so it stays soft. I don't have any experience with this procedure. My gut feeling is that it has potential for creating scar tissue and might become very difficult to remove down the road, which ultimately might be a major...
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Lip augmentation
Full and shapely lips can make the entire face more attractive, and treatments to make lips fuller have been utilized for many years. But this can be challenging. In recent years, injectable fillers have been most popular.
The downside of the permanent fillers can be that if the filling material is not in the exact preferred location, a deformity results, rather than the desired improvement. So the next step may be to try to remove it. ...
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Donn R. Chatham, MD
Louisville Facial Plastic Surgeon
Louisville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Fat is the best permanent lip augmentation
Silicone and Artecoll are permanent type lip fillers. This is good in the sense that it will last a long time. However, using these materials does not leave a lot of room for discrepancies. If you don't like the results, you have to surgically remove these fillers and they don't go away on their own.
Also, these fillers have a chance of getting infected, which can lead to a lot of problems. Many times also, these fillers don't feel natural and can be felt in the lips. Fat is a great...
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