Hylauronic fillers will definetly plump those unwanted wrinkles and can correct the slight assemetry of your top lip. HLA fillers are great, because you can choose different fillers depending on the amount of plump you desire. Juverm, Restalyne, & Versa are my top picks. Permanent lip implants are also an option if you do not like filling those beautiful lips with fillers every 6-9 months. Consult a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon near you to pick the option that is best for you!
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Dr. Robert Troell
Las Vegas, NV
There are multiple ways to enhance the lips. For your goal of plush doll like lips, I would recommend starting off with lip implants, see if the change is big enough for you, and go from there. Lip implants can be removed during an office visit if you change your mind, whereas a lip lift is permanent removal of skin. There are multiple size lip implants to choose from. The procedure to place lip implants is relitively quick in office procedure and has minimal downtime. If the initial swelling doesn't bother you, and you are used to the feeling of post lip injections, you may not have downtime. Lip implants are placed through a small incision at the corner of the lips. Once you have a lip implant placed, you can always opt to add a lip lift or injections at your leisure. Hope this helps!
Best Wishes,
Dr. Robert Troell
Las Vegas, NV
Good Day. Thank you for your question.
The first issue is to wait for at least 4-6 weeks after the injection for resolution of all possible swelling.
A patient discussion regarding treatment options follows. If there is adjacent soft tissue volume loss, correction of this volume loss with a filler may resolve the concerned appearance.
If there is no adjacent volume loss or no further filler is desired, than a nonsurgical approach with the injection of a steroid (triamcinolone or Kenalog) to the area of fullness is indicated. A repeat injection may be considered every 4-8 weeks. 5-FU can be injected alone or in combination with Kenalog as an alternative.
If these do not resolve the abnormality then surgical therapy is the last and finite procedure. If the fullness is at the lower eyelid area, an incision can be performed inside the eyelid to completely hide the incision. Since no all injectors are surgeons, a facial plastic or oculoplastic surgeon may need to be consulted to avoid additional complications.
Best of luck.