Can Gore-tex Be Removed from Lips?

Question

I had gortex put in my lips several years ago and it has since searated and is bumpy. Is there an 'easy' way to have it removed and if so, how long following removal can I have Restylane injected (if ever)?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Goretex implants were once used commonly for lip augmentation and are rarely used currently as they have been replaced by Juvederm or Restylane lip injections. Goretex can usually be removed from the lips using small incisions.

Thomas A. Lamperti, MD · Answer

The gortex can be remove via an incision near the corner of the mouth. It varies how well the implant is removed. I would recommend waiting until the post-operative swelling subsides before having restylane placed. This would probably take several months, though this may vary depending on how traumatic the gortex removal was.

Andrew P. Giacobbe, MD, FACS · Answer

Gortex implants can be removed from the lips and will require small incisions at the corners of the lips.  Once the lips have healed adequately (probably several months), you may have the lips injected with Restylane.

Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello and thank you for the question.

	Gore-tex can be removed from the lips. It requires making small incisions in the lip through which the gore-tex may be carefully dissected out and explanted.  Once the the swelling has resided from the explantation, and this may take several months in some case, an injectable HA-filler such as Juvederm or Restylane may be used to create revolumization and re-establish anatomic balance.

	Kindest Regards,

	Glenn Vallecillos, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Alexis Verpaele, MD · Answer

Unfortunately there is no "easy" way to remove a GoreTex implant, at least no non-surgical way. Usually it comes quite nicely through one or several small incisions, the latter if the implant is broken in several pieces. I would definitely let your lip settle for half a year before any new procedure for lip augmentation

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