Lip Enhancement

Candidates

• Men and women who desire fuller or more defined lips may want to consider lip enhancement.

Intended Result

• The fuller lips you desire are achieved with lip enhancement.
• For patients with thin lips, a fuller appearance may be accomplished.
• Lip enhancement also creates a defined lip edge and overall younger looking lips.

Procedures

These procedures can be done with either local anesthesia or local and intravenous sedation. During consultation, the doctor will discuss the option best for you.

• Dermal Fillers: Made from hyaluronic acid naturally found in our bodies, dermal fillers can be used to rejuvenate and reshape the face. Since hyaluronic acid is found in our skin, these fillers tend to have a longer lasting effect. Several brands of dermal fillers are currently available in the United States.
• Autologous Fat: This procedure harvests fat through mini-liposuction and re-injects it into the lips. In addition to the implementation of some fat cells, new collagen and fibroblasts are stimulated.
• Alloderm: Alloderm is donor tissue with all of the viable cells removed. Using local anesthesia, it can be placed into the body of the lip to create volume and/or into the vermilion to add definition. An alloderm implant is soft and long lasting. Studies have shown that your cells will attach and grow into the implant to give it permanence. After several years, part of the product may be absorbed.
• Softform: Softform is an updated form of Gortex. A hollow tube of Gortex is inserted into the lips using local anesthesia. Insertion will enhance vermilion border, but does not provide large volume correction. As long as the implant is in place, Softform results are permanent.
• Collagen: Derived from animal sources, collagen is injected into the lips to define the line, into the body of the lip, to increase red lip, or both. Collagen must be re-injected every few months.
• Restylane: Restylane is made from hyaluronic acid, which is another ground substance in the skin. Since the acid is already part of the skin, Restylane has a lasting effect. While Restylane will last longer than Bovine, some patients have reported intermittent lip swelling while the Restylane is in place. Currently, Restylane is not FDA approved.

Additional Enhancement

• Perma Lip Augmentation.  This is an excellent opportunity to achieve a naturally contoured lip that will withstand the sands of time, unlike dermal fillers procedures that need to be enhanced every few months to maintain the optimum results.  The FDA approved implant is a soft solid silicone product so there is no chance of rupture or deflation.   A variety of sizes are available to provide Dr. Normington's patients with the opportunity to achieve the permanent naturally contoured result they want!  The procedure is done in the office under a local anesthetic.  Patients can resume their normal activities the following day. 

Note: The specific risks and suitability of this procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are rare.