1. Plump Your Pucker With Lip Augmentation
One of the most noticeable signs of aging are the tiny lines and wrinkles around the lips. The cure is quite simple, lip augmentation. Lip augmentation is a cosmetic surgery that helps decrease the lines around the mouth using lip implants or lip injections. People who are considering lip augmentation should be in generally good health. They should not have any current cold sores when they have the procedure. They should also not having scarring around the lips or blood clotting problems.
2. Get Temporary Results with Lip Injections
The two ways to plump up lips for a more youthful appearance is through implants and injections. Lip injections are becoming increasingly common, since they are relatively inexpensive and have minimal recovery time. Common injections used to plump lips include collagen, hylaform, restylane and even a patients own fat from previous liposuction. Lip injections are not for life. They are not even for a year. Most injections last about six months before the injection material is naturally absorbed by the body.
3. Get Long Lasting Results with Lip Implants
Lip implants offer much longer lasting results than injections, but it is a more invasive procedure. Patients who opt for lip implants have a few different options, including Alloderm and Goretex. Alloderm is harvested from deceased humans. Yes. Deceased humans. A less scary sounding option is Goretex, a synthetic material that will not be absorbed by your body the way collagen can. People who have Goretex implants are at risk for an allergic reaction. Implants in the lips can also harden, just as they do in breast augmentation or become infected and need to be removed.
4. Stock Up on Soft Foods
Recovery from lip augmentation depends on the type of procedure and the patients overall health. Lip injections may take only two or three days to heal (though the swelling can last up to a week), while lip implants can take up to two weeks to heal. To speed up recovery and make yourself more comfortable, limit chewing and talking for the first 48 hours and limit smiling for the first week or so. Sleep in an upright position and avoid strenuous activities. Also keep gelatin snacks, pudding and other soft foods handy to snack on.
5. Not Everyone Will Look Like Angelina Jolie
Discuss your expectations about lip augmentation with your plastic surgeon. You may be going for Angelina Jolie's lips, but that doesn't mean you are going to get them, or the rest of her body. Lip augmentation should be a subtle change. You should still look like you, just sexier.
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