Lip Augmentation Health Video

Lip augmentation ranges from using lip balms with peptides to scheduling surgery. Learn about lip augmentation from a doctor in this video on cosmetic procedures.

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Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, the author of the book Six Weeks to Sensational Skin, is a board certified dermatologist who has made numerous appearances on television shows such as Good Morning America. She holds a degree from Hunter College in New York, an M.D. from Downstate University at SUNY, and did her residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ciraldo has been a board-certified dermatologist since 1982, and is currently a voluntary professor at the University of Miami, where she runs a clinic in cosmetic dermatology.

DR. LORETTA CIRALDO: Hi, I'm Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, a Miami dermatologist and author of "6 Weeks to Sensational Skin." Now, the term lip augmentation is becoming very popular. And what do we mean by lip augmentation? It simply means a way to enhance the fullness of your lip. And there are really two basic ways to do it. One can be as simple as going to your local beauty supply store and buying a lip plumper. And most of the lip plumpers use something that will be potentially slightly irritating to your skin. It may be a cinnamon extract or even sometimes pepper extract. But if you want the best kind of lip plumpers, I advise you to look for one that has a peptide plumper in it, because that tends not to irritate your lips and it can give you with continued use an increased fullness in the appearance of your lip. So the best thing to do if you want to start at the beauty supply place or a place like Sephora is to ask for a lip plumper and read your ingredients and see if you can get a peptide kind of lip plumper. Once you've done that, if you say: Gee, I'm happy my lips look fuller, but I'd like to do something that's going to be a little more prominent and doesn't require daily application. Then you may consider having filler injections into your lips. And as even a professor of dermatology, I have to tell you that I advise you to have only temporary filler put in your lips. Most ideally, hyaluronic acid filler, especially Restylane or Perlane, which is going to plump up the appearance of your lips for somewhere from three to, hopefully, six months and you get to see how the lip looks. It usually looks more rejuvenated and more attractive if it's fuller, and best of luck to you and be sure to choose an experienced doctor for lip filler treatments.

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