Types Of Cosmetic Lip Surgery

In today’s medical world, there are so many marvelous things that you can do to your own body to make it feel and look better. Plastic surgery has taken the concept of shaping one’s body to levels that we never could have grasped 40 years ago. Now, we can even make specific changes to specific parts of our body like the woman’s breasts, torso and even the face. Even more specifically, there is now what is known as cosmetic lip surgery.

People do cosmetic lip surgery because it makes them feel that they look better. Then there are others who have cosmetic lip surgery to improve an abnormality that they probably once had. Whatever the reason is, people now believe that the lips are a very important facial feature. Consequently, there are now different ways to improve one’s lips, whether they are thick or thin.

Thin Lips

Nowadays, most people with thin lips wish they had lips that made them look confident and beautiful. Most women probably look up to the likes of celebrity Angelina Jolie, who seems to have naturally thick lips. But for those who do not have that natural look, cosmetic lip surgery on lip enlargement is available. It involves the use of injection therapy. A cosmetic plastic surgeon injects fat, which is taken from other parts of the body, into the lips. The results vary from person to person but the therapy does work. Another option is to have microdroplet silicone injected into the lips. This material and procedure, however, is not approved by the FDA yet. People who have tried it have experienced various results, mostly added fullness to their lips.

Thick Lips

For people with thick lips who wish their lips were thinner, there is a different type of cosmetic lip surgery procedure. It might be a little more dangerous than just injection therapy because it involves reducing the fat in the lips via reduction surgery. A cosmetic surgeon carefully places incisions on the inside of the lips and then excess tissue is scraped away. A lot of soft tissue in the lips is also removed to make the lips smaller. The surgery works but there is also the risk of minimal scarring.

Lip Lift

There are two other procedures known as lip lifts. The first involves incisions and requires the stripping of skin above the lip. Often, this procedure results in scars and it is best used on older patients who are not likely to form scars after the process. A second and more recommended procedure involves an incision made at the base of the nose, just above the upper lip. Skin is removed beneath the nose area, leaving the lip elevated. Complications of this procedure are very rare and this is probably the safest and most common lip lift known in the cosmetic lip surgery practice.