Do you think aging has to do something with your current lip shape? Do you sometimes wish your lips were plumper or otherwise different? Want fuller lips? If this describes you, lip dermal fillers could be the key to achieving your ideal pout. With this cosmetic procedure at your disposal, you can choose from various fillers to achieve the contours and volume you’ve always wanted.

What Are Lip Dermal Fillers?

Lip dermal fillers are an excellent method for achieving fuller lips that are more in keeping with your preferred appearance. A fuller, more uniform appearance of the upper and lower lips can be achieved through a series of lip dermal fillers injections into specific points on the lips. An injection can gradually add volume to one or both lips or correct unevenness with a targeted injection.

Always consult a qualified medical professional and stick to fillers approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if you decide to proceed with this procedure.

Should You Consider Lip Dermal Fillers? Here Are Some Benefits

Dermal fillers for the lips are a cosmetic choice that individuals must make for themselves. Pursuing one’s own personal aesthetic objectives can be an empowering experience.

Lip dermal fillers may be a good choice if you meet these conditions.

• Keep your body and mind in good shape.
• Don’t get your hopes up too high.
• Currently have no active oral infection, such as a cold sore, canker sore, or fever blister.

Many people choose to get lip dermal fillers because they want to enhance the appearance of their lips by making them fuller. Lip dermal filler applications can be made for a variety of reasons:

• Fullness in the lips is restored to a previous level. Age can cause several changes to the lips, including thinning or shrinking, a lengthened and flattered philtrum, and a separation of the corners of the mouth.

• Changing the shape of your lips for the better. It is common for lips to be of different sizes or shapes on either side.

• Reduced wrinkling through ironing. When we smile or laugh, the skin around our mouths can crease.

• Raising one’s sense of worth. Fillers for the lips are a popular cosmetic procedure that can do wonders for a person’s self-esteem and sense of beauty.

Lip dermal fillers can be used to enrich existing lip volume or to restore volume loss. Of course, they won’t turn back the clock, but they could buy you some time before you need permanent solutions like lip implants or a lip lift to get your lips looking whole again. They can also help achieve a more attractive appearance, which has been shown to boost confidence. Age, sun exposure, and smoking are just a few risk factors that can lead to diminished lip volume.

Pre-Treatment Assessment

Before injecting dermal filler into your lips, your provider will want to see you. You can expect them to think about many different aspects of you, including your mental and social health. Your doctor may pry into your private life if you consider lip dermal fillers. 

Physical attractiveness factors include things like your age and facial structure. Your provider will use the information in your medical record to assess your current health and make recommendations. It’s critical to discuss your allergies with your doctor. Also, don’t forget to include herbal remedies and OTC drugs on your list of medications.

Lip Dermal Filler Procedure

The use of a topical anesthetic is commonplace in lip dermal filler procedures. A topical anesthetic will be applied to your lips to ensure that you feel as slight discomfort as possible during the process. Benzocaine, lidocaine, and tetracaine are frequently found in topical anesthetic creams. After about 15 to 30 minutes, you should feel your lips start to go numb.

A lip filler injection can be placed in the oral commissures, lip borders, and the natural curve in the center of the upper lip after your doctor has numbed the area. You won’t be hurt, but you may feel a pinch, and your eyes may water. The typical lip filler used by doctors is 1 mL or about 1/4 of a teaspoon. The maximum depth that the needle can penetrate the skin is 2.5 mm.

Your provider may use an ice pack on your lips at various points during the procedure to minimize swelling and bruising. The process could take as little as 30 minutes and two hours.

Aftercare

Your provider may massage your lips after the procedure to ensure the filler is evenly distributed. If it’s necessary, they’ll keep applying ice to your lips. Your lips may swell, become overly sensitive, and even bruise. Most people see their swelling go down in 48 hours, though it could take up to a week.

Your lips will be checked in about two weeks to ensure they heal properly after the procedure. For your records, we may take a second photo of your lips before and after the process.

Types of Lip Dermal Fillers

If you’re thinking about getting lip dermal fillers but aren’t sure which one to get, we’ve compiled a list of the most popular fillers so that you can enhance the fullness of your lips and the overall appearance of your face.

• Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Fillers: Hyaluronic acid (HA) injectable fillers are designed to act similarly to HA made by the body. Lips can gain fullness and enhanced contour and structure when HA fillers are used.

• Collagen Lip Fillers: HA fillers, which offer a more natural appearance and are more convenient to use than collagen lip fillers, have primarily displaced collagen fillers as the preferred dermal filler in recent years. Collagen fillers are longer-lasting and widely considered safer than their HA predecessors. Collagen can augment the lips’ size, but HA fillers prevent moisture loss for a more natural appearance and feel.

• Permanent Silicone Lip Fillers: Silicone lip fillers are permanent and never need to be touched up, while HA fillers only last for a year or so. The implant is inserted through two tiny cuts made in the lip. In addition, unlike older materials, modern silicone lip implants can be easily removed if complications arise. These implants were once widely used, but their artificial sensation has declined in popularity.

Takeaway

If you are interested in learning more about your options for making your lips look fuller, you should consult a provider specializing in lip dermal fillers. Keep in mind that the boost in self-assurance from lip fillers is only temporary. A new injection of lip filler is recommended every 12 to 18 months. Suppose you are considering this option; contact and visit our clinic, Embry & Co., for a consultation. Our clinic also provides other aesthetic services if you want to address different aesthetic goals or concerns you may have.