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Dermal fillers
Published in Michael Parker, Charlie James, Fundamentals for Cosmetic Practice, 2022
You will, as your practice continues, develop your own style of lip augmentation based on your understanding of how patients respond to lip filler as well as in creating your patient’s desired cosmetic outcome. This chapter gives you a brief overview of techniques with which you can augment lips effectively and safely. Before you start augmenting a patient’s lips, take the time to explore with them what look they are after and what they are particularly interested in changing. Lip augmentation is not simply about making lips bigger, but you can also correct asymmetry or change the shape of the lips themselves.
Volumetric Approach to the Lips
Published in Neil S. Sadick, Illustrated Manual of Injectable Fillers, 2020
Bruising is the most common complication of lip augmentation (Figure 10.21). It can be reduced by having patients discontinue blood thinners and anticoagulants prior to injection. However, if patients are on anticoagulants for a medical reason as prescribed by a doctor they should not be discontinued as the risk of a cerebrovascular or cardiovascular event does not outweigh the benefit (13). Aspirin if taken as preventative or “to be healthy” should be discontinued at least 10 days prior to injection, but if it is prescribed by a doctor it should not be discontinued (13). Vitamin E, fish oil, ginseng, gingko biloba, garlic, dong quai, feverfew, and many other herbal remedies are known to increase bruising and these should be discontinued at least 1 week prior to injection. If bruises occur, they can often be easily hidden by lipstick, especially when the injection approach is through the mucosa rather than the skin.
Lips
Published in Ali Pirayesh, Dario Bertossi, Izolda Heydenrych, Aesthetic Facial Anatomy Essentials for Injections, 2020
Ali Pirayesh, Raul Banegas, Per Heden, Khalid Alawadi, Jennifer Gaona, Alwyn Ray D’Souza
Cosmetic lip augmentation consists of the enlargement and reshaping of otherwise normal upper or lower lips. The aim is to improve the three-dimensional relationship with the nose, teeth, and surrounding facial structures at rest, as well as during animation and speech.
High frequency ultrasound imaging as a “potential” way of evaluation modality in side effects of lip augmentation – case report
Published in Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2019
R. Krzysztof Mlosek, Katarzyna Słoboda, Sylwia Malinowska
Lip augmentation, is currently one of the most popular procedures performed by esthetic medicine doctors. However, this procedure is associated with a significant number of side effects. Side effects can be divided into: early (days to weeks after), such as: injection site reaction (swelling, redness, bruising or ecchymosis, pain, infections) (1), allergic reaction or hypersensitivity, inflammation, solid nodules, tissue necrosis and embolism, and delayed (weeks to years), such as: granulomatous inflammation, nodule, migration of the implanted filler, scarring and asymmetry (2). The number of complications is growing all the time as is the number of lip augmentation procedures. The question is, can we diagnose them better? High frequency ultrasound helps with this problem. It has been proven to be a useful and non-invasive method for detection of presence of the injected filler (3).
Evaluating safety in hyaluronic acid lip injections
Published in Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2021
Tyler Safran, Arthur Swift, Sebastian Cotofana, Andreas Nikolis
This article summarizes the state of the existing literature regarding injectable filler in lip augmentation. Despite varying levels of evidence and study design in the published literature, the articles reviewed describe the most common complications of which the injector must be aware. To date, there is still a paucity of literature that describes long term follow up of patients as well as studies comparing specific injection techniques.
Non-ablative laser treatment improves lip volume, texture, and color
Published in Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2022
According to a 2020 statistics report published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the amount of non-injection lip augmentation procedures has increased by 84% over the past 20 years, and the number of soft tissue filler procedures has risen almost 4 million annually in the United States alone (22). However, none of the current treatments achieve long-lasting results without side effects or scarring.