Plastic Surgery for Face Procedures :: Plastic Surgery Center

Lip Augmentation

Lip augmentation is a cosmetic procedure that can give you fuller, plumper lips. These days, an injectable dermal filler is the most commonly used method of lip enhancement. There are many types of dermal fillers that can be injected in your lips and around your mouth. But the most common fillers today are products that contain substances similar to hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the body. It helps increase volume in your lips.

These types of dermal fillers are sometimes called “hyaluronic acid fillers.” Collagen, once the most common dermal filler, is used less often today. The newer options are safer and the effects last longer. Fat injections and implants are other methods to plump lips. But they aren’t used as much today because the results vary and there is a greater risk of side effects.

Uses of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers

Hyaluronic acid fillers can improve the appearance of your lips by adding:

Shape
Structure
Volume

The effects of lip enhancement surgery typically last around six months. After that more injections are needed to keep the volume of your lips. There are several hyaluronic acid fillers on the market. Among them are these products:

Benefits of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers

There are various hyaluronic fillers that can be used for lip enhancement. During your consultation, we can decide which product would be best suited for you and your needs. Once injected, the gel in the filler supports and shapes the tissues of the lips.

The benefits of using hyaluronic acid fillers include:

Control over lip volume. The amount of substance injected can be controlled, so the doctor has better control over how much lip volume is created. Gradual pace of treatment. The injections can be given gradually during different appointments until the desired results are achieved. Bumps dissolve easily. Any lumps and bumps created by movement of the lips can be dissolved easily. Less bruising. There may be less bruising and swelling compared to other dermal fillers. Reasonably lasting results. The results are reasonably long-lasting, but not permanent. Allergic reaction unlikely. Because hyaluronic acid fillers are made from substances similar to those found in the body, they are unlikely to cause an allergic reaction. But if you are allergic to lidocaine, tell your doctor before being treated.

Eyelid Surgery

Eyelid surgery is an outpatient procedure, but the patient will not be able to drive home on their own. It is advisable to arrange another person to drive home after the blepharoplasty surgery. It also may be a responsible and judicious idea to have someone stay with the patient during the night after the surgery.

What to expect during eyelid surgery

Eyelid Surgery Recovery

Most patients recover very quickly from an eyelid lift or blepharoplasty surgery. The surgery itself is performed in an outpatient surgical facility with the patient going home the same day. Depending on the complexity of the operation, and whether an upper eyelid lift, lower eye lid lift, or both surgeries are performed, the operation can be performed under local anesthesia, conscious sedation, or general anesthesia and takes one to three hours to complete.

The recovery following eyelid lift or blepharoplasty surgery is generally uneventful. Patients are given oral pain medications and may be given antibiotic and anti-nausea medications as well. Most patients experience a few days of bruising and the swelling decreases rapidly over a period of days to weeks. Some patients may complain of dry eyes, but this condition will usually go away on its own within two weeks in most cases. Those undergoing an eyelid lift surgery are generally able to drive and return to work within a few days to a week, and any residual bruising can be covered with makeup.

Eyelid Surgery Results

The results of lower eyelid surgery are nearly permanent, and a repeat surgery may not be necessary in the future. However, the eyes will still continue to age as usual. Results with upper eyelid surgery can usually last for about five to seven years. In case the eyelids sag again in the future, a forehead lift may be performed rather than a repeat eye lift.

The eyes are the first things we notice when meeting someone new. The eyes can tell many things about a person- mood, temperament, sex, and age, for starters. With that said, the eyes, eyelids, and the periocular region in general are the first areas of the face to show signs of aging. It is no surprise then that eyelid lift surgery is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States. The demographic of patients seeking eyelid lift surgery has changed as well; many more male patients are seeking eyelid lift and upper facial rejuvenation, with patients, male and female, seeking treatment at a younger and younger age.