Lip Augmentation Surgery
As some women age, they may find their top lip grows longer and thinner than the bottom,
resulting in a bothersome and unattractive overhang. These patients can benefit from
a nostril sill excision procedure, which actually raises the thin top lip by
removing skin under the nose and exposing more of the lip's pink vermillion. Expect swelling
and about 10 days of downtime. Though there's a risk of scarring, results are excellent for appropriate
patients.
Injectables
Injectables are a great way to achieve more lush-looking lips.
Hyaluronic acid fillers like Hylaform
and Restylane boost youthful volume with the main side effect being swelling.
Injecting fat taken
from the patient's own abdomen or hips not only enhances the lips, but corrects asymmetry as well
without the risk of an allergic reaction.
Doctors have come to rely on the collagen-based injectable CosmoDerm for restoring the lip border on patients who
have lost definition due to age and environmental factors. CosmoDerm's biggest upside
is the fact that no skin test is required before use, so you can go into the doctor's
office and come out with younger-looking lips in just one visit.