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Lip augmentation is a way to enhance
the lips using synthetic or biological products
or surgery.
If you have a strong desire to
resize, reshape, plump up or lift your lips, you
may want lip enhancement. Dr. Chartchai will advise
what options you have to add a more balanced look
to your face.
People with small, deflated lips,
asymmetry, reconstructive needs, dropping or sagging
upper lip, lack of color, wrinkling from smoking
or aging and other complaints may be helped by fat
transfer alone or may need additional surgery.
Fat
from your own body - usually the belly, hips
or thighs - can be transferred to the face, lips
or cheeks as a safe and reliable filler. In his
practice in Bangkok, Dr. Chartchai prefers to use
a patient's own fat, called autologous fat, for
lip augmentation.
Procedure
Dr. Chartchai "harvests" your fat by liposuction.
After making a small incision in a suitable part
of your body, he suctions out the necessary volume
of fat and closes the area. The fat is cleaned and
separated into micro-droplets, which are injected
into your lips. The harvesting of the fat can take
up to an hour and the injections take from 10 minutes
to an hour or more depending on where you want the
fat.
The longevity of fat is widely
variable, lasting from months to years. It is considered
to be permanent. Dr. Chartchai will advise you on
the current research about this.
Recovery time
Bruising and swelling are expected for 1-2 weeks
after fat injection, depending on the amount and
location of the injection.
Possible complications
Lumpiness sometimes can last for months. Fat reabsorption
is normally expected so overcorrection is routine.
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