Lip augmentation is a surgical procedure aimed at increasing the volume of the thin upper and/or lower lip.
Since ancient times, lips have been one of the signs of sensuality and sexuality, and they were carefully emphasized with cosmetics even in ancient Egypt. With age, lips become thinner, which makes the patient look unattractive.
Age-related changes appear on our face first. Lips are no exception, as they begin to lose their fullness, become thin, and their natural color fades. Plastic surgery can successfully restore the natural fullness of the lips and give them sensuality.
Advantages of lip augmentation:
- Lip augmentation is a safe and effective surgical procedure
- Lip augmentation is a minor operation that allows you to achieve a PERMANENT effect of fuller lips
- Lip augmentation allows you to restore the aesthetic balance of the face
- Lip augmentation allows you to lift drooping corners of the lips
- Lip augmentation eliminates the tired curve of the lip line
- Lip augmentation can restore the fullness and juiciness of the lips
- Lip augmentation restores their natural appearance!
Our choice is permanent lip augmentation using the V-Y method. However, let's take a look at all the main methods.
There are several options for lip augmentation: surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures. The cosmetic injection method is the most popular. The disadvantage of this method of lip augmentation is that the product must be re-injected, sometimes after 3-4 months, or in the best case after six months.
- Lip augmentation with implants
- Lip augmentation with synthetic fillers that do not dissolve
- Lip augmentation using the V-Y method
- Lip augmentation with your own fat, facial, or scar tissue
For a permanent effect of voluminous lips, implants consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) are used. They are available under various names - Girtex, SoftForm, UltraSoft, and Advanta. This material, resembling porous rubber, has long been used in vascular surgery to replace blood vessels. It is easily implanted, which is also its disadvantage. As a foreign material, it has an increased risk of infection and reduces lip mobility. These factors significantly limit the use of this material for lip augmentation. In case of infection as a reaction to a foreign material, removal of the synthetic implant is very difficult.
Lip augmentation with implants is not a complicated procedure and does not take much time to perform. Lidocaine containing adrenaline is injected into the lip area for local anesthesia to achieve vasoconstriction and reduce possible hematoma. Four small incisions are made in the mucous membrane of the lip, through which the plastic surgeon inserts the implant using a special instrument. The excess implant is cut off and the incisions are sutured with a cosmetic self-absorbing suture.
Lip augmentation using the V-Y method is the most effective method for permanent lip augmentation. The operation takes about an hour and is performed under local or intravenous anesthesia. After careful preliminary marking of the incision lines, an incision is made in the mucous membrane of the lips from the inside.
The mucous membrane of the lips is separated as shown in the figure and sutured in a new position. This technique produces a lasting and permanent effect.
There are, of course, synthetic non-absorbable injectable preparations that can produce a significant increase in lip size.
These include Artecoll, Metacrill, Aquamid, and silicone. The use of these drugs for lip augmentation is associated with an increased risk of necrosis, granuloma, chronic inflammation, palpability, extrusion, and infection. When choosing these drugs for lip augmentation, you should carefully study the instructions!
In plastic surgery, a safer and more effective method of lip augmentation is used - lipofilling. It involves implanting the patient's own fat cells into the lips. Fat cells are removed in a special way from areas where they are in excess and injected into the lip tissue using thin syringes.
During rejuvenating procedures such as a facelift, part of the removed SMAS is used to augment the lips. The result in this case is more long-lasting than with a simple injection of fat cells. Alternatively, in younger patients, the lips can be augmented with scar tissue left over from previous surgery.
All these methods have their advantages and disadvantages. In most cases, it is a minor procedure with virtually no contraindications. Lip reshaping is very popular because it is easily tolerated and has a refreshing and rejuvenating effect, significantly improving the patient's appearance.
Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Head of the Plastic Surgery Center
Prices
- Price, in uah
Before/After Gallery
FAQ
In such an area as plastic surgery, prices depend on a number of factors: the level of the clinic, equipment, operations, and most importantly, the qualifications of the surgeon. One thing is for sure - this is not a case where you need to save money. After all, you can get to an unprofessional surgeon and get at least ugly scars and stitches, and at most a low-quality operation, which will then have to be redone by a professional.
Qualifications
Dr. Slosser Dmitry Vladimirovich is the only plastic surgeon in Kyiv and the CIS who received an academic education in this specialty at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem and whose foreign experience spans 23 years. And his membership in ISAPS and EAFPS only emphasizes his high professional level as a plastic surgeon.
Unlike many other clinics, institutes and centers of plastic surgery located in Kyiv, Donetsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovs'k, Luhansk, Mariupol, Lviv and other cities of Ukraine, in our center all prices for plastic surgery in Ukraine are fixed and specified in the price list. All prices for services are indicated in UAH.
Our plastic surgery clinic in Kyiv allows you to perform any plastic surgery of any level of complexity. After all, Dr. Slosser was not in vain involved as an expert on the country's leading TV channels, where he performed the most complex reconstructive plastic surgery as part of television projects that everyone else refused.
The level of qualification of the staff, the presence of an intensive care unit, a plastic surgery center, and the first Karl Storz intelligent operating room in Ukraine allow us to successfully perform not only such popular plastic surgeries as nose surgery, face and neck lifting, breast augmentation, but also complex ones, including breast reconstruction and nose reconstruction. Plastic reconstructive surgery is at the highest level of performance.
We apply the most advanced techniques, use absolutely harmless anesthesia (which is used in pediatric cardiac surgery), which will allow us to be leaders in simultaneous operations. For example, when nose and breast surgery is performed simultaneously. At the same time, almost all of our patients are provided with an easy recovery from anesthesia, which allows them to be discharged from the clinic the very next day after surgery.
Our clinic performs both adult and pediatric plastic surgery in Ukraine, and the prices are affordable. On the before and after photo gallery page, you can see the results of plastic surgery. Plastic surgery of the breast (augmentation, reduction, lifting), nose, face, lips, ear(s), abdomen. Scars, keloid scars and their removal, otoplasty (ear reshaping), chin augmentation and reduction (chin reshaping).
A contract is concluded with each patient of the clinic, and after a detailed consultation, Dr. Slosser signs an informed consent for surgery (not a general one, but for a specific operation), and an informed consent for anesthesia. Before being discharged, each patient is provided with a certificate of completion and a statement. Payment is made in UAH at the clinic's cash desk. All medical records are kept in written and electronic form. All of these measures, including the professionalism of Dr. Slosser's team, provide the highest level of guarantees for the patient. We remind you that Plastic Surgery Kyiv performs all plastic surgeries only in Kyiv. In other cities of Ukraine - Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovs'k - we do not provide consultations or perform surgeries. However, in Lviv, we provide plastic surgery consultations on a monthly basis on a regular basis.
All operations are performed by the famous plastic surgeon Dr. Slosser Dmitry Vladimirovich, who is one of the leaders in his field and is rightfully included in the rating of “the best plastic surgeons in Ukraine”. He has more than 23 years of experience in plastic surgery (since 1997) and more than 10 thousand successfully performed plastic surgeries. His foreign experience in plastic and reconstructive surgery is
- 8 years of practice in Israel. Of these, 6 years - specialization (residency) in plastic surgery at Hadassah University Hospital.
- 11 years of work in Moscow as a leading specialist at the American Medical Center.
Nowadays, the level of plastic surgery in Ukraine is very high, and the plastic surgeries performed in Kyiv meet the highest international standards. That is why the flow of foreign patients seeking to improve their appearance is increasing every year. As of 2019, the clinic's plastic surgeons have successfully performed more than 480 plastic surgeries, the vast majority of which were performed under general anesthesia.
Calculate the cost of the operation: Lip augmentation
Leave your details and we will contact you for an accurate assessment of the operation
Materials on the topic
Why Ukrainians turn to plastic surgeons – a survey of Dmytro Slosser's audience
Last week, I conducted a brief survey among my followers on Instagram using the Stories feature. Each question received a different number of responses, but on average, approximately 400 respondents participated. The purpose of this survey was quite simple: to understand what motivates people to undergo cosmetic surgery today. The results confirmed my own observations.
Natural plastic surgery
Современная пластическая хирургия меняется и совершенствуется: сегодня пациенты все чаще ищут натуральный подход к коррекции внешности. Они стремятся не к радикальным изменениям, а к тонкому усовершенствованию, которое подчеркивает их индивидуальность. Это касается популярных пластических операций, таких как ринопластика, маммопластика и подтяжка лица.
