Lip enlargement

Well-formed lips and well-treated teeth are generally seen as the most important parts of the face. Fuller lips stand for 'warmth' and 'youth' and give you a more beautiful smile.

When your lips are too thin, you can opt for lip enlargement, a treatment which has been performed for many years. Lip enlargement is possible for the under- or upperlip. Some treatments give more temporary results, others give long-lasting results. Considering the size of enlargement and the patient's wishes, one of the procedures mentioned underneath can be chosen.

1. Hylaform or hylausour is a temporary filler which gives you the advantage to decide if a lip enlargement is something for you or not, before you choose a more definitive solution.

2. Acquamid, PMS or other silicone based products are permanent products which give more beautiful results. These are permanent products; they are not broken down by the body.

3. For a definitive lip filling we often prefer the most natural product. Lip enlargement can be performed using the body's own fat (lipofilling or lipostructure). In this case, after being purified, the body's own fat is injected into the lips. It is also possible to use own skin for a lip enlargement. The operation is performed under a local anaesthetic and takes about 1 hour. After the operation, the lip will be a little bit swollen during one week.

Lip enlargements are always performed under a local anaesthetic.

Most lip enlargements are carried out in different sessions.