Lip plastic surgery

Lip plastic surgery

Lip plastic surgery (cheiloplasty) belongs to the category of popular plastic surgery. The goal is to change the size and shape of the lips. In addition, lip plastic is actively used to eliminate various defects (both congenital and acquired). Lip plastic surgery allows you to achieve a pronounced permanent effect. Thus, cheiloplasty will help change your appearance closer to perfection.

Indications for lip plastic surgery

• Congenital anomalies.
• Sagging lower lip.
• Age-related changes in lips, wrinkles.
• Lip asymmetry.
• Damage and injury.
• The need for correction after lip augmentation with biopolymer gel.
• Desire to correct the contours, shape and volume of the lips.

Varieties of lip plastic surgery

In the clinic of Andrey Leonidovich Kharkov, the following methods of correcting the size, shape and other parameters of the lips are practiced.

Plastic Y-V methods

The aim of the method is to increase volume of the lips and give them a perfect shape. During the operation, the surgeon shifts the mucous membrane of the lips forward, while forming the necessary parameters.

Plastic “Bullhorn”

The operation is performed with excessively plump lips, as well as with lengthening of the upper lip (age-related phenomenon). Upper lip lengthening is often combined with a facelift and rhinoplasty.

Shortening

It allows to reduce the length of the lower and / or upper lip. During  the surgery, the surgeon excises the tissue around the forehead and removes excess skin.

Removal of silicone (biopolymer)

Silicone is removed due to the development of inflammation at the injection site. It is also possible to move the silicone outside the lip area.

The choice of the optimal variant of lip plastic surgery is determined by the doctor. He evaluates the features of each individually taken situation.

Particular features of lip plastic surgery

Lipplasty provides 2 options for performing: contour and surgical (reconstructive) cheiloplasty.

Contouring allows you to change the size and shape of the lips based on the introduction of:

• Animal collagen.
• Hyaluronic acid.
• Synthetic preparations.
• Collagen, which is extracted from the tissues of the patient himself.
• Adipose tissue of the patient.

Each of the above options does not mean a prolonged hospitalization and long recovery period. The choice of this or that preparation depends on various factors, first of all, on the likelihood of developing an allergic reaction.

But, if you need a truly lasting and dramatic effect, it is best to choose the surgical option of lip plastic surgery.

Surgical intervention involves the use of local anesthesia (as an exception, it is possible to use general anesthesia).

The surgeon makes small incisions, the lips get the desired shape. After that, the edges of the incisions are connected with self-absorbable sutures. The duration of the surgery is 60 minutes.

Surgical cheiloplasty will also allow you to correct the consequences of injuries on the lip, as well as get rid of congenital or acquired defects. Among them, first of all:

• “Hare lip”.
• “Wolf’s mouth”.
• Excessive thinness of the lips.
• Sagging lower lip.
• Large neoplasms (benign).

Thanks to the professionalism of the plastic surgeons of the clinic of Andrey Kharkov, you can achieve amazing results: almost any shape and size of lips. After surgery, the patient stays in the hospital for a day under the supervision of nurses and other specialists.

Rehabilitation period

The length of the recovery period directly depends on the complexity of the surgery. On average, the active rehabilitation period is 10-12 days. The stitches are removed on the 7th day.

For two weeks pain and swelling may be present. In addition, local redness and bruising are completely normal phenomena that go away on their own. Pain relievers and antibiotics can be used to prevent complications.

It is advisable to apply ice to relieve puffiness. For some time, you should refuse to eat food that requires active chewing. Special ointments will accelerate the healing process and protect against infection.

You can evaluate the final result one month after the surgery.

To maintain an amazing result and protect yourself from negative consequences, you should definitely follow all the recommendations of specialists:

• You should limit sports activities for several weeks, high physical activity is prohibited.
• You should stop smoking for the period of mucosal recovery.
• The area of ​​postoperative scars should be protected from sunlight.
• It is prohibited to visit the beach, pool, sauna for two weeks.

Contraindications for lip plastic surgery

Lip plastic is not performed if the following contraindications are present:

1. Pregnancy and lactation.
2. Herpes and / or fresh skin lesions in the lip area.
3. Diabetes mellitus.
4. Diseases of blood vessels and heart.
5. Autoimmune diseases.
6. Exacerbation of chronic pathologies.

Benefits of lip plastic surgery in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov

All employees of the clinic of Andrey Leonidovich Kharkov are high-level professionals. Thus, you can be sure that the lip plastic surgery will be carried out as comfortably and safely as possible and, at the same time, you will get an amazing result.

In most cases, lip surgery is combined with other facial surgeries. Thanks to this, maximum harmony can be achieved. You can evaluate the result of lip plastics even before the surgery using 3-D modelling. The key to the success of Andrey Leonidovich’s clinic is an individual approach to each patient, modern equipment and truly European service.

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