Nowadays, aesthetic medicine has become a highly demanded specialty and among the most requested treatments is lip augmentation. Specifically, this treatment consists in shaping the lips by means of different absorbable and non-absorbable techniques and both young people with very thin lips and older people who have lost the lip thickness they had during their youth resort to them.
In order to achieve the most satisfactory and natural results possible, different techniques are applied, the most frequent being hyaluronic acid filler. Dr. Dr. Abraham Moisés Barbero, a renowned specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, explains that in his clinic they work with non-absorbable prostheses that provide results of high reliability and reliability proven over the years and that in case of being removed do not leave traces inside the body.
Immediate and lifelong results
As for the results, they can be immediate when using hyaluronic acid fillers or permanent treatment. However, it should be noted that these techniques are usually accompanied by a period of swelling that makes the lip look a little swollen and then go down and regain the correct volume. The technique used will also be a decisive factor in defining the duration of the results, which can last from a few months to a lifetime.
What other treatments help to rejuvenate the face?
Undoubtedly, other areas of the face that show a tired and aging appearance are the orbicularis oculi muscles surrounding the eyes, the mouth and the nasolabial folds. Therefore, it is common for patients to seek alternatives to improve the appearance of these areas and to achieve this they have at their disposal surgical and non-surgical techniques.
Aesthetic medicine is committed to the use of botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid fillers and peeling, among others, but it is also common to reposition tissues through surgery that will help to prolong the satisfaction of the result for longer.
Laser is another tool that helps to eliminate blemishes and close pores, among others, improving the appearance of the face.
Thanks to the wide range of techniques and the diversity of aesthetic treatments, we will be able to recover and maintain that rejuvenation that in a short space of time will end up restoring freshness to the face.