Lip augmentation --Injectable Fillers

Injectable Fillers

These are performed on an outpatient basis in your doctor's office or an outpatient center and you will be sent home the same day. Your surgeon may use local anesthesia to make you more comfortable during the injection of the filler. The local anesthetic (pain killer) may be topical (applied to the skin) or injected prior to the procedure.

Hafiller(http://www.hafiller.com/product.html)

What it is: This is a pure and non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid gel used to increase volume in the lips. hyaluronic acid is a complex sugar naturally found in the body, so there's no skin test needed and little chance for an allergic reaction. Hafiller Derm Deep and Derm are mostly welcome to use for lip augmentation. or lip enhancement.

Drawbacks: It's biodegradable, so your body will absorb it within about six or nine months of the injection.

Artecoll

What it is: Synthetic microbeads of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) suspended in partially denatured Bovine (cow) collagen.
Benefits: More staying power than standard collagen or fat injections.
Drawbacks: Some risk of allergic reaction, due to the use of partially denatured cow collagen.

Autologen

What it is: This is your own collagen, extracted from your body and sent to a lab outside the hospital where it is processed into an injectable form.
Benefits: Because your own body made the collagen, there's no risk of an allergic reaction to it. However, the effects are temporary, as your body will slowly reabsorb the collagen.
Drawbacks: It requires a surgical procedure to extract the tissue to be sent for processing and a second appointment at a later date for the injection.

Bovine Collagen

What it is: This version of collagen is extracted from cows.
Drawbacks: It's a temporary fix, and can last from as little as four weeks to three months. Use of this product is good if you just want to get an idea of what lip augmentation might be like without having to make a more permanent decision. There is also a risk of allergic reaction. Your surgeon will give you a test dose to check for allergies before treatment can begin.

Dermalogen

What it is: This material is extracted from deceased human donors. It's also called injectable Human Tissue Matrix.
Drawbacks: This is also a temporary fix, but your body should not reject it.

HylaForm

What it is: This is tissue that is created from a molecular component of the human body.
Drawbacks: Hylaform is only a temporary fix and repeat treatments are needed.