Perfectly shaped lips can not only boost your sex appeal, but also your popularity. However, not everyone can have naturally perfect lips and makeup is certainly a convenient option to fix the flaws. However, if you want long-lasting results and can look beautiful even after taking off your makeup, lip surgery becomes a better option. Lip Augmentation A thin lip can be caused by birth or by aging. It can be improved by injecting fillers or artificial dermal implants into the lips to achieve the lip augmentation effect, which will make the lips full and sexy after the procedure. The effect of lip augmentation injections is real-time with minimal side effects, and the longevity of the effect is determined by the type of filler used. (1) Collagen lip augmentation Collagen is the most natural lip filler, but it is a tissue substitute, so it cannot be injected too much, otherwise lip augmentation will have adverse reactions and even lead to infection. It is also important to note that 1/3 of people will be allergic to collagen. Pros: This procedure is less technical and can be completed in less than 10 minutes. Disadvantages: The effect of this augmentation can also only last 2-6 months and requires multiple injections to maintain the lip shape. (2) Hyaluronic acid lip augmentation Hyaluronic acid, or hyaluronic acid, is originally a derivative of collagen and is one of the necessary ingredients to support the elasticity of the skin. Due to its hypoallergenic and non-rejection nature, it is currently a popular filler for lip augmentation injections among Hollywood and celebrities from all walks of life, and is also used in subcutaneous lip augmentation procedures to reduce wrinkles. Advantages: takes about 15 minutes. Disadvantages: lasts 4-8 months and requires multiple injections to maintain lip shape. (3) Autologous lip augmentation This type of lip augmentation is done by extracting fat from the patient’s own body and then injecting it into the lips. This type of lip augmentation is more troublesome and requires anesthesia, etc., but usually after a few weeks, you will get long-lasting sexy lips. This method of lip augmentation is more reliable than collagen injections, but again, not too much should be injected at one time. Because the injected fat needs the surrounding tissue to infiltrate it to provide nutrients, too many injections at once can lead to non-viability and liquefaction, which can seriously affect the lip augmentation results. Advantages: About half an hour. There is no need for repeated injections, the injection will not affect normal life, and the lips will feel natural. Disadvantages: The survival rate of one injection is only about 40-60%, and the ideal lip shape can be achieved after 2-3 times. (4) Gore-Tex material lip augmentation This is another way to make the effect of lip augmentation lasting. This type of lip augmentation material has good tissue compatibility and can be filled into the body with microscopic neurovascular infiltration. Since it is not absorbed by the body, it is possible to achieve the ideal lip augmentation status at once. Thick lip thinning surgery The thickness of the upper lip exceeds 9mm and the lower lip exceeds 10.5mm for men; for women, the upper lip exceeds 8mm and the lower lip exceeds 9mm for thick lips. Excessively thick lips affect the aesthetic appearance of the face. At present, the most ideal correction method for thick lip deformity or duplex lips is thick lip thinning surgery, in which the junction of the red lip skin and mucous membrane of the upper and lower lips, depending on the degree of lip thickness, a pike or serrated excision of oral mucosa and muscle is performed, and then the incision is directly pulled together and sutured to make the thick lips thinner. Advantages: short surgery time, no pain, no scars. Indications: congenital lip hypertrophy, acquired lip hypertrophy, etc. Lip Bead Formation A lip bead with a strong sense of three-dimensionality can play a good role in embellishing the lips in terms of beauty and make the lip shape more vivid. If the basic shape of lip beads and lip peaks is not perfect, hyaluronic acid, Iveran, Avef, autologous fat or surgical methods can be used to make them form a lip cell scaffold, so that lip lines disappear and increase the sense of moistness. Advantages: little damage, no trace, no rejection, light injection. Indications: Patients with inconspicuous lip bead, cleft lip, lip bead deficiency, and the basic shape of lip bead and lip peak is not very perfect. Lip arch molding is mainly used in the case of inconspicuous lip arch, such as congenital flat lip arch or age-related red lip thinning due to white lip lengthening and disappearance of lip arch. The method is to draw the amount of white lips to be removed at the white lips near the red lips according to the normal shape of the lip arch and the normal height of the white lips, and if the red lips are thin, the white lips that should be removed will be buried in the deep side of the red lips after removing only the epidermis. Advantages: lip arch shaping, shortening of the white lip and thickening of the red lip to some extent. Disadvantages: a thin scar line will be left at the junction of the red and white lips. The key to cosmetic surgery for orofacial cleft is to determine the normal position of the corners of the mouth and the symmetrical design of the corners of the mouth on both sides, which is the basic condition for restoring the normal shape of the corners of the mouth. (1) V-Y advancement flap method Suitable for mildly crooked corners of the mouth without obvious lip tissue defects. The V-shaped incision is designed according to the skewed condition, and the position, size of the angle and arm length of the V-shaped incision depend on the site, direction and degree of the skewed angle of the mouth. The tip of the tissue flap is located on the red side of the lip. The V-shaped skin incision is made deep to the muscle layer, the tissue flap is lifted and advanced toward the red side of the lip, and Y-shaped sutures are used to fully reset the skewed lip tissue, and there should not be excessive tension after suturing. Y-shaped sutures can directly close the trauma left after the V-shaped tissue flap is performed, and can prevent the V-shaped tissue flap from retracting in the direction of flap advancement. (2) Z-plasty is suitable for those whose corners of the mouth are displaced upward or downward due to scar pulling on one side and those whose corners of the mouth droop unilaterally. As an example, the patient is asked to open and close the mouth to observe the normal position of the corners of the mouth. The Z-shaped incision is then designed, and the arm length and the angle of insertion of the tissue flap are determined by the degree of crookedness. Note that the length of the upper lip incision along the red lip of the corner of the mouth toward the midline should be such that when the triangular flap under it is transferred and inserted into the gap of this incision, the skewed angle of the mouth can be brought down to the normal height of the corner of the mouth. The base of the triangular flap formed should be directed outward, and the height of the base should be equal to the distance the upwardly skewed orofacial angle descends. The skin is incised to the orbicularis oris muscle as designed, and the flap is lifted and inserted toward the upper lip incision with interrupted sutures. Indications: Mouth too wide, crooked corners of the mouth, macromouth deformity macroglossia. Although there are a variety of lip plastic surgery to choose from, but beauty seekers should not be single-mindedly pursuing the so-called perfect lip shape, the lips are only part of the face, the overall coordination is often more important than the perfection of a separate place, before lip plastic surgery, please work together with plastic surgeons to choose the most suitable lip shape, after all, what suits you is the most beautiful!