Fillers Are the Perfect Way to Volumize Thin Lips
Lip fillers are a popular way to volumize thin lips in Parker and Aurora, CO. Thin lips can make women feel older and depressed whenever they look in the mirror. With the help of lip fillers, we can enhance the lips’ volume and shape, restoring an appealing pout.
Why Do People Have Thin Lips?
A person’s lips can become thin and lack definition for a wide variety of reasons. In many cases, these aesthetic issues are genetic. Pollution, stress, and poor diet can all be potential factors in shrinking the lips. Prolonged exposure to the sun’s UV rays can also negatively affect the structure of collagen protein in the lips.
Often, the aging process is the culprit. The body’s rate of collagen production declines naturally over time starting in a person’s 20s. When lip collagen decreases, lips lose their volume and shape.
Smoking can also affect the structure and plumpness of the lips. Nicotine damages collagen and elastin protein. It also reduces the size of blood vessels in the lips, decreasing blood flow, meaning the lips’ tissues get fewer nutrients and less oxygen.
What Are Lip Fillers?
Lip fillers are injectable products designed to increase the volume of the lips. These products can boost lip volume, enhance definition, restore the Cupid’s bow, and even smooth away lip lines.
Lip fillers work in a variety of ways depending on their specific compositions. For example, hyaluronic-acid-based lip fillers bond with the water molecules in the lips. This creates immediate volume in the lips’ tissues.
Once the filler has fully settled, patients will see their final results. After injection, filler products are gradually and safely absorbed by the body. Their results can last for anywhere from six to twelve months. After this time, patients return for maintenance treatments to preserve their results.
Good Candidates for Lip Fillers
Lip fillers are an excellent option for patients who are unhappy with the thin or asymmetrical appearance of their lips. Fillers are a great choice for patients who want to reduce smoker’s lines, also called perioral lip lines or lipstick lines.
The best candidates for lip fillers are people who want to avoid surgical options like lip implants and lip lifts, both of which can require extensive and uncomfortable recovery time.
Candidates with active skin infections at or near the treatment site must fully address these before coming in for lip fillers. Pregnant or breastfeeding patients are advised to postpone their filler session.
The Injection Process
Lip filler injection is a simple and convenient process that takes anywhere from 15 minutes to a half hour at most. At the start, a topical anesthetic may be applied to areas of the lips.
Once the topical numbing cream has taken effect, the chosen lip filler product is injected into key regions of the lips, creating immediate new volume. Fillers often contain lidocaine, a local anesthetic, to ensure a comfortable session. Once the injections have been delivered, the session is complete.
Lip Filler Aftercare
After lip filler injections, patients can quickly get back to their normal day. They won’t need to deal with recovery time or take any time off from work.
Patients may experience a minor degree of bruising, tenderness, swelling, redness, or itching in the lips for a short time. These issues will disappear shortly. To address them, sleep with your head elevated, apply ice packs as directed, and apply arnica cream, vitamin K, or aloe vera as directed.
In the days following a lip filler session, it will be important to avoid any activities that could cause lip trauma or create pressure. Playing sports, applying lipstick and lip balm, biting one’s lips, kissing, and facial massages should be avoided.
Dental visits, using straws, sleeping on one’s face, and eating very cold or hot foods should also be avoided. Additionally, patients should not smoke for at least one week after treatment.
Patients must not take NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for one day or drink alcohol for one to two days, since these can exacerbate bruising.
Strenuous activities like heavy exercise can exacerbate bruising and swelling and should be avoided for the first two days. Additionally, air-pressure changes can increase bruising, so patients should not fly for a time.
Come in for Lip Fillers
Schedule a consultation at Beyond Human to learn more about using fillers to volumize thin lips in Parker and Aurora, CO. Give your lips the volume you’ve been dreaming of—contact us today for your appointment.