Loving your smile is an important part of your self-confidence and self-expression. Your smile is often the first thing that people notice when they meet you. It has the power to transform your entire look, express your mood, and accentuate your facial features. Now, it’s easier than ever to enhance your smile thanks to the transformative powers of lip fillers. At Art of Lines MD, Dr. Naz uses a minimally invasive lip augmentation technique to perfectly plump and define your pout. With an experienced injector, the appropriate product, and the right volume, lip fillers should provide a perfectly symmetrical, plump pout that radiates your confidence.
What Are Lip Fillers and How Do They Work?
Lip fillers are a non-surgical lip enhancement procedure that uses soft tissue dermal fillers to increase the volume and definition of thin or thinning lips. Many modern injectable fillers commonly contain a substance called hyaluronic acid, a clear, dense substance that is naturally found in the body. Its primary job is to hydrate the skin by attracting and retaining water. When injected into the lips, hyaluronic acid keeps your pout plump and moisturized.
Can Lip Fillers Enhance the Appearance of My Smile?
In many cases, lip fillers can enhance the appearance of your smile. The lips frame your teeth, and a plump lips can provide a more pronounced and alluring backdrop to a confident, radiant smile. When lips have the right level of volume and shape, they can balance your facial features and make your smile appear more appealing and harmonious.
What Changes Should I Expect in My Smile After Lip Fillers?
Lip contouring can work wonders for those who are self-conscious about having a gummy smile, toothy smile, or asymmetrical smile.
Many individuals worry about their gums being too exposed when they smile. Lip fillers can modify the lip-to-gum ratio, ensuring that your smile is beautifully showcased while minimizing gum display.
On the other hand, some individuals are concerned that their smile shows too much of their teeth. By creating fuller lips, a lip augmentation with dermal fillers will be able to hide some of your teeth, making your gorgeous smile softer and elegant.
Some individuals are looking for a procedure for lip asymmetry correction. An asymmetrical smile is when the top lip is disproportionally small or there is drooping on one or both sides of the mouth, causing a noticeably crooked smile. Using dermal fillers, Dr. Naz will plump thin areas, lift drooping areas, and leave you with a beautifully even smile.
Are There Any Risks to My Smile with Lip Fillers?
It is essential that you choose an injector or plastic surgeon with experience when considering lip injections as expertise can be the difference between achieving a beautiful smile or one you’re not proud of. Some patients experience heavy upper lips that look too thick because too much product was used in the wrong place. An expert injector will create balance between your upper lip and lower lip, ensuring both lips are proportionate to the rest of your smile.
How Can I Ensure Natural-Looking Results from Lip Fillers?
Common ways you can ensure that your results with lip fillers look and feel natural include:
- Picking an expert you can trust. Your choice of injector is the most important factor in achieving the natural-looking results you want. Before choosing an injector, read reviews, ask for result pictures, and ask questions to see if they understand the essentials of lip filler techniques.
- Choose the right filler. There are a variety of lip filler products to choose from. Think of the kind of lips you want and find the product that provides that desired look. Your injector should be able to provide recommendations of products that will best achieve your goals.
- Less is sometimes more. When considering lip fillers, especially for the first time, start with a small amount to give your lips a natural-looking boost. You can always decide to have more at another time if you want more definition.
- Prepare for your injections. There are a few things you can do to prepare for your injections to maximize your success. A few days before your procedure, avoid anti-inflammatory medications and multivitamins, as these can thin the blood and cause susceptible bruising. Additionally, stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and moisturizing your lips with a high-quality lip balm or ointment.
How Long Will the Effects of Lip Fillers on My Smile Last?
Lip filler results are not permanent. Generally, the results of lip fillers on your smile will last anywhere from six to twelve months. You can help prolong the results of your lip fillers by consistently moisturizing your lips, avoiding pursing your lips when drinking from a straw, quitting smoking or vaping, and always protecting your lips from the sun with SPF.
What Techniques Do Specialists Use to Preserve My Natural Smile?
Lip shaping is an art form in and of itself. Specialists take careful precautions and use specific techniques to creature natural-looking lips and preserve the appearance of your natural smile by:
- Avoiding overfilling
- Defining the cupid bow
- Injecting in specific areas on your lips
- Asking you to smile and checking results throughout the treatment process
What Should I Discuss with My Injector About My Smile Pre-Fillers?
During your lip filler consultation, discuss with your injector what you love about your natural smile so that they know what you would like to preserve. You should also discuss things that you would like to change about your smile and lip aesthetics so your injector knows what they should focus on changing.
How Do Lip Fillers Differ from Other Cosmetic Enhancements for the Smile?
Another popular cosmetic lip treatment growing in popularity is the Botox® Lip Flip.
A lip flip is performed using Botox® injections, while lip augmentation is achieved with dermal filler injections. Both procedures can accentuate your smile and give you fuller-looking lips, but how they’re performed and their results are a bit different. A lip flip will make your lips look fuller without adding additional volume. The process involves Botox® being injected into the top lip line and corners of the mouth, relaxing the muscles and causing the lip to flip upwards and appear fuller. Your Botox® lip flip results will last from three to six months.
Lip filler, on the other hand, involves an injector using an ultra-fine needle or cannula to strategically inject the filler into all areas of your lips. Lip fillers will deliver long-lasting results to your lips and smile. They can also offer a more dramatic transformation, whereas a lip flip offers more of a subtle change with less effect on your smile.
Schedule Your Lip Filler Consultation at Art of Lines, MD
Are you ready to accentuate your smile and plump your lip volume with a lip rejuvenation procedure? Reach out to Art of Lines MD by calling (604) 973-1939 and learn more about enhancing your smile with lip fillers.
