Why you shouldn’t save money when doing lip contouring

Most women have thought about lip augmentation at least once in their lives. Not everyone is ready to go under the surgeon's knife. Thanks to the development of cosmetic medicine, this is no longer necessary. Modern techniques allow you to give your lips the required volume or adjust their shape using injections. We are talking about lip contouring.

Although this is not an operation, you should still carefully choose a specialist for the procedure. Such manipulations in aesthetic medicine require knowledge of anatomy, physiology, as well as skill in administering injections using certain techniques. This service is available in beauty salons. Typically, the cost of procedures in such institutions is lower than in medical centers. Contour plastic surgery can be done by people without the necessary knowledge and experience. Our cosmetology clinic “Cleo Line” takes care of you and your comfort. We employ professionals in their field, doctors with extensive practical experience and a huge amount of medical knowledge.

Remember: by saving on the procedure, you can pay dearly in the future not only with your beauty, but also with your health.

Why should you consult a cosmetologist?

Lip contouring seems like a simple manipulation. In fact, the procedure has its own subtleties, if not followed, the result may not only not please the patient, but even disfigure the face. Filler injections must be performed by a qualified professional. By saving on the procedure, you may end up with an incompetent or inexperienced specialist, which will lead to a disastrous result. The low cost of the service may be due to cheap material, as well as savings on tools or their processing.

For a clear example, let’s look at the top 10 possible complications when performing lip contouring. First, let's talk about those related to the unprofessionalism of cosmetologists.

Huge lips

A competent cosmetologist knows how to assess the condition of tissues and the required volume of the drug. Without this skill and experience, you may accidentally inject an excessive amount of filler. Were you expecting plump, beautiful lips, but what came out was huge rollers covering half your face? Unfortunately, you were given too much of the drug. The effect of fillers lasts up to 1 year. In cosmetology centers, similar mistakes of other masters can be corrected with the help of special enzymes. It should be noted that the possibility of correcting the defect depends on the composition of the drug. In some cases, it is impossible to do without the intervention of a surgeon.

Violation of facial proportions

Before lip augmentation, the cosmetologist will listen to your wishes and give his recommendations. When translated into reality, our desires do not always meet our expectations. Excessively large lips can disrupt the harmony of facial proportions. A mouth that is too large is not perceived as something beautiful. Before the procedure, an experienced specialist designs the expected result, taking into account the features and proportions of the face.

Violation of lip proportions

The aesthetics of the lips is based not only on their overall volume, but also on other criteria. Leonardo Da Vinci's research into ideal beauty relied on the importance of proportions. Every professional cosmetologist follows his rule of the golden ratio. It is important to consider the ideal lip ratio. The upper lip should be 1/3 in volume, and the lower lip 2/3. A violation of these proportions immediately catches the eye and the face loses its attractiveness. Before starting the procedure, the doctor must take into account that the lower lip in profile should be larger than the upper lip, and select the necessary filler dosages for each separately.

What are fillers?

The meaning of the word filler is “filling”. This is a gel that is injected, for example, under the skin to fill wrinkles. Or on the lips - to give them additional volume. By controlling the amount of gel injected, you can correct asymmetry, eliminate fine wrinkles, etc.

For lip correction, artificial and natural fillers and lipofillers (made from the patient’s own adipose tissue) are used. The most popular fillers today are the second type - based on a natural component.

Deformation of lip anatomy

There is nothing more attractive than natural beauty. Lips naturally have their own delicate anatomy. Thanks to their smooth curves, lips are attractive. There should be a vertical groove (philtrum) above the upper lip, and a labial tubercle below it. In addition to these anatomical structures, lips have a number of details. Cosmetologists take these nuances into account in their work and do not violate the architectonics of the face. The natural contours of the lips give them an attractive appearance. A self-taught cosmetologist will perform contour plastic surgery cheaper than a specialist in a clinic. However, as a result, instead of beautiful, plump lips, you may end up with two disfigured “pancakes” on your face, spoiling your entire look.

Lip eversion

The most striking and memorable mistake of a doctor. The introduction of filler into the mucous membrane area leads to eversion of the lips. Their inner surface becomes visible. The lip seems to “fall out” from the mouth. The mucous membrane is lighter than the surface epithelium. Therefore, such inversions are immediately visible. The first association that comes to mind when seeing such victims of cosmetology is “here’s the poor guy, she/he was stung by a bee right on the lips!” In addition to the issue of beauty, you should also think about the harm to health. The everted mucosa dries out with constant contact with air. Gradually it cracks and can become inflamed. As a result, inflammation of the oral cavity (stomatitis) and lips (cheilitis) develops. Do not inject the drug into the mucous membrane of the lips! A cosmetologist will never make such a mistake, which once again guarantees the safety of procedures in cosmetology centers.

"Duck Mouth"

This is called protrusion of the lips forward. This is another mistake by the master. Duck mouth occurs when an excessive amount of filler is injected into the upper lip. It overflows and becomes longer. Hence the analogy with a duck's beak. Excess hyaluronic acid can be removed using special enzymes in cosmetology centers. When using fillers with another active substance, the work of a surgeon will be required.

Why doesn't everyone get a license?

A license for injection procedures is issued for a narrow specialization for working with skin. It can only be obtained by dermatovenerologists or plastic surgeons. As for nurses or people without medical education, there is no question of a license. Although a nurse is authorized to perform a number of injection procedures, she can only do them when prescribed by a doctor. Unfortunately, there are specialists who bought a medical education diploma.

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Drooping corners of the mouth

With age, not only wrinkles appear on the face. One of the unpleasant signs of aging skin is drooping corners of the mouth. Using contour plastic surgery, a cosmetologist not only adds volume to the lips, but also takes into account the anatomical changes in facial tissues. A good, experienced specialist will do everything possible to correct the shape of the lips and simultaneously lift the corners of the mouth.

Recommendations before lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid

Find an esthetician you trust and understand.
Together with him, determine the future shape of the lips for correction.
Check with a specialist in which cases hyaluronate injections should not be performed.
Do not have lip augmentation done before vacation if you are going to hot countries.

No special preparation is required immediately before the procedure; the entire list of rules is quite general. It applies to both those who will be receiving injections for the first time and those who are undergoing lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid.

Avoid alcoholic drinks.
It is advisable not to inject hyaluronic acid in the first days of the cycle.
Do not massage before injection sessions.
Do not use painkillers or blood thinners.
Stop taking vitamin E.
Avoid solariums and sunbathing in active sun for a while.

The list of what not to do after lip augmentation is much longer.

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So, you have been told about the options for fillers, because a correctly selected drug will act on several levels and can give a positive effect not only to enlarge the lips or change their contour, but also fill your lips with useful components. You even agreed with the cosmetologist on the desired lip shape. Your lips will become juicy and elastic, are you already dreaming of this? The last (no less important) question remains: what is not allowed after lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid. Proper lip care after manipulation is a guarantee of subsequent good results, care for the long-lasting effect of the drug and the ability to avoid negative consequences.

Inflammation

Infection of the lips occurs when sterility is violated during and after manipulations. The rules of asepsis and antiseptics are known to cosmetologists as the multiplication table. This is one of the foundations of medicine. Non-professional craftsmen, especially those who are self-taught or who see patients at home, violate the rules of sterility. As a result, the puncture sites become infected and the lip becomes inflamed. The consequences can be extremely dire. You can't do it without the help of a surgeon.

In cosmetology centers, such a complication occurs in extremely rare cases. Most often, they are associated with existing acute and chronic diseases, about which the patient decided not to notify the cosmetologist. A consultation before the procedure is carried out to identify contraindications. It is very important not to hide information from a specialist. Patients may also ignore post-procedure care recommendations given by their doctor. This can also lead to inflammation.

Recommendations after lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid

Injections with hyaluron are a very popular and popular procedure. Despite this, questions about what happens to lips immediately after lip augmentation, how to take care of them, what needs to be done, and what is strictly prohibited, are not getting smaller. The specialists of our clinic have extensive experience in carrying out such manipulations, so they are well aware of all the rules and list of prohibitions and will tell you about them at the first consultation.

You will not be able to evaluate the final result immediately, but even it will depend not only on the qualifications of the cosmetologist, the injection technique and the composition of the filler. Carefully study all our tips, then you will have an idea in advance how to maintain the effect of lip augmentation after the procedure

First impression

Perhaps this is exactly what worries many. In the first hours after injections, redness and slight swelling will form around the lips. Don't be afraid, this is a natural process. Lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid, subject to all the rules of the procedure, is a safe method. Hyaluron is present in our body by itself, it is an intercellular fluid that saturates our skin with moisture. Injections are an artificial saturation of the subcutaneous space with this substance. And since injections still involve careful puncture of the skin, on the first day after lip augmentation there may be traces of injections. Gradually, severe swelling and inflammation disappear, leaving your lips with wonderful volume and richness that can last up to 6-10 months.

How to care for lips after augmentation

In addition to the unnatural swelling and redness we have already mentioned, you will feel that the skin around your mouth has become very sensitive. As they say, beauty requires sacrifice. The area around the mouth itself is usually very tender, and even with the use of anesthetics during the procedure, you may experience some soreness in the first days after the injections. You will be concerned about how long it takes for your lips to heal after augmentation. Don't worry, the process goes quickly. The skin from the injected gel should be saturated with hyaluronate and take on a new voluminous shape. Unpleasant sensations may continue for a couple of days. But within a week, pleasant changes will occur. Try not to rub or actively touch your lips immediately after augmentation; under no circumstances scratch the injection sites, this can severely damage the skin, blood vessels and disrupt the process of natural adaptation.

If you are still very sensitive to pain and discomfort, you are allowed to use special pain-relieving gels or creams. These medications will help reduce soreness in and around the injection area and will also help with healing. For example, experts recommend applying Bepanten after lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid. Another way to reduce excessive swelling and redness is to apply cold compresses. The main thing is not to overdo it, since too often strong cooling can be harmful.

Massage is possible! But not at once

If you remember, it is not recommended to do it before injections. But after that, it’s just what’s needed. Massage is one of the important recommendations for lip care after lip augmentation with filler. You can start it on the fourth day after the injections (if by this time severe swelling does not subside, contact your cosmetologist; massage is not recommended in this case).

The nuance is that it should be a light special massage. It is better to leave it in the hands of a specialist. The impact of the fingertips on the injection areas and the skin near the mouth should be very gentle and weak, press and press hard - do not ensure that the composition is distributed evenly under the skin. Using circular movements, you need to gently massage your lips, thereby helping the process of resorption of bruises and remaining swelling. Caring for lips after augmentation with hyaluronic acid also implies good saturation with moisture after a massage: apply a thin layer of moisturizing gel or cream to your lips, the cosmetologist will definitely advise you which product is most suitable for this. By the way, you can use olive oil or peach seed oil, which can be purchased at pharmacies.

What are the dangers of cheap filler?

Enough has already been said about the lack of professionalism of specialists. Now we will talk about drugs. It is possible that an experienced and skilled doctor provides cosmetic services at an extremely low price. You should think about what this might be connected with. Most often, such specialists save on the drugs they work with. So-called permanent fillers do not dissolve over time. "Wow! So this is great! You can do one procedure and the effect will last forever,” this is what a person who does not care about their health will think frivolously.

After injection, permanent fillers gradually migrate to adjacent areas under the skin. This uneven distribution of the drug externally manifests itself as lip deformation. Permanent fillers may contain various impurities. Swelling forms and inflammation begins. The non-absorbable mass feels like something foreign and causes a feeling of discomfort. Scars may form at the puncture site. Unknown filler impurities are most often rejected by the body, and an allergic reaction begins. In a dire case, Quincke's edema may develop and then resuscitation measures will be required.

You shouldn't take risks when working with your own face. Both your beauty and health may suffer. When choosing a specialist for lip contouring, you should not turn to dubious specialists. The low price of drugs and services should not please, but alarm. No one will work at a loss. Savings on fillers for a cosmetologist will result in a replenishment of your wallet, and for you it can become an invitation to the surgeon’s table.

Be beautiful and healthy! We are waiting for you at the cosmetology clinic “Cleo Line”. We guarantee safety and quality when providing our services.

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Lips turn out to be larger than you wanted

Did you dream of Angelina Jolie's plump lips, but got Pamela Anderson's lips? Unfortunately, you were injected with an excessive amount of gel.

Amanda Lepore, freak. “Pumped” lips look approximately the same on all types of faces - too unnatural to take their owner seriously.

If this is a modern drug based on hyaluronic acid, then you shouldn’t be too upset. Within a year, hyaluronic acid will dissolve on its own, and the lips will return to their natural shape. However, if the image of a “Malibu lifeguard” is not to your taste, come. Using special Spanish enzymes, we will delicately eliminate excess drug, maintaining the volume in the right places.

The harmonious proportions of the face are disturbed

A very common mistake. To see this, watch the opening of any film festival or other event where the elite gather. Most older actresses undergo lip contouring – this is a fact.

For one actress, “pumped” lips are perceived separately from the face as something completely foreign. And for some, the correction is completely invisible - for example, Dame Moore. She always had string lips. And now they do not stand out on the face with their fullness. But look how perfectly they harmonize with the rest of their facial features.

Dame Moore is one of the few who does not “pump” her naturally thin lips. Despite the use of contouring, her lips look natural and youthful. Perhaps this is the best example of the good taste of a cosmetologist and his patient.

If, unlike Damie, you made a mistake, it makes sense to correct it and return your lips to a proportional appearance.

If the harmony of features is disturbed, the face is not perceived as beautiful

. In order to avoid the effect of someone else's lips, a contour plastic specialist needs to know in detail the structure of the face and its proportions, the laws of harmony, and also take into account several dozen features of the structure of the lips themselves, their age, balance in the upper and lower lips, their symmetry with the left and right sides

For example, at Platinental we use 13 criteria to create an irresistible smile. All of them are carefully taken into account each time before the procedure - individually for each patient.

Adequacy test: do you still think extreme lip size is beautiful?

Violation of correct lip volumes

Lips seem beautiful to us not when they are simply equally large, but when they meet certain criteria. It is very important that the lower lip in profile is fuller than the upper lip.

If this is not so, then there is no need to talk about beauty. And here it doesn’t matter: they are the same or the upper lip is fuller than the lower. The ideal ratio of the size of the upper and lower lip is 1/3 to 2/3

. This is the golden ratio, which was described in his works by Leonardo Da Vinci and which every self-respecting contouring specialist strives for in his works.

Destruction of the delicate anatomy of the lips

When a child draws a beautiful princess, he most often carefully draws her lips with a heart: the top one is in the shape of a bow, the bottom one is plump. A child will never draw two identical sausages instead of lips for a princess. And he's absolutely right.

The upper lip in humans has a complex structure. It must have a vertical groove (filtrum). At the junction with the red border, the philtrum forms a labial tubercle. The two smoothly curved ridges of skin along the edges of the groove are called columns of the philtrum.

The border between the skin and the red border of the lips is usually curved like a bow. The romantically inclined ancient Greeks, famous connoisseurs of beauty, compared the shape of a beauty’s lips with Cupid’s bow, and this name has survived to this day. There is also a Cupid's arch - the central part of the upper lip.

In order for lips to be beautiful, all this delicate anatomy must be carefully preserved. If, during contouring, an excess of the drug is injected, then the natural contours of the lips disappear - and we see just two plump pancakes, which can delight only a hungry person

Beautiful lips are:

A clearly defined Cupid's bow.
Clear columns of the filtrum.
Clearly defined red border of the lips, emphasizing the curves.
Smooth skin between the nose and upper lip.
The distance from the base of the nose to the upper lip is less than 2 cm.
The Mona Lisa fold (a smile hidden in the corners of the lips) even at rest.
The lower lip is 1.5 times fuller than the upper lip.
The most protruding point in the profile of the upper lip projects forward relative to a similar point on the lower lip.
The angle between the upper and lower lips at rest is clearly visible.
Ricketts' line (Riccets E-line) is a straight line that runs from the tip of the nose to the protruding point of the chin, at a distance of 4 mm from the upper lip and 2 mm from the lower lip.
At rest, the upper lip slightly opens the tips of the teeth.

As you can see, beauty has many parameters and subtle nuances. And if you evaluate the beauty of lips by only one of them - size - this clearly betrays provincialism. Wearing “dumplings” on your face is as bad manners as appearing in public with extended and painted nails.

Lip eversion

If excess filler was injected from the lip mucosa, there is a risk of lip eversion. In this case, the inner mucous surface of the lips becomes visible, which should only come into contact with the teeth.

Jackie Stallone is the famous mother of her son, Sylvester Stallone. Eversion of the lips as a result of the injection of an excessive amount of artificial gel.

Try doing this procedure in front of a mirror - turn your lip out a little. Do you see? The shade of the mucous membrane is light, it differs from the bright color of the lips. Therefore, any inversion is very noticeable. In this case, it is hardly possible to talk about the beauty of lips. But the beauty here is not even the worst thing.

The everted mucosa is not intended for contact with air. As it dries, it becomes covered with cracks that become inflamed. If nothing is done, stomatitis (inflammation of the entire oral cavity) and cheilitis (inflammation and severe peeling of the lips) develop.

Asymmetry

If an unequal amount of the drug is injected into the lips, asymmetry occurs: for example, the right side of the upper lip becomes larger than the left. This is one of the common mistakes when unprofessional plastic surgery is performed.

Pamela's bewitching charm and open smile make this defect not obvious. However, there is a clear asymmetry of Pam's lips, which appeared after their enlargement.

"Duck Mouth"

The famous “duck mouth” is also the result of a medical error. It appears when at a young age an excessive amount of the drug is injected into the skin of the upper lip.

As a result, the gel partially migrates, the upper lip swells, becomes longer, and truly begins to resemble a duck's beak.

“Before” and 2 weeks “after” removal of the biopolymer from the lips. Surgeon: Iskornev A.A.

Before and after photos of duck lips correction surgery.

Lip reduction, removal of silicone from lips. Surgeon: Iskornev Andrey.

Drooping corners of the lips

"One wrong move and you're a father." The same phrase very accurately conveys the features of contour plastic surgery. Two wrong movements with a syringe in the corners of your lips - and you literally become 10 years older in 30 seconds

Have you ever wondered why celebrities constantly smile? Perhaps only Victoria Beckham allows herself to walk along the Red carpet without smiling.

In addition to demonstrating friendliness, a smile helps very well to hide the corners of the lips and low cheekbones that have drooped with age.

This is not an exaggeration. One of the clearest signs of a “woman over 40” is drooping corners of the mouth. This facial expression has nothing to do with a bad mood. Drooping lips are as obvious a sign of age as nasolabial folds and bags under the eyes.

But unlike a bad contouring specialist, a good specialist will make every effort to lift the corners of your lips. Like this:

A good doctor will definitely make your face more attractive by turning the corners of your lips upward.

Wavy lip edge

With superficial and uneven introduction of the gel at the border of the red border and mucous membrane, it leads to the appearance of a wavy edge of the lips.

Inflammation

Inflammation on the lips can occur if sterility rules are not followed during and after the procedure.

However, the doctor is not always to blame for this problem. Very often, patients ignore care recommendations and do not follow the regimen prescribed by the doctor. Lips after contouring are easily negatively affected by sun rays, too hot air in baths and saunas, and failure to comply with hygiene rules.

Lip deformity

If earlier we talked exclusively about the unprofessionalism of the doctor, now is the time to remind you that “not all yoghurts are equally healthy,” and filler is different from filler.

There are a number of problems associated with administering the wrong drug. Permanent fillers (PAGE and silicone-based gels) do not dissolve. It would seem that one can only dream about this. What's better than beautiful lips for life? But in reality, everything turns out to be far from the case.

Once under the skin, permanent fillers over time:

migrate, which leads to lip deformation,
cause inflammation and swelling,
lead to the formation of scars,
come into conflict both with each other and with the tissues of the body, which is fraught with very dire consequences.

We wholeheartedly advise you not to experiment with your own health with dubious cosmetologists. Low prices for drugs should not please you, but alert you: no one will work at a loss, so what are we saving on? Most often, unfortunately, it is on the qualifications of doctors and medications. And then the question, how much does lip contouring cost, turns into the question: how can I live with what was done to me, and how much does it cost to fix everything?

We correct the consequences of unsuccessful contouring every day:

— every day we remove biopolymer from the lips,

— we excise granulomas and oleomas,

- modeling the shape of the lips,

— we perform lip plastic surgery,

— we excise scar tissue,

— we use special Spanish enzymes to eliminate excess filler,

- etc.

Correcting errors is more expensive than preventing them. But the flow of those wishing to do so, alas, is only increasing.

We wrote this article to talk about what we see day after day in consultations and in the operating room. To save you from mistakes. We cannot betray the tears and pain of girls and women who cannot eat, sleep or even close their mouths normally. Take my word for it. They come to Platinental as their last hope for unique technologies. And although we take on the most difficult cases, only 90% of them can be corrected.