If you are reading this page, I am going to assume that you want bigger lips, or are at least considering the possibility. Only a qualified and experienced surgeon or injector can determine if you are a candidate for lip augmentation based upon the current size of your lips and your health.
You must be in good mental health to process the ups and downs of the recovery process, as well as have a good body image which will keep you from going overboard. However, an experienced and respected injector would never give you abnormally sized lips no matter what you feel would look good on your face. A respected injector would only give his or her patient the shape, size and appearance of a set of lips that would create harmony and balance. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule when certain physicians provide their patients with more than normal augmentation to attain a particular look (as in cartoon character style, or for impersonators). However, the augmentation will thus be apparent and you must be prepared to accept the comments of critics.
You must be in good physical health to give your body the foundation for a good recovery. This requires preparation such as determining if you have no conditions or disorders that would impede your body from healing. If you have oral herpes (also known as herpes simplex virus 1, HSV-1, fever blisters, or cold sores), you should take a prophylactic antiviral medication such as Valacyclovir (Valtrex) tablets before having lip injections or surgery. Talk to your doctor about this at your consultation as injections and surgery can trigger breakouts which may move to the surrounding areas such as the face, nose and inside of the mouth. Patients may also wish to use Acyclovir (Zovirax) cream in the event of a breakout.
Preparations will also include no aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, or vitamin E consumption which would cause excess bleeding or bruising.
What if I want a product that is not available in the United States, should I travel?
Although patients do travel to obtain access to products they normally would not have in the United States, please do extensive research before committing. The Internet provides a plethora of information to any person who chooses to take advantage of it. I suggest you take full advantage. I have spoken to patients who chose to go to Mexico to have products injected and found out that they were injected with an unknown substance--not what they went there for! Obviously, this doesn't happen all of the time, but if it specifically doesn't say the product's name on both the box and syringe, it probably isn't what you think it is. Also, if the product doesn't have CE Marking, that's another factor to consider.
My doctor has a product that is not FDA approved, is it safe to use?
Some products are investigational overall, some products are approved but its use in the lips is considered investigational. Still other products are not even remotely in clinical trials in the United States. You must perform your own research when determining if you are willing to have a product injected or implanted which is not readily available. However, not all products will gain approval, and still others in the past have been pulled from the market. Risk versus reward.
I have had a few products (Perlane, Restylane and Juvederm) injected before they were ever FDA-approved and most worked out. But I chose products that were proven to be effective and safe in the EU and had the properties which were not known to cause adverse reactions. I did, however, once choose a product for lip augmentation (Radiesse, but at the time it was Radiance) which was later not recommended for lips. I found out the hard way and had to have some of the product removed via surgery. I was lucky that it was able to be removed, and the rest eventually dissipated. Some options, such as silicone, methylmethacrylate or polyacrylamide are difficult to remove.
Don't overlook this incredible opportunity to create luscious plump lips naturally & affordably without lip injections.
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