Lip plastic surgery — cheiloplasty

To increase the volume of the lips, additional fillers based on hyaluronic acid can be introduced.

Indications

The medical indications for cheiloplasty include congenital malformations of the lips. For aesthetic reasons, surgery is performed if the patient wants to eliminate the following defects:

• fine wrinkles, sagging skin around the lips and other age-related changes;

• injuries and damages;

• lip asymmetry;

• drooping corners of the mouth;

• sagging lips;

• The smoothed Cupid's arch;;

• insufficient fullness of the upper and/or lower lip;

• insufficiently expressive lip contour.

The operation is also performed to correct after lip augmentation with a biopolymer gel.

Contraindications

The operation is not performed if the following conditions are diagnosed:

• infectious or inflammatory diseases in the acute stage;

• lesions or dermatological diseases of the skin of the face and lips (including herpes);

• blood clotting disorders;

• some chronic diseases of the heart, blood vessels, endocrine or central nervous system;

• epilepsy;

• anemia;

• tuberculosis;

• age up to 18 years (without medical indications).

How is the operation going

Before starting the procedure, the doctor marks the patient's face with a special marker. As a rule, the operation is performed under local anesthesia with sedation, only in rare cases under general anesthesia. On average, cheiloplasty lasts from 45 minutes to two hours, however, the time of the operation depends on the volume and complexity of the surgical intervention.

Recovery

The duration of recovery after cheiloplasty depends on the type and volume of surgical intervention. In the first 7-14 days after surgery, side effects may be present: swelling, soreness, redness of tissues, bruises. They usually take place within a week. Suture removal takes place on day 7-10, and the full result of the operation can be assessed in about a month.

To speed up healing, the attending physician gives the following recommendations:

• lip treatment;

• painkillers;

• antibiotic therapy to prevent infectious complications.

After discharge, the patient visits the clinic as planned for bandages and postoperative checkups.

Question-answer

Do I need to follow any special recommendations after surgery?

In the postoperative period, for a speedy recovery, it is necessary to follow the doctor's recommendations exactly. After complete healing, the patient can return to his usual lifestyle.

How long does the result last?

High-quality lip surgery ensures a long-lasting result that lasts for many years without the need for additional correction.

What are the possible risks and complications?

To avoid the risk of complications, it is recommended that when choosing a plastic surgeon, first of all, pay attention not to the low cost of the procedure, but to the doctor's experience, the availability of necessary licenses and patient reviews.

The following complications are possible after cheiloplasty:

• hematoma;

• The bleeding;

• seam divergence;

• asymmetry;

• migration of filers (with increasing volume).