You can't forbid yourself from being beautiful.Everyone understands this truism in their own way. Some try to emphasize their advantages with makeup and stylish clothes. And some prefer to visit plastic surgeons. Lip augmentation has become especially fashionable lately. Apparently, Angelina Jolie's fame prevents many girls on planet Earth from sleeping. Whether Ange's plump lips helped her acting career or not is unknown, but the fact is that plastic surgeons will always have work and a piece of bread and butter. We will try to understand all the intricacies of this surgical procedure, which doctors themselves talk about so condescendingly. According to them, even a second-grader can enlarge his lips with silicone. And on his own. Let's write off this bold statement as another piece of medical humor and remember chemistry lessons. What did they tell us about silicone?
Silicone - will increase the breasts, lips and self-esteem
The formula of silicone is as intricate as itsdescription: [R2SiO]n. The composition of the panacea for flat lips and breasts includes an organic group (R), which can be either ethyl, phenyl or methyl to choose from. In a word, silicone is a chemical compound containing oxygen and silicon. The structure and properties of this substance can change depending on the degree of polymerization of silicone, so beloved by plastic surgeons. In the medical world, there is even a joke that silicone was invented by a blonde who was unhappy with her figure. And this is strange, given the degree of intelligence that men usually award fair-haired women in conversation. One way or another, women love and strive to wear silicone implants, although this method of increasing the splendor of forms has long ceased to be fashionable. No joke! The first operation to pump silicone into the chest was performed in America in the distant sixties of the 20th century. During this time, chemists have managed to come up with a lot of other ways to enlarge the lips, breasts and self-esteem of the average woman. But, nevertheless, silicone was and remains the main salvation for girls who are unhappy with their lips.
The history of lip augmentation with the help of silicone
Sensual lips have always been desirable forgirls. It is no wonder that along with breast augmentation, the demand for the procedure of injecting silicone into the lips has grown. In the last century, such operations were, if not rare, then not well-developed. The plastic surgeon injected the desired dose of silicone at once, which often caused complications and an undesirable effect. Either too much of the drug was injected, and the girl's lips after the operation resembled dumplings with cherries. Or the silicone was distributed unevenly, and the lips looked asymmetrical. At the same time, correcting the consequences of surgical intervention was almost more difficult than performing the augmentation operation itself. And if almost every plastic surgeon took on the task of injecting silicone into the lips, then not everyone decided to pump it out. Plus, silicone has an interesting feature: it grows into the body. Now imagine what efforts it takes for a doctor to remove such an implant without the risk of touching the facial nerve? But this did not frighten women, and in pursuit of perfection they sometimes acquired an unnatural and sometimes caricatured appearance. As the years went by, the process of lip augmentation by injecting silicone into them was improved. Today, the surgeon performs this procedure gradually, injecting silicone into the girl's body in minimal portions. This technique allows avoiding unwanted lip distortion (this is when the drug begins to live its own life and is pushed into one corner of the lips). Plus, the girl can always refuse subsequent injections if she thinks that her lips are already quite plump and attractive. The composition of silicone has also changed. Now it is as safe as possible for the human body. Therefore, cases of rejection occur less and less often. By the way, it is worth telling about the contraindications of lip augmentation in more detail.
Lip augmentation with silicone: contraindications
Yes, yes, plastic surgeons sometimes refusetheir patients in lip augmentation with silicone. And it is not at all about money or the doctor's personal dislike for the person. The specialist can veto the operation for those women who want unnaturally plump lips. According to doctors, this whim can be replaced by a new one the next morning, and the cartoonishly large lips will remain, and pumping silicone out of them (as we have already said) will not be an easy task. The second reason why the surgeon may refuse you is age. Lip augmentation does not threaten underage patients, as, incidentally, other plastic surgeries. The third taboo on the list of doctors is the augmentation of one of the lips without apparent reason. That is, if the patient's lips are quite proportional, and the girl wants to pump silicone only into the lower part, creating the appearance of a capricious girl. In this case, the operation may not take place. In the best case, the doctor will advise uniform lip augmentation, which will preserve their proportionality. If you have very thin, almost invisible lips, then it is not a fact that augmentation with silicone will solve the problem created by nature. Some surgeons do not even undertake such a procedure, since it will not be possible to change the area of the lips, and the extra volume on thin lips will not only not save the situation, but will also look ridiculous. Be prepared for the fact that before the operation you will have to see all the doctors for a health diagnosis. People with chronic diseases, blood clotting disorders and diabetes may be denied plastic surgery, despite the fact that lip augmentation with silicone is performed under local anesthesia. The surgeon's responsibility for an unsuccessful operation is too high. It is clear that doctors simply do not want to take risks. Where else will you be sent before the procedure is to see a psychotherapist. And this is no coincidence, since mentally ill people dream of correcting their appearance more than others. Do I need to mention that if the sad diagnosis is confirmed, such people become persona non grata in plastic surgery clinics?
Alternative to silicone
Let's say you read the article and still don'tdoubted your decision to enlarge your lips. Well, that's your right. We won't dissuade you, but rather tell you about alternative ways to enlarge your lips without using silicone.
- Lipofilling
Here you will get lip augmentation not with silicone, butyour own fat, which the surgeon will pump out of your thigh or buttocks (depending on where you have the most of it). The advantages of this method are the complete absence of chemicals and a lifelong result. No allergy to silicone or other artificial drugs. No rejection. And in the place where the fat was pumped out, there are no traces of the surgeon's intervention at all. It would seem to be all pros. But no. There are plenty of cons too. The disadvantage of lipofilling is that fat often begins to behave unpredictably, accumulating in places you don't want it to and thus disrupting the proportionality of the lips.
- Lip augmentation with biogel
After silicone caused a lot of troubleplastic surgeons, everyone started thinking about what to replace it with. And they found it. At first, synthetic gels were used for enlargement. But they also caused a bunch of side effects. Therefore, it was decided to replace them with special biogels, which include hyaluronic acid. These can be Perlane, Restylane and Restylane Lipp. Cosmetologists simply clap their hands, describing the advantages of these biogels:
- complete absence of allergic reactions,
- the ability to add extra volume to your lips by making yourself another biogel injection,
- ability to permanently save the receivedthe result, if you go on time to the so-called correction (and that, you go to the hairdresser for a haircut, and manicure periodically have to be corrected)
- you will not need to conduct special tests on the compatibility of the material with the body, since hyaluronic acid is entirely natural,
- if the result did not impress you, and yet youdecided to leave the natural volume of the lips, biogel can always be removed from the body. In this case, you do not need an additional operation and the intervention of plastic surgeons. It is enough to introduce into the lips a special enzyme that dissolves the biogel.
Aesthetic cheiloplasty
A very radical method of increasing volume andlip reshaping. This is a plastic surgery procedure in which a strip of skin is cut out above the upper lip, a new contour is created, which is then stitched to the main skin of the face. You must admit that the description is truly heart-wrenching. Now imagine this procedure in action. Do you need it? We are sure that your lips are not as thin and flat as you think. A few lessons from a professional makeup artist will help you correct the shape of your lips at a lower cost. Therefore, our advice to you: do not rush to a plastic surgeon.
- Lip gymnastics
It cannot be said that a few exercises will doyour lips will be plump as if by magic, but systematic exercises will help develop the muscles. And where the muscles increase, so does the volume of the lips. So, remember a few simple lessons:
- fold your lips with a tube, relax and then fold again. Repeat the action for several minutes,
- spend a contrast shower for the lips, during brushing, gently brush and lips, massaging them,
- with force pull your lips into an unnatural smile, relax and smile again,
- whistle a little more. You do not know how? Then simply exhale the air from the lips curled into the tube.
Lip Gloss Silicone: Implications
And again about silicone.When reviewing the topic of lip augmentation, we cannot help but talk about all the undesirable consequences that patients of plastic surgeons face. We are not talking about the violation of the proportionality of the lips, which we have already mentioned earlier, but about changes related to the patient's health. These include:
One last piece of advice for those who still want toincrease lips with silicone. Before going to see a plastic surgeon, look at more photos of girls with pumped up lips. Just choose images not from the catalogs of clinics that provide this service, but from the vastness of the Internet. How many disfigured faces are there! Do you think the doctor will be able to guarantee that tomorrow your photo will not join the ranks of the forum thread about unsuccessful plastic surgery? Then why does he ask you to sign a document stating that you will not have any claims against the surgeon due to the unsuccessful operation? Think about it. We recommend reading:
