Lips

For many people a fuller and more sensuous mouth comes high on their wish list. With Restylane, you can enjoy a more pronounced mouth or a soft pouting look by augmentation with with the body's own material, hyaluronic acid.

Lip augmentation can be carried out in two steps; pouting and contouring. To create a more pronounced mouth and fuller lips, Restylane is injected into the inside of the upper and/or lower lip. This is often combined with the marking of the contour of the lip by injecting the gel along the lip line. Redefining this edge leads to a more youthful and appealing look. It also prevents lipstick "bleeding" into the small lines around the lips. The lines that go up towards the nose (philtrum ridges) can be defined by injecting the gel into them. To achieve the optimal result, a combination of these steps is often used.

Anaesthesia

When treating the lips, pain relief in the form of local anaesthesia is often used.

Duration

After the injection, the lips often become a little swollen. This means that the result directly after the treatment may not be the final result. (The swelling typically resolves spontaneously within a few days or up to a week .) To achieve the result you want it is recommended to have a touch-up treatment 2 to 4 weeks after the initial session. This will also add to the duration of the treatment effect.

Experience shows that Restylane is effective for up to six months when injected in the lips. Together with your practitioner, you can draw up a plan for regular follow-up treatments to maintain the initial result. A long-lasting but not permanent result leaving you the option of correcting your treatment in tune with changing taste and fashion.