Lip Reduction

Lip Reduction – Who Is It Good For?

Most cases of patients who come to their plastic surgeons for lip reduction is due to the abnormal development of genes that caused too plump lips that show the teeth and gums, even if not widely smiling.

What is it with the latest lip reduction that attracts people to want this cosmetic procedure even if the costs are costly? Lip reduction is to actually decrease lip size in order to achieve the desired results of thinner but still beautiful lips that accentuate sexy lady lips. Some people do think that thinner lips are better.

Lip Reduction – The Procedure

Before the lip procedure, it is important that the would-be patient is in good health and ready for the surgery. It is always a must that the patient be able to voice his/her concerns to the doctor during the consultation. This determines the percentage of tissue removal and the contour of lips that will result after the surgery takes place.

The procedure aims at removing tissues of excess from the upper and the lower lips. By the use of a local anesthesia or a sleep sedative, the patient is put under an easy and comfortable stage that is ready for the surgery. Excision of the layers of skin takes place to achieve the size that is expected by the patient (which is determined on a pre-consultation). The time frame for the surgery is usually in an utmost of 40 minutes. The sedative will keep you at ease thus you will have no worries about the instruments that will be used on your lips and mouth.

Lip Reduction – After the Procedure

After the surgery do expect swelling of the lips. For a couple of days, you may not be able to talk much as to achieve full healing of the swollen area. The risks are dependent on the doctor’s techniques, your body’s reaction to the procedure. However fast and effective the plastic surgery is, do expect risks to happen even under the best of hands.