Lip Augmentation & Enhancement

In Denver, Colorado
The Art of Compassion    The Science of Beauty

Lip enhancement is the reshaping or enlargement of your lips to make them fuller and more attractive. You can have your upper or lower lip treated singly, or both upper and lower lips at the same time. Improvements can be subtle or voluptuous, depending on your wishes.

  • It’s a purely cosmetic procedure, not done to repair any defect in your lips, but to match them esthetically to your teeth, nose, chin and jawline.
  • People have been augmenting their lips since the Stone Age, with insertions of wood or bone, with paint etc. But modifying them invisibly, by surgical methods, is a much more recent development.
  • Lip augmentation can be done surgically with an implant or other surgical techniques, or with injectable fillers.

Injectable fillers

This way of improving your lips is quick and easy, and there are many specific choices for how to do it. The most commonly used materials are

Both collagen and fat are absorbed after several months, so that repeat treatments are needed to maintain results. Fat injections last longer than collagen, but are sometimes unpredictable as to the exact degree of improvement.

Dr. Fante will discuss all the best options with you, so as to arrive at the look that best matches both your wishes and the features of each injectable.

Restylane is a transparent gel and its hyaluronic acid is very close to that found naturally in our bodies. Dr. Fante’s office offers Restylane treatments to improve wrinkles and fine lines by filling the deep layers of the skin. This treatment lasts for up to a year.

Lip Enhancement surgical procedure

The procedure can be done to:

  • Reshape and/or enlarge the main part of the lips (called the “vermilion”)
  • Improve the shape of the cupid’s bow
  • Improve an overly gummy smile

Implants

Implants can be either synthetic, donor human tissue, or made of biomaterials obtained from elsewhere on your body and shaped to fit. Dr. Fante will consult with you to arrive at the best type of lip enhancement for you, that will give you the look you want.

If you’re interested in learning more about eyelid surgery, cosmetic surgery, eyelid lift, facelift, eyelid tuck, necklift, puffy eyelid, brow lift, plastic surgery, blepharoplasty, or any other cosmetic surgery, in Denver or Boulder, Colorado, contact Dr. Fante for an initial consultation.