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Liplase Instead Of Duck Face

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Liplase revolutionizes lip augmentation. Puffy lips are a thing of the past. Bye bye duck face. Today, beauty experts rely on a natural result achieved with the special Laser Fotona 4D erzielt wird. C&C asked the specialist for plastic and aesthetic surgery at Ad Astra Cosmetics in München, Doctor-Medic Christian-Marian Mezö, for his opinion: What is the difference between plumping up the lips with a laser, also known as LipLase, and the usual injections with hyaluronic acid? The laser-based treatment of the lips is not used to increase volume, but to tighten the lips. The targeted heating of the tissue and the micro-lesions created by the laser radiation activate the collagen in the depths, which leads to a tightening of the skin. At the same time, the outer layer of the mucous membrane contracts, causing the lips to evacuate outwards and creating an aesthetically improved appearance. In contrast, hyaluronic acid is used as a filler for lips without a contour to make the lips more harmonious and appealing. Both techniques can be excellently combined, especially if the hyaluronic acid has been dissolved after several years. How does the procedure work? Laser treatment of the lips can be slightly to moderately painful, which is why an anesthetic cream is first applied to the lips to ensure that the patient remains pain-free throughout the treatment. The entire lip area and the adjacent mouth region are then treated. Finally, the contour definition of the lips is treated again with a more intensive setting. How long does the treatment take? The treatment usually takes 20-30 minutes. Between 1 (low) and 10 (high) – what is the pain factor? Thanks to the anesthetic ointment, the pain factor during the Liplase treatment is 0. After the treatment, patients report a slight pulling sensation, which is not actual pain and can last up to a maximum of 3 days. Is there a down time after the Liplase treatment? As a rule, there is no downtime after laser treatment of the lips, but slight reddening of the lip area may remain visible for up to 3 days. What side effects can occur? The side effects of the treatment are extremely rare. However, in people who are prone to herpes, the heating of the area can trigger a herpes outbreak. In such a case, an antiviral ointment can be applied locally after the treatment. Depending on the doctor’s instructions, antiviral medication may also be considered before treatment.… weiterlesen

All Eyes on the Mouth

Written by Margit Rüdiger on . No Comments on All Eyes on the Mouth

Lip augmentations are now more popular than ever The mouth is not only our most beautiful tool for speaking and kissing. Our lips convey emotions. They express what we’re thinking and feeling right at this moment. They influence how our environment perceives us. With a radiant smile we appear more friendly while drooping corners of the mouth make us look sad and ill-tempered. Whether it be in conversations with friends or with the boss, on a date or in the duckface pose for the next Selfie. The ideal lip shape But what does the most attractive lip shape actually look like? First of all: It is definitely not the ubiquitous pout, seen every day on numerous Instagram feeds. In a US study published by researchers on the Jama Facial Plastic Surgery platform, 428 people were presented with 100 portraits of women. The outcome was that the ideal is not the full, evenly-shaped lip. Which shape then? Optimally, the lower lip should be twice the size of the upper lip and occupy about 10 percent of the lower third of the face. At first glance, this may sound rather disproportionate. But in actual fact, it’s not. The pleasing, natural lip shape of model Miranda Kerr comes quite close to the ideal. But not everyone is lucky enough to have this and some would like a little help. Lip enlargement with hyaluronic acid “Lip augmentation is a frequently desired treatment to enlarge inherently narrow lips, especially with our younger patients. But it also plays an important role with older age groups in order to optically rejuvenate the area around the mouth. The aim here is to rebuild lost volume,” says Dr. Sonja Sattler from the Bellari Institute in Frankfurt and Hamburg. The most important aspect of lip fillers is the use of high-quality hyaluronic acid products. Cheap suppliers often use non-crosslinked hyaluronic acids, which only have a short-term effect. “Products which claim ‘lasting’ results are strongly discouraged, as they can lead to inflammatory nodules and asymmetry, even years later,” says Dr. Sattler. And: Since small injury points are caused by the needles being repeatedly placed on and under the red of the lips during an injection, frequent injections can lead to minor scarring here. The product should not contain any additives but should consist of pure hyaluronan. Dr. Sonja Sattler: “Unfortunately, we frequently see patients who come to us in desperation after suffering serious permanent consequences (bumps, etc.)… weiterlesen