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30 years
Hi Drs. I've used fillers for lip augmentation & to reduce the nose to mouth lines. But I'm a bit tired of repeating the procedure every 4 months. is there a more permanent solution?fat injections?
May 23, 2013

Dr. Ibrahim Melki Plastic Surgery
Better stick with the non permanent fillers. In my opinion, fat is not a great solution for lip augmentation because it can cause lumpiness and might require several treatments even when used in the face.
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Dr. Michel Moutran Plastic Surgery
Hyaluronic acid, a resorbable filler, gives very nice results for volume restoration of the face, and lip contouring but it has to be renewed every 4 mth as you said.
Other synthetic permanent fillers are at high risk of complications with an unpredictable evolution in time.
Fat grafting has evolved in the last years to become a validated adjunct procedure with predictable and steady results over time. It has evolved to microfat grafting using special devices to obtain the optimal fat from your body transferred in very specific area of the face. This will ensure long lasting and natural results .
Microfat grafting is very efficient for volume restoration of depressed areas of the face specially the nasojugal folds. I do agree that its result in lip contouring is less predictable.
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