42 | July 2012 | woman this month Showcase Perfect Pout MARAFIE CLINIC Ever wanted full, natural looking lips? Take a plunge and it could be your most rewarding beauty investment. Lips play a central role in our sensual and emotional life. Full luscious lips reflect youth, health and beauty. Over the years, our society has openly accepted cosmetic enhancements and today it is considered a norm to improve the appearance of lips that have lost shape and volume. After all, there are only so many of our flaws that make up can hide! An added bonus is that lip fillers are one investment that you don’t have to wash off every night — the end result is full, luscious lips 24/7 for up to six months. Woman This Month sits down with the kingdom’s expert dermatologist Dr Hanann Marafie to get the details. What exactly are lip fillers? From our late twenties our lips start to become thinner, with fine lines eventually starting to appear around the mouth. By injecting a small amount of natural hyaluronic filler, you can restore your lips back to their former glory. Restylane is the first and only FDA-approved dermal filler for lip enhancement in patients over 21 years. What can lip fillers do for you? Lip Fillers can achieve ideal, balanced lips, supporting their natural function, while enhancing their appearance. The use of it is recommended if you wish to make your lips look plumper and contoured. Fuller lips are generally regarded as looking healthier, softer and sexier. Lip enhancement also eliminates wrinkles, creates happy, upturned mouth corners and defines the lip lines. In fact, your mouth can be re-contoured to bring the youthful look back, by placing gel along the lip borders. This also prevents lipstick from "bleeding" into the small lines around the lips. Of course it doesn’t end there; even the fold that extends up towards the nose can be defined by injecting the gel into it. How much time does the procedure require? Injectable fillers for lip enhancement are administered by experienced doctors. A local anaesthetic will be needed to numb this particularly sensitive area before the filler is injected into the area of the lip to be treated. The treatment takes as little as 30 minutes. What are the immediate and late effects of lip fillers? After treatment, you might have some swelling, redness, pain, bruising, or tenderness. These are typically mild in severity and normally last less than seven days in lips. Swelling may be more likely in patients under 35 years of age, while bruising may be more likely in patients over 35 years of age. Call 17 585-373.
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