Lip Augmentation

Lip Augmentation/Soft Tissue Filler Information Resource for Southern California including Orange County, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and San Diego.

Lip Augmentation

Welcome to Orange County’s best information resource for plastic surgery and, in particular, lip augmentation. Dr. Cruise, board certified plastic surgeon, Newport Beach, CA, has filled every inch of this site with the most comprehensive lip augmentation information available. Patient education is a priority for Dr. Cruise.

To give you a brief overview, here are some of the important topics that will be discussed. This is in addition to the many lip augmentation before and after pictures.

• What is the difference between Restylane, Juvéderm, Radiesse for lip augmentation?
• Can fat be used for lip augmentation?
• Complications, risks, recovery and safety for lip augmentation
• Lip augmentation cost
  Is financing available?

Overview of Lip Augmentation

Lip augmentation has recently become very popular. The reason is probably because people have begun to realize that full and pouty lips are obtainable without much downtime. A major advancement in lip augmentation is hyaluronic acid (Restylane®, Juvéderm®).

Full, Pouty Lips

Hyaluronic acid became approved by the FDA on December 12, 2003 for treating wrinkles around the nose and mouth. Currently, it is being used for the entire face. The lip is the most common site. Prior to hyaluronic acid collagen was the only FDA filler approved. The limitation of Collagen is that usually goes away after about 3 months. Restylane® and vaderme®, on the other hand last about twice as long. Dr. Cruise still uses Collagen in the form of Cosmoderm®. Cosmoderm® is excellent for treating fine wrinkles. Hyaluronic acid, however, is more appropriate for lip enlargement.