Cosmetic Procedures - Lip Enhancement - Operation

All of the lip procedures can be performed under either local or sedation anesthesia as an outpatient. Often they are combined with other aesthetic facial or body procedures and are done under general anesthesia. The procedures are relatively short to perform. For lip implants, the incisions are placed in the red portion either in the corner of the mouth or in the central aspect of the lip which aids in passing the implant into the correct position. For lip advancements, the skin is removed at the junction of the red and white portions of the lips with the final suture line at this junction. For lip lifts, the skin is removed at the base of the nose with the final suture line at the skin crease at the junction of the upper lip and nose. In peeling or laser resurfacing, the outer layer of skin surrounding the vermilion is removed, allowing smoother skin to result after healing.