Schnheitschirurgie

Splash on lips

introduction

Lip Splash, also called lip correction or lip plumping, is used to add fullness to the lips or to change the shape of the lips. It is performed by plastic surgeons. Since lip spraying is an aesthetic procedure that is not medically necessary, neither private nor statutory insurance pays for it. An exception to this can be restorative operations after accidents or congenital malformations.

Action

The entire intervention of the Splashing lips takes about 30 minutes to an hour and usually can outpatient be performed. So that the patient does not receive any treatment Pain a local anesthesia.

There are several substancesthat can be injected into the lips, each has advantages and disadvantages. What all substances have in common is that they are injected into different parts of the lips and thus give them more fullness.

After the procedure it can become too Swelling of the lip and bruises come. It is recommended to be careful with the lips in the first two days and to avoid stress such as speaking and the like if possible.

The individual substances are presented in more detail below.

Autologous fat

A big advantage of the Autologous fat as a substance for spraying on lips is good tolerance. Since adipose tissue is taken from another part of the body, it cannot be allergic reaction come, because allergies only occur to foreign substances. The autologous fat is mostly removed from the stomach or the stomach with a thin needle Thigh taken. Before it can be injected into the lips, the fat has to be worked up and cleaned. Of the disadvantage the autologous fat method is that fat mostly again quite quickly absorbed by the body and so the effect of the spray is reduced.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to predict how quickly and to what extent the Dismantling occurs in the individual patient, so that no predictions can be made as to how long the effect of the measure will last. To counteract the breakdown of one's own fat, usually a little more injected so that the lips don't collapse too quickly to their old size. Unfortunately, the use of autologous fat can lead to hardening of the lip, which can have cosmetically undesirable consequences. A guideline for the shelf life is a period of between six months and a year before the spraying should be repeated.

Hyaluronic acid

When splashing on lips with Hyaluronic acid this is injected into the lips with a thin needle, thus increasing their volume.

Splashing on the lips with natural substances that come from the human body is widespread, as this is the case here Allergy risk and the risk of a foreign body reaction is low. Hyaluronic acid is a well-established substance here.

It is part of the Connective tissue and has the function To bind waterso that the fabric is pressure resistant and has a full appearance. This is exactly what they do Cosmetic surgeons to be used when injecting lips or injecting under wrinkles or dents to achieve beautiful and full results.

There are different Hyaluronic acid-Preparations to choose from.

On the one hand there is hyaluronic acid from rooster combs, this can Allergies trigger after the lip injection, why one beforehand Allergy test should be carried out. Recently, however, there has also been artificially produced hyaluronic acid that does not trigger allergies and is therefore better than the animal preparation from this point of view.

Splashing the lips with hyaluronic acid is usually done with a local anesthesia carried out.

Side effects of hyaluronic acid

After the procedure swelling of the lips occurs, which can last for hours to a few days, and more rarely there are even bruises. Is too much Hyaluronic acid injected, the lips may be enlarged too much. Asymmetries due to misapplication can also occur. The injection Using a syringe into human tissue is always a potential one Source of infection, so that Inflammation may occur.

In order to keep the risk of side effects as low as possible, it is advisable to consult a specialist who will carry out the procedure professionally. It is possible to purchase hyaluronic acid to inject on your lips yourself. It goes without saying that the likelihood of unsatisfactory results and side effects is higher with self-performed interventions.

Durability and cost

The lip injection with Hyaluronic acid lasts about six months to a year and involves very few risks. In terms of durability, the technology is comparable to other natural substances, such as Autologous fat tissue. In comparison, however, injecting hyaluronic acid is much cheaper.

The cost amounts to 300 to 700 euros.

connective tissue

On the Lips Spray on with connective tissue is a technique that uses an endogenous substance. In addition to extraction from your own body, there is also the possibility of using connective tissue produced in the laboratory, which is similar to human tissue. Like when injecting with Autologous fat it is also very beneficial here that there are no allergies. Animal connective tissue can also be used and is not broken down as quickly as human tissue, but this is very high Allergy risk. Before any intervention with animal tissue is always a Allergy test Necessary, in the past this method was even more widespread, but has now been replaced by human connective tissue or other substances.

Synthetic substances

Synthetic substances have the advantage over the natural that the lips are sprayed on not just temporary Results, but is permanent. Of course, this is also a disadvantage, as poor results or errors in treatment are more difficult to correct. The synthetic substances are after once in the body have been spent, can no longer be retrieved. For this reason there is “no going back” once such an intervention has been carried out.

Allergies and foreign body reactions that take the form of granulomas and Abscesses are the risk factors of these substances.

The most established and most widely used method is the use of Silicone oilwhich is inserted into the lips with a thin needle. Allergies are rare.

The effect of splashing on lips is not only due to the mass of the silicone, but rather an increase in mass connective tissuewhich forms around the silicone oil. This is also the reason why the desired effect does not occur immediately, but must first be waited until the tissue has formed.

Important When using it, the silicone oil must be injected deep enough into the lips, otherwise the surface may become irregular.

There are a large number of new developments; unfortunately, clinical testing is often lacking. An example of such modern substances are small plastic balls coated with exogenous collagen. This is broken down by the body and then the plastic balls made of polymethyl methacrylate are integrated into the own collagen of the lip tissue, so that the desired fullness of the lips is permanently guaranteed. However, this can lead to strong allergic reactions and abscess formation. The balls can also be painful if they are in the wrong place.

Alternatives

In addition to lip injections, there is also other methodshow to get fuller lips.

For example there is the possibility Plastic threads to draw into the lips. For this purpose, the threads are removed from the Corners of the mouth introduced into the lips. One advantage is that this method is permanent in its effect, but the threads can be removed again at any time. In contrast to lip injections, this method does not offer the possibility of correcting asymmetries or the like. It can happen that the lips around the threads become inflamed, which is very painful and may have to remove the threads.

There is also the option of lining the lips with dermis from another part of the body or by surgery to push tissue inside the lip outwards so that the lips look fuller.

costs

Lip splash is a cosmetic procedure without medical indication and will therefore not from private or statutory health insurance paid. Shall the lips based on a previous one Accident or one congenital malformation are sprayed on, the costs can be covered by the insurance under certain circumstances. In this case, it is advisable to get in touch with your own health insurance company and apply for coverage.

Is there no exception on the part of the insurance company and you still decide in favor of the procedure, the lip injection must be paid for in full.

There are numerous providersthat are in competition with each other and have quite different prices. There are often cheap alternatives in other European countries, but it should be noted that these providers are not subject to our laws and the interventions may not be carried out according to German standards.

The costs for lip injections in Germany are usually between 300 and 700 euros, it depends on the technique and substance used.

To the more complex methods include the autologous fat method that comes with around 1500 euros to book, or the spraying with your own connective tissueas these substances must first be purified before they can be injected into the lips. The purified Autologous fat however, it can be stored for some time, so that repeated operations are a little cheaper.

In order to avoid unpleasant surprises, you should inquire about the costs incurred before the procedure, including whether the person treating you surgeon additional costs for consultation and examination will be charged.

In countries like the Czech Republic, depending on the clinic, it is possible to have the procedures carried out for a few hundred euros less.

It should be noted that natural substances such as fat, Connective tissue or Hyaluronic acid be broken down by the body. If you want to have permanently sprayed lips, you usually have to use these substances twice a year aesthetic surgeon for a procedure. In contrast, artificial substances offer permanent results and are therefore the cheaper alternative in the long term.

It should be remembered that injecting lips does not immediately produce the desired result and that further costly interventions may have to be carried out until you are satisfied. At Complicationsthat require medical treatment, the statutory health insurances do not cover the full treatment costs, but are obliged to include their insured persons in the costs. Patients also have complications as a result not entitled to sick pay or continued wages due to incapacity for work.