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Lip Augmentation
In Houston

Natural-Looking Volume

Why Choose Athre Facial Plastics for Lip Augmentation?

Athré Facial Plastics, led by the esteemed Dr. Raghu Athré, can help you achieve natural-looking results with personalized lip augmentation in Houston. Dr. Athré is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon with extensive experience and an empathetic approach to ensure you feel comfortable and confident throughout your consultation and treatment.

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Lip Augmentation at a Glance

  • Enhance your upper lips: Achieve fuller, more defined lips to balance your facial features and create a more youthful appearance.
  • Natural-looking results: Dr. Athré prioritizes a natural aesthetic, ensuring your lips complement your unique features.
  • Personalized approach: Choose from injectable fillers for temporary enhancement or Softsil™ implants for a long-lasting solution.
  • Minimal downtime: Recover quickly and get back to your routine with minimal disruption.
  • Experienced care: Dr. Athré's expertise and empathetic approach ensure a comfortable and positive experience.

Tailored Lip Enhancement Solutions

What is lip augmentation?

Lip augmentation creates fuller, plumper lips and reduces fine wrinkles around the mouth. Temporary solutions for lip augmentation are achieved through injectable fillers like collagen, Restylane®, and fat injections.

Our Houston lip augmentation procedures enhances the appearance of your lips, addressing concerns like:

  • Thin lips
  • Loss of volume due to aging
  • Vertical lines around the mouth

Our Lip Augmentation Options

At Athré Facial Plastics, we offer two lip augmentation approaches to suit your goals:

Injectable Fillers: Dr. Athré uses trusted fillers like Restylane to add subtle volume and definition to your lips. Fillers offer a temporary solution, typically lasting 6-12 months.

Softsil™ Lip Implants: For permanent lip enhancement, Dr. Athré may recommend Softsil™ implants. These soft, natural-feeling implants provide long-lasting results and require minimal downtime. For permanent lip enhancement, Houston facial plastic surgeon Dr. Raghu Athré is one of the few surgeons near you who offers Softsil™ silastic lip implants. These implants are soft, permanent, and very easy to place. Furthermore, they look so natural that they even beat out injectables for how natural they look and feel. Within the same time as it takes to do a lip injectable procedure, you can have rejuvenated, soft, natural lips permanently.

Age-Defying Lips

What is the lip augmentation procedure like?

During lip augmentation procedures, Dr. Athré uses Softsil silastic lip implants, which are natural and permanent, unlike injectable fillers, which typically last only six months. Silastic lip implants can be done in the clinic under local anesthesia or in the operating room.

There are 2 categories of lip augmentation procedures:

  • Lip augmentation with filler
  • Lip augmentation with Silastic Softsil lip implants

Lip augmentation has become one of the most popular procedures, and one of the most common procedures for lip augmentation is via filler agents. A variety of filler agents can be used, but ionic acid filler agents are used at Athré Facial Plastics.

Common filler agents used in the lips here at Athré Facial Plastics include:

  • Restylane-L
  • Restylane Kysse
  • Juvederm Ultra Plus
  • Lip Augmentation with Filler
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If lip augmentation is performed with filler agents, the procedure is as follows:

First, the lips are numbed with topical numbing cream and/or ice to achieve anesthesia. Once this has been done, the filler agent is carefully injected into the lips to achieve the appropriate contour, fullness, and possibly enhance the vermilion border. The procedure takes about 20 minutes, and patients can immediately see results.

Silastic Sofstil Lip Implants

The final technique for lip augmentation is using permanent, Silastic Softsil lip implants. This procedure is also performed under local anesthesia, is permanent, and takes approximately 35 to 40 minutes for both the top and bottom lip.

The permanent lip augmentation with implants used to be one of the most popular procedures. However, long-term clinical results with migration and movement of the implants has made this procedure less common. Nevertheless, it is still performed and is a safe and efficacious way to increase volume of either the upper or lower lip.

Houston's Trusted Lip Augmentation Choice

What conditions does lip augmentation address?

With Lip augmentation Houston patients can address a variety of concerns, including:

  • Thin Lips: Fillers or implants add volume for a fuller appearance.
  • Loss of Volume: As we age, lips lose volume. Augmentation restores plumpness and definition.
  • Vertical Lines: Fillers smooth out these lines around the mouth for a more youthful look.
  • Uneven Lips: Precise injections or implant placement can create symmetry for a balanced smile.

Enhance Your Smile

What are the benefits of lip augmentation?

Lip augmentation offers a range of benefits that go beyond just aesthetics. Here's how it can transform your smile and your self-assurance:

Achieve Naturally Fuller Lips

Thin lips are a common concern, and lip augmentation can address this effectively. Fillers or implants add subtle volume, creating fuller, more defined lips that balance your facial features. This can make you look and feel more youthful.

Restore Lost Volume and Definition

As we age, our lips naturally lose volume. Lip augmentation treatments can replace that lost volume, restoring plumpness and definition to your lips. This plumper appearance can enhance your smile and create a more youthful overall look.

Boost Your Self-Confidence

A confident smile can light up a room. When you feel good about your lips, it can show. Lip augmentation can help you achieve the smile you've always desired, boosting your self-confidence and making you feel more comfortable in social and professional settings.

Wondering if Lip Augmentation is Right for You? Let's Find Out!

Am I a candidate for lip augmentation?

A consultation with Dr. Athré is the best way to determine candidacy for lip augmentation. However, here's a general guide:

Good Candidate:

  • Desire fuller, more defined lips
  • Want to address volume loss due to aging
  • Seek a natural-looking enhancement
  • Are in good overall health

People to Consider Other Options

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Have unrealistic expectations
  • Have certain medical conditions (discuss with Dr. Athré)

Smile Potential

Lip Augmentation Recovery

The lips tend to swell due to the fact that the lips are a very vascular area. Most patients state that they have swelling for approximately 3 to 4 days following the procedure.

Silastic Softsil Lip Implants

After your lip augmentation Houston patients can usually get back to their day-to-day lives in a couple of days. Softsil silastic lip implants are natural-looking and permanent.

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Natural Enhancement, Lasting Results

Lip Augmentation Results

At about day 5, the lips have reached their final volume, and results with filler last about 6 months. Despite the fact that many manufacturers claimed that their filler agents last longer than 6 months, clinical experience has shown that hyaluronic acid fillers in the lips last about 6 months. The reason for this is that we use our lips all the time whether we are smiling, talking, or making facial expressions. This chronic dynamic motion causes the muscles to break down the filler agent at a faster rate.

Lip Augmentation

Frequently Asked Questions

Lip augmentation costs anywhere from $600 to $3,000.

During lip augmentation procedures, Dr. Athre uses Softsil™ silastic lip implants, which are natural and permanent, unlike injectable fillers, which typically last only six months.

Lip augmentation takes around 20 minutes per lip.

After the lip augmentation procedure, patients can usually get back to their day-to-day lives in a couple of days.

Client Testimonial

“I have been considering on getting lip injections for a few years now but I was always scared to get them because I’ve heard they hurt. I already have semi full lips but I wanted just a little bit more on my top lip. I am glad to say that my experience with Dr. Raghu Athre was amazing!! He explained to me what to expect before he injected me. I have a very very low pain tolerance and he made it very comfortable for me… the best part is he gives you results that looks natural, and that would suit you best. If you are looking for someone who is going to give you 100% of what you are looking for and even leave you looking better than you expected, you must see him!!”

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