The Centre, P.C. - Plastic Surgery Blog

Classic Style -- Luscious Lips and a Tiny Waist - Thursday, September 18, 2008

And a hat.

You may recognize this look as dating from the 1940s, but lately it has been making a bit of a come-back.

Full lips certainly do have a youthful and attractive look. We offer lip enhancement using AlloDerm implants. AlloDerm is a biomedical substance created by LifeCell Corporation in California and it received FDA approval back in 1993 for augmenting the lips.

If your lips are naturally thin, or if they have become thinner with age, you might be a good candidate for this cosmetic procedure. Some people have asymmetrical lips, or drooping or very pale lips. There are also those thin lines that appear around the lips as we age.

All these conditions can be beautifully treated with AlloDerm implants. It is a very safe outpatient procedure using local anesthetic (and a mild sedative if you would prefer), which requires about two weeks for recovery. Results last for two to five years.

A small waist gives that feminine hourglass look. We offer Vaser LipoSelection, a form of ultrasonic liposuction, to remove fatty tissue from specific body areas. If you have used exercise and a good diet to lose weight, but find that the waistline stubbornly refuses to slim down, perhaps LipoSelection can achieve that for you and restore your youthful contour.

LipoSelection requires only very small incisions, as it uses ultrasonic probes which are smaller than the standard liposuction implements. Being a less invasive procedure than traditional liposuction, it involves less bruising and needs less recovery time.

AlloDerm and LipoSelection can help with the lips and waistline, but we'll have to let you buy your own hat.

Please call or email us at The Centre, P.C. One of our cosmetic surgeons will be glad to give you a personal consultation.