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Can You Get Fuller Lips From A Tube ?

For the past several years, cosmetic companies have marketed over-the-counter products claiming to produce sexier, fuller lips.  These glosses, balms and gels temporarily give the lips a fuller look.  Products containing ingredients such as cinnamon, wintergreen or capsicum (a compound made from hot peppers) are used.  These boost blood flow to the lips, which...

FDA Approves Restylane for Lip Augmentation

 Restylane is the most studied dermal filler worldwide.  This filler was approved by the FDA in 2003 to smooth wrinkles and plump up the nasal labial folds or marionette lines.  Many practitioners would also use Restylane off-label to volumize the lips. Recently, the FDA has approved Restylane for the use in lip augmentation or lip plumping.  This will be the first...

Wrinkle Fillers!

Hyaluronic acid fillers, such as Juvaderm(Allergan) and Restylane(Medicis) have been used for some time for facial rejuvenation. These products have been subjectively thought to provide excellent results with good safety, longevity by many plastic surgeons and dermatologists. Objectively, however, longevity of these products have not been well documented. A recent study in a major peer-reviewed...