If you adore Angelina Jolie's pouty lips and wish they were as full as hers, you might want to explore lip injections. These injections, often known as lip augmentation, are administered by a doctor and involve the injection of chemicals - which we shall discuss later - into the upper and lower lips to give them a fuller appearance. This operation is usually just temporary, and patients must have it repeated every few months to preserve their desired appearance.

When you decide for lip augmentation, your doctor will ask you to bring images of your favorite and least favorite lips. You'll talk to your doctor about what you want to change, what your goals are, and whether they're achievable. Because what each person likes are a personal taste, the initial consultation is crucial. The doctor will go through your medical history with you and determine if a lip augmentation operation is appropriate for you.

Lip injections Santa Barbara are normally done under local anaesthetic in the doctor's office and take anything from thirty minutes to two hours. Depending on the material and medication used, as well as the doctor's charge, the cost might range from $300 to $5,000. Lip injections after that can cost as little as $333. The operation takes around a day to a week to recuperate from such that the remaining swelling evens out over the lips and fades into your new pout. Ice packs should be applied to your lips for the first 48 hours to assist reduce swelling. It's important to keep your lips clean to avoid illness. Call your doctor right away if you find any irregularities in your lips after the treatment.

* Collagen injections - produced from collagen found in cow's skin, this substance is slowly absorbed into the body, giving patients a larger set of lips for one to three months. Before the surgery, the patient should have sensitivity tests done to see if they are allergic to the collagen.

* Fat injections - fat is taken from another region of the patient's body and purified before being injected into the lips. Fat injections last longer than collagen injections. There is a very low danger of an allergic reaction because it is extracted from the patient's own body.

* Autologen injections - collagen derived from the patient's own skin, autlogen decreases the risk of allergic response and provides long-lasting benefits. If the patient had a facelift prior to the lip augmentation, the doctor will use the collagen from the previous operation to fill in the excess skin.

* Dermalogen injections - dermalogen is a material extracted from a dead body's skin that has the same transitory effects as collagen injections. Before the lip injections, doctors thoroughly check the donor material to ensure that no disease is transferred.