Posted December 12, 2012 in Beauty, Blog, General Medical Information, Lip Augmentation, Uncategorized
“A man had given all other bliss, And all his worldly worth for this, To waste his whole heart in one kiss Upon her perfect lips” Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892
Our first patient of the day today was reading British author E. L. James erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” when I entered the treatment room. 50 Shades is not exactly the “best written” book in the history of literature, and probably has Lord Tennyson turning in his grave with each page read. As they say about 50 Shades, “the writing is not that great, but the story kept my attention.” One of the many oft repeated phrases by Christian to Annatasia in the novel is, “I told you to stop biting your lip, you know that it drives me crazy!”
Sexy lips not only drive the main character of 50 Shades crazy, but they are quickly becoming one of the most requested treatments in our office. Lips do not, and should not be enormous to be sexy. In fact, less is usually more when it comes to natural lips. New techniques and injectable products have revolutionized lip augmentation in our practice.
Like snowflakes, no two sets of lips are identical. The first step in creating beautiful sexy lips is analyzing the patient’s lips with an artistic eye. Secondly, we then visualize what the ideal lip would be for that individual. Leonardo da Vinci’s Devine Proportion or the Phi Ratio of 1:1.67 is kept in mind when creating sexy lips. The lower lip should be larger than the upper lip by close to that golden ratio (upper lip should be 70% the size of the lower lip). Lastly, the lips must be technically injected properly with the appropriate injectable product(s).
The introduction and use of blunt tipped canullas have revolutionized our lip treatments. The blunt tip has the advantage of not cutting through nerves and blood vessels of the lips so that the injections are much less discomforting, and there is considerably less, if any, bruising. Upon patient request, we can use local anesthesia nerve blocks prior to lip injections, but with the use of canullas and local anesthetic in the fillers, most patients do not require the additional anesthesia. The blunt tipped canulla also finds its way into distinct anatomic spaces of the lip that have lost fat, allowing the spaces to be easily refilled in a natural way. This results in shortening, elevation, and eversion of the upper lip even before any filler has been placed into the body of the lip. Juvederm is used to replace lost fat deep in the lip, as well as in the body of the lip to increase volume. Restylane is used to accentuate the vermillion border (the red-white border) of the lips. The newest FDA approved filler, Bolotero, is a thin hyaluronic acid that is used for the fine vertical lines of the lips.
Seeing sexy new natural lips on our patient this morning after her 15 minute treatment session, the comfort that she underwent the procedure with, and her copy of “Fifty Shades of Grey”, I realized that thanks to these new techniques and products, our treatment room no longer rivals Christian’s sado-masochistic, tortuous “Red Room” in painful experiences, but just in case, for those patients who request it, we will give them a “safe word” during their injection treatment.
“A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed” Anonymous (for obvious reasons)
Wishing you happiness and health this holiday season and into the New Year. Be well!
Dr. Michael Persky and Dr. Sarmela Sunder are located in Encino, California and Beverly Hills, California (The Lasky Clinic) but service all of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Including, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Westlake, Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, La Canada, Pasadena, and more. Please subscribe to our blog by clicking the link above, right, and “Like” us on Facebook. Thank you!
