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For the purposes of this article, you don't need to know who Faye Winter is, don't worry. She was on Love Island last year, you didn't watch it, it's okay. But she's come in very handy for me to be to able to demonstrate to you what different amounts of lip filler look like. Read on please...
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Well the obvious - and most assumed answer - is that one wants bigger lips!
However, it might be just be restoring what we always had. You see, as we age, lips naturally lose volume and plumpness. This is due to the overall decrease in collagen and elastin that occurs as we age. These are the proteins in our skin which provide structure, support and elasticity. This, coupled with a natural change in the shape of the lips as we age, means that our lips get thinner and smaller as we get older. Gee, it's so great getting old. Nawt! People also choose to get lip filler if their lips are a bit wonky (I have this issue, I always have to go over the edge of my top lip on one side, when I wear lipstick else I look like a broken clown) or need some extra hydration. Of course, some women, even younger women - have naturally very thin lips and a bit of lip filler can give them a little bit of a boost which balances their facial features.
In the correct, highly-skilled, highly-qualified hands, lips can be enhanced and rejuvenated beautifully and subtly, balancing and harmonising the lips with the face, and ensuring you look great from all angles.
A beautiful before and after of lip filler from Kelsey Bailey at KB Aesthetics. Doesn't look fake, just fabulous.
Well, they do want bigger lips, generally. Celebrity culture has both popularised and demonised lip fillers, and many people now mistakenly associate lip fillers with ‘trout pouts’ and ‘duck lips’. There is no denying the impact the Kardashian’s have had on the use of lip fillers and the emergence of the Love Island tribe has definitely driven a certain 'look'. Big lips are big business.
However, there does seem to be a little bit of rewind and regret. Faye, one of those Love Island lip-filler lovers, has recently had her lip filler dissolved and refilled with much less. She said on her Instagram: "No wonder my Mum said I looked like a Baboon's bum! I probably should have done this sooner. You don't want to walk around looking like that, I've done it for you - for free! I've taken one for an almighty big team, so thank me for what I have done for us all! Oh well... we learn!"
In her Instagram post, Faye shows was 4ml of lip filler looks like, compared to 0ml of lip filler, compared to 1.5ml of lip filler. What a vast improvement! To be honest, she naturally has rather lovely plump lips with a great natural shape.
Her comparison photos, however, do nicely demonstrate how while 1ml sounds tiny it can have a big impact.
Faye's before and after photo of lip filler showing the difference between 4ml and 1.5ml
Lip fillers get a bad rep in the press..
Largely driven by a horrible and dangerous black market for unlicensed fillers, a woeful lack of regulation regarding who can train in fillers and people attempting DIY jobs.
Despite the negative press lip fillers often get, the UK is still crazy for a lush lip. Lip fillers are still very popular, thanks to the subtle results they can have and the acknowledgement that in the right hands, lip fillers can do wonders for a person's self esteem and confidence!
Whether you want to hydrate your lips, address lip asymmetry or plump your pout, lip fillers can be amazing!
It depends on your natural anatomy and the kind of look you prefer, but it can vary from 0.5ml lip filler to 3ml. It's unlikely the practitioners on Glowday will go much above 1ml in a single sitting, as sometimes, multiple treatments over many months or even years are needed to get that perfectly plumped, but natural lip filler results.
Small, thin lips may need multiple treatments with 0.5ml, whereas larger, fuller, lips can often "take" more filler in a single sitting.
Your practitioner should talk through your options and suggest an amount based on your individual case.
Most dermal filler brands sell syringes containing 1ml of filler, but how much is used comes down to the type of treatment and result you want.
There's a saying in aesthetics that "You pay for the skill, not the ml".
When you book a lip filler treatment, your practitioner will use a pre-filled, sterile syringe. It might be that not all of that filler is used. Try to remember that rather than paying for an amount of filler, you're actually paying for your practitioners expertise and experience to know how much filler to use and how to safely and beautifully place it in your lips to get the best result.
Yes they do. Even if the hands of a medic, there is always a risk. It's much less likely if you're with a medic, but nothing is risk-free. Symptoms that need to be checked out if you've had lip filler are:
If you think you may be experiencing an allergic reaction to your filler or think your fillers have gone wrong, see a medically qualified practitioner immediately, and they will decide upon the correct treatment.
This may include dissolving the filler with hyaluronidase and treating you with antihistamines. In the event of anaphylaxis, you may need adrenaline.
This is one of the reasons it is CRUCIAL that you only have filler treatments carried out by medically trained, prescribing professionals, who will be able to look after you in the rare event of an allergic reaction.
To book your lip fillers with a medical aesthetics practitioner who you can trust, then simply search and make your appointment right here.
