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Lips Filler: Increase Volume and Balance the Lips


Filler has become a trend after Kylie Jenner, an American socialite and model, managed to change the shape of her thin lips to become fuller and thicker. After this full lips trend emerged, many women crave the appearance of full and thick lips which are considered more attractive and sexy. In the world of facial aesthetics, lip fillers are present as an answer to the desire to change the shape of the lips in a short and safe time. Today, let's discuss more about lip fillers.


Get to Know Lips Filler

Basically, lip filler is an injection procedure that can add volume to the lips. Not only volume, lip fillers are able to reshape asymmetrical lip shapes, improve lip skin structure, and moisturize lips to make them look healthier and more attractive.


Furthermore, lip fillers usually use dermal fillers that contain hyaluronic acid, a natural substance in the body that gradually decreases with time or age; which is also driven by other factors such as genetics, smoking, and sun exposure.





What Do You Get From Lip Fillers?

Many people do lip fillers because they want to increase the size of their lips. You may want to increase the size of your lips for a variety of reasons, including:

  • Restores the previous lip size. It was mentioned above that with the passage of time and age, the lips may become smaller and thinner due to various reasons. This condition could be because the philtrum (the groove between the upper lip and the septum) has become thinner and flatter, or it could be because the distance between the corners of the mouth (the intercommissural distance) has increased.

  • Improve the shape of the lips. It is common knowledge that many people have lips of different sizes or shapes (asymmetrical). With lip fillers, the shape of the lips can be shaped to be more even and appropriate.

  • Smooths wrinkles. Not only about shape, wrinkles on the surface of the skin lips sometimes appear due to lack of moisturization. By having lip fillers, the wrinkles can be smoothen and disguised so that the lips look young by providing the needed hydration.

  • Increase self-confidence. Thin lips and uneven shape often make some individuals insecure, here lip fillers can help increase self-confidence immediately since it is quick and effective procedure during a lunch break.


Benefits of Lips Filler

  • The desired lip volume can be adjusted. The amount of filler to be injected can be adjusted according to what you expect and according to the results of consultation with the doctor.

  • Results can be seen and felt immediately after the procedure. Does not require a long healing time, lip fillers only take a few minutes in the process as well as the results without downtime.

  • Less bruises. The advantage of the lip filler procedure is that there is no downtime or aggressive work. Thus, the bruise will vanish right after the injection pass around a couple of minutes.


Is Lip Filler Result Permanent?

The results of lip fillers are not permanent, but lip fillers can last up to a year and even more, depending on the individual's lifestyle. Therefore, reducing or avoiding alcohol consumption, quitting smoking, keeping your body hydrated by drinking lots of water, and consuming healthy foods can help prolong the results of the filler treatment.



Filler bibir oleh dokter Edwin Tanihaha, Sp. KK, Dip. AAAM, MHKes, FKCCS di IORA Clinic Jakarta Selatan
Lips Filler Transformation at IORA Clinic






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