Gore-Tex Lip Augmentation

One of the most telling signs of age are the lips. As we age, we loose bulk and definition to the upper lip. The middle portion of the lip which has the upturn to it is called Cupid's Bow. With ongoing age, a flattening of Cupid's Bow is most commonly seen. When evaluating the upper and lower lips, an aesthetically pleasing look usually is a one-to-one height ratio between the vertical height of the upper lip to the vertical height of the lower lip measured at Cupid's Bow. While several temporary injection fillers are utilized to augment the lips, permanent lip augmentation can be performed utilizing surgical Gore-Tex. Surgical Gore-Tex has been on the market for over twenty years utilized in several million people by the heart surgeons to repair holes in hearts. It was approved for augmenting subcutaneous defects in the face as well as reconstruction of the lips.