Some Thoughts on the PermaLip  Jennifer Lauren Crawford, MD
Article by Austin Plastic Surgeon  The desire to have full and
youthful lips is not a fad and patients frequently ask about
it.  The concept of lip enhancement has been around for quite
some time and surgeons have used many different types of
materials and surgical techniques in order to achieve it.  The
materials used to fill the lip range from temporary injectibles,
to a patient’s own fat, to using an expendable tendon from the
forearm.  All of these methods work to some degree but often
have drawbacks.  The injectable agents are temporary and often
disappear within 6 months’ time.  So, to continue the upkeep, a
patient will have to periodically undergo a somewhat
uncomfortable injection for a significant cost.  Using one’s own
tissue can be unpredictable in how much of that tissue
survives.  And, the patient can form some significant scarring
that limits the stretch and movement of the lips.  When a small
tendon is taken from the forearm, the surg