Plastic mouth surgery, technically called keryloplasty, is used to increase or decrease the lips, but it may also be indicated to correct the crooked mouth and change the cornering of the mouth to form a kind of constant smile.
Plastic surgery for lip augmentation can be performed by filling with Botox, hyaluronic acid or methacrylate, the result may last 2 years or more, requiring retouching after this period, while surgery to reduce the lips has a definitive result, but the possibility of having to not rule out retouching surgery.
- Plastic surgery for lip augmentation is usually done by given an injection directly into the area to be treated; Surgery to reduce the lips can be done by removing a thin layer of the upper and lower lip.
- Sewn from inside the mouth.
- Of the latter surgery are hidden inside the mouth and should be removed within 10 to 14 days.
Risks of plastic surgery in the mouth may include
These risks can be minimized when the patient has real expectations about the outcome and when the doctor complies with all the rules for performing plastic surgery.
Recovery from plastic surgery in the mouth takes about 5 to 7 days and during this period, the mouth should be quite swollen.
The care that the patient should have after surgery are
All plastic surgery should only be performed by people over the age of 18.
For safety reasons, it is important to check if the plastic surgeon who will perform plastic surgery is duly registered with the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, which can be performed on this company’s website.