Lip Augmentation Discussion and Debate

Brian P. Maloney, William Truswell IV, and S. Randolph Waldman address questions for discussion and debate: 1. Is surgery ever a better alternative than injectable fillers for enhancement of the lips? 2. What role do permanent lip implants play for today's patients? 3. How do you manage the small mouth person seeking lip enlargement? 4. How do you handle down-turning corners of the mouth? 5. How do you handle a person who previously had full lips but now is losing volume, especially in the corners? 6. What qualities of the lip are important to preserve when considering various lip augmentation materials and techniques? 7. What are the best ways of reducing the length of the upper lip? 8. Analysis: Over the past 5 years, how has your technique or approach to lips changed, or what is the most important thing you have learned in performing lip augmentations.