To help women quickly overcome their insecurities about looking older, lip augmentation surgery is the optimal solution for safely restructuring and increasing lip volume. With just a minor, gentle procedure, you can easily achieve alluring lips with perfect proportions and lasting results. Let’s explore the secret to creating fuller lips with Dr Xuan Quan Clinic in the article below!
Potential Risks of Lip Augmentation Surgery
Below are serious risks that you need to carefully consider before deciding to undergo surgery:
- Prolonged infection and swelling: The lip area is very sensitive and frequently exposed to food. If not properly cleaned, it can easily lead to pus formation, swelling, or necrosis.
- Clumping and asymmetry: If fillers or autologous fat are not injected evenly, they can clump together, causing the lips to become crooked, asymmetrical, or distorted.
- Loss of natural sensation: Nerve damage during surgery or an overdose of fillers can cause numbness in the lips, making it difficult to smile, speak, or eat.
- Allergic reaction to fillers: The body may reject the materials injected into the lips, causing fibrotic inflammation, granulomas, or severe irritation.
- Unsightly scarring and lip retraction: Improperly performed lip augmentation can leave raised or contracted scars, distorting the original natural lip shape.

Who Should Consider Lip Thickening Surgery?
Lip augmentation surgery is the perfect solution for those who desire a more attractive and harmonious appearance. Specifically, this minor surgery is indicated for the following cases:
- Individuals with naturally thin lips: Both the upper and lower lips are thin, lacking volume, making the overall face look sharp, older, or less full.
- Uneven or asymmetrical lips: The upper lip is too thin compared to the lower lip (or vice versa), the lip contour is pale, lacking definition, and the lip shape is not clearly defined.
- Individuals with a long distance between the lips and the nose: Lip thickening surgery (combined with lip lift) will help shorten the distance between the philtrum, creating a more delicate and youthful facial effect.
- Clients who desire long-lasting results: Those who want to have full, attractive lips but are hesitant about having to get filler injections every year.

The Trusted Address for Creating Full, Plump, and Seductive Lips
For naturally beautiful and absolutely safe full lips, Dr Xuan Quan Clinic is a reliable destination thanks to its outstanding advantages:
Performed directly by Dr. Nguyen Xuan Quan: With nearly 10 years of experience, the doctor will directly examine, measure, and perform the procedure, guaranteeing a full, balanced, and perfectly harmonious lip shape that complements your face.

Exclusive scar-concealing microsurgical technique: Ultra-fine dissection and blood vessel coagulation technology ensure the wound dries quickly, minimizing swelling and bruising, allowing for immediate work. The sutures are completely hidden within the mucosa, leaving no visible cosmetic marks, and are gently removed after 7 days.
Strict sterile procedure: A closed, one-way operating room system meeting medical standards absolutely prevents the risk of infection, ensuring stable lip shape and eliminating concerns about scar contracture complications.
Reliable warranty, long-lasting results: Quality is guaranteed with a 6-month warranty, providing plump, attractive lips with superior durability lasting 5-10 years.

Cost of Lip Shaping Surgery (Thin Lips to Thicker Lips)
Below is a publicly listed price list for lip shaping services, making it easy for you to refer to and prepare your budget before undergoing the procedure:
- Upper Lip Shaping: 7,000,000 VND
- Lower Lip Shaping: 7,000,000 VND
- Heart-Shaped Lip Shaping (Upper Lip + Lower Lip Groove): 10,000,000 VND
Notably, all lip shaping services here come with a 6-month warranty, ensuring long-lasting aesthetic results. Clients will return to the clinic for suture removal after 7-14 days, depending on their individual recovery rate.
Safe and Medically Approved Lip Augmentation Procedure
The lip augmentation procedure at Dr Xuan Quan Clinic is performed rigorously in a sterile, closed environment, meeting all the stringent standards of the Ministry of Health through the following steps:
Step 1: Examination and consultation: The doctor examines the current lip structure, measures and determines the proportion of mucosa to be transferred or the amount of material to be added to best harmonize with the facial features.
Step 2: General health check: The client’s blood pressure is measured, and drug reactions are tested to ensure they are in good health and absolutely safe before the minor surgery.
Step 3: Disinfection and anesthesia: The entire aesthetic area is disinfected and local anesthesia is administered. This process helps the client to be completely relaxed, without feeling any pain or discomfort throughout the procedure.
Step 4: Performing the lip augmentation surgery: The doctor applies proprietary microsurgical techniques, skillfully dissecting and shifting the mucous membrane to increase lip volume. Simultaneously, blood vessel closure is performed to keep the wound dry and minimize swelling and bruising.
Step 5: Post-operative care and instructions: The patient rests in the post-operative recovery room, where the doctor checks the lip shape, provides instructions on diet and hygiene at home, and schedules a gentle suture removal appointment after 7 days.

Post-operative care for lip augmentation to achieve a natural-looking result
Post-operative care accounts for 30% of the sharpness and aesthetic appeal of the lip shape. To ensure quick healing and a plump, desired look, please note the following:
- Hygiene and swelling reduction: Apply cold compresses actively for the first two days to reduce swelling. Gently clean your lips with a cotton swab soaked in saline solution after eating and drinking, keeping the wound dry.
- Diet: Prioritize soft, liquid foods and use a straw when drinking. Absolutely avoid foods that can easily cause scarring, darkening, or irritation, such as beef, water spinach, sticky rice, seafood, and chicken, for one month.
- Protecting the lip shape: Do not purse or press your lips together, do not touch or pick at scabs before the lips have stabilized. Make sure to return to the clinic for gentle suture removal after 7 days as scheduled.

Frequently Asked Questions About Lip Thickening Surgery
To alleviate concerns before undergoing lip enhancement, here are brief answers from experts to the most common questions:
Does lip thickening surgery leave scars?
Absolutely not. With modern microsurgical techniques, all cosmetic sutures are hidden inside the oral mucosa, leaving absolutely no visible surgical marks.
Is lip thickening permanent?
The mucosal repositioning surgery method provides stable and long-lasting results for 5-10 years (or permanently depending on individual characteristics), without the risk of resorption like filler injections.
How long does it take for the lips to heal and look natural after surgery?
The lips will be slightly swollen for the first few days, and you can still go to work as usual. After the stitches are gently removed after 7 days, the lip shape will become soft and naturally beautiful from the 2nd to the 4th week.
The above is detailed information about the lip augmentation surgery method to create fuller, more attractive lips. Dr Xuan Quan Clinic is proud to be your trusted partner on your beauty enhancement journey. Contact us today for expert advice and attractive offers!
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