Lip fillers are an increasingly popular treatment for enhancing your natural lips, improving their shape and adding volume. They can also give the lips a more youthful appearance, increase definition and even balance out uneven lips.

There are many types of dermal lip fillers that can be injected into the lips. The most common fillers and the ones we use at House of Brows, are hyaluronic acid based fillers. Hyaluronic acid is a substance naturally occurring in the body and gives our skin its elasticity and plumpness.

Numbing cream will be applied to your lips prior to the treatment to minimize any discomfort.  Small, controlled doses of temporary filler will then be injected under the surface of the skin, filling in any sunken areas and lines.  This will give a smoother, more youthful and rejuvenated appearance to the lips.

The effects of the lip filler typically lasts around six months. After this more injections are needed to maintain the enhanced appearance of the lips.

The right amount of filler required to achieve a natural-looking, full set of lips differs from person to person.  It depends on your age, the size of your lips to begin with, the amount of looseness or deflation that has taken place and the result you wish to achieve.

Hyaluronic acid fillers generally come in 1 millilitre vials or syringes. Many people are surprised to hear that a millilitre of filler is in fact less than a teaspoon (see picture below).  The correct amount of filler to achieve a client’s goal will be fully discussed during the initial consultation. Generally speaking, lip filler is introduced over several appointments in order to achieve the desired result.