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Laser removal of biopolymer gel from the lips is a procedure for correcting minor deformations of the inner border of the lips as a result of the introduction of biopolymer gel.
These small fibroses are most often referred to as “bumps” and disrupt the symmetry of the lips and the overall aesthetic appearance of the upper and/or lower lip shape. Indications for laser removal of biopolymer gel from lips
- Residual deformities after surgical removal of biopolymer gel from the lips (for various reasons)
- Local deformities of the inner border of the upper and/or lower lip, the correction of which does not require surgical removal.
Reasons for surgery to remove biopolymer
Currently, one session of introduction by an experienced cosmetologist of biologically degradable fillers based on hyaluronic acid is a fast and, most importantly, safe cosmetological method of increasing volume. However, just a few years ago, biopolymer gels, or biogels based on silicones of synthetic origin, which are not subject to biological degradation, destruction in tissues and resorption, were used for these purposes. Manufacturing companies positioned these products as highly effective in terms of lasting and long-term cosmetic results.
And although the initial results did seem quite successful, most patients after a while began to complain of numerous complications. These were multiple compactions in the tissues, the occurrence of their deformation and asymmetry, difficulties in articulation (pronunciation of individual sounds), etc. At the same time, removing the biopolymer from the lips without surgery in order to eliminate these negative consequences is impossible.
What happens to the sponges after removing the gel?
As after any surgical intervention, after removing the polymer from the lips, rehabilitation time is required. Sponges usually heal within a week. On the 5th day after the operation you can go outside.
After the operation, the volume of the lips without gel acquires its natural size and naturally “deflates”. What if you want to refill them?
The scarring process is completed in approximately one to two months. Once completed, the sponges can be refilled with hyaluronic acid products (Surgiderm, Juvederm 3, Restylane, Teoseal, Belotero).
Removing hyaluronic acid from lips is much easier than polymer gels. Strictly speaking, the question of how to remove hyaluronic gel from the lips is usually not worth it at all. Hyaluronic acid is a natural element for the body that is absorbed independently over a certain period of time, but if necessary, the process can be provoked without surgery, with ordinary injections of enzymes.
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Has the biopolymer spoiled the sponges? The only way out is to eliminate it.
In recent years, removal of biopolymer gel from the lips has become a fairly common operation in plastic surgery clinics. This is specifically related to one of the more necessary and widespread procedures in beauty salons, which is the procedure for adjusting the shape and increasing their volume.
Indications and contraindications
Indications for removing biopolymer from the lips can be separated into a separate list:
- lip deformation;
- asymmetry;
- unnatural appearance;
- local compactions in the mouth area;
- dissatisfaction with the result;
- desire to return to its previous appearance;
- desire to use a different method.
Contraindications to biopolymer removal are as follows:
- cardiovascular diseases;
- poor blood clotting;
- oncological diseases;
- diabetes;
- any inflammatory processes and diseases in acute form;
- deviations from the norm in laboratory test results;
- mental disorders, panic attacks, anxiety disorders;
- minor age.
What are biogels?
Permanent gel is a suspension in liquid of microscopic particles of such groups of chemical biopolymers as:
- polyacrylamide;
- various modifications of silicone;
- polytetrafluoroethylene;
- other classes of chemical compounds.
All of them are biologically inert, that is, they do not take part in tissue metabolic processes and do not lead to an immune reaction of rejection. After being introduced under the skin, biopolymers do not undergo destruction in tissues, as a result of which the cosmetic effect lasts for an average of about 5 years.
Biopolymers have gained great popularity due to the technical simplicity of their use and the long-lasting results, combined with the low price of the drugs. However, due to the lack of biodegradation (self-resorption) of these chemical compounds in tissues, in the event of adverse consequences, the biopolymer can only be removed from the lips surgically. Such complications that require surgical removal of the biopolymer from the lips are the following conditions:
- Chronic inflammatory processes. They can occur after a certain time (even a long time) after the administration of the drug, the presence of which creates the appropriate conditions for this. Inflammation can be either aseptic in nature (the body’s reaction to a foreign body) or as a result of infection through the hematogenous or lymphogenous route. The degree of inflammation can range from minor swelling, a feeling of fullness and pain, up to the development of a purulent process, accompanied by a serious condition.
- Formation of conglomerates of the introduced substance. After injection of filler, it may not be distributed evenly, but in lumps of various shapes and sizes. The result of this is the occurrence of aesthetic defects and difficulty in adequate articulation, which is especially important for persons in public professions (artists, singers, announcers, etc.).
- Migration of biopolymer gel. Under the influence of age-related changes in the face, accompanied by gravitational ptosis of tissues, the functioning of the masticatory and facial muscles, it is possible to divide the injected substance into small fragments and move them through the tissues even beyond the injection site - to the cheekbones, cheeks and chin. This leads to deformation of facial contours and dysfunction of facial muscles.
- Development of fibrous tissue, or scarring. This phenomenon is the most common and widespread complication of the use of injectable cosmetic biopolymers, in which surgery to remove the gel from the lips becomes a necessity and the only method of treatment and correction. Fibrosis is further aggravated by inflammatory processes. The proliferation of connective tissue and the formation of internal scars is a protective reaction of the body aimed at isolating fragments of a foreign body. As a result of this, so-called seliconomas, or heliomas, are formed, which are particles of biogel covered with a dense connective tissue membrane. However, fibrous tissue causes deformation of the red border and stiffness of the lips, their protrusion and the appearance of asymmetry, and proliferation of the mucous membrane. In addition, scars, squeezing blood vessels, lead to even greater scarring, changes in natural coloring and, in some cases, to the development of areas of tissue necrosis.
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How to remove gel from lips in one function
The Platinental clinic has developed an operation scheme that has helped more than 300 women regain their natural lips. It is unique because it allows you to remove biopolymer gel from the lips and reconstruct your own lips instantly.
Removal of gel from lips is carried out according to a specially developed scheme IN ONE FUNCTION.
But the need to remove gel from sponges is only part of the problem. Therefore, during the same operation, the harmonious shape of the lips is restored and excess mucous membrane, which hangs in the form of “curtains” in the area of the upper lip, is eliminated.
The biopolymer is removed through an incision on the inside of the sponge. This makes it possible to avoid damage to muscles and blood vessels, as well as the appearance of an ugly scar on the sponges. The operation is completed with a special internal suture, which will not be noticeable after healing.
Doctors Vasiliev Maxim and Iskornev Andrey during an operation to remove biopolymer gel from the lips. Doctors at the Platinental clinic helped more than 300 patients return their natural sponges.
During surgery, the shape of the lower lip is usually also corrected in order to maintain the natural proportion, when the lower lip is 1.5 times “plumper” than the upper.
As for the upper lip, excess gel is also removed from the area above the upper lip to remove the so-called “duck mouth” effect.
How to remove biopolymer from lips
The volume, complexity and duration of surgical intervention to remove the biopolymer from the lips depend on the number of fragments of the substance, their location, prevalence and degree of adhesions. The type of anesthesia—local anesthesia or general anesthesia—depends on the same circumstances. Technically, the operation consists of two stages:
- removing, as completely as possible, fragments of the helium mass;
- correction of developed disorders of both aesthetic and functional nature.
In some clinics, biopolymer is removed from the lips using a laser or radio waves, which makes it possible to somewhat reduce bleeding and facilitate visual inspection of the surgical field, as well as excise scar tissue with less trauma. However, this is not of fundamental importance for the process of treatment and correction.
The incision to remove the biopolymer from the lips is made not on the skin, but along the mucous membrane of the lip, that is, on the inner surface of the latter, which reduces the risk of damage to large blood vessels and muscles, as well as hides postoperative scars and obtains a satisfactory aesthetic result. However, in cases of distant migration of the gel, it may be impossible to avoid additional incisions on the facial skin. At the second stage, scars and hypertrophied areas of the mucous membranes of the lips are removed, the maximum permissible restoration of the shape and contours of the latter is carried out, and cosmetic sutures are applied.
It is practically impossible to completely remove all particles of biopolymer.
Therefore, after removal of the biopolymer, due to the continued growth of connective tissue, the lips may become deformed again. In this regard, rehabilitation after surgery should include a course of treatment, which includes proteolytic enzymes and physiotherapeutic procedures.
Due to the good and rapid regeneration of the mucous membrane, the recovery period after removal of the biopolymer is, as a rule, no more than 1.5 - 2 weeks, subject to the surgeon’s recommendations - proper care of the postoperative wound, avoiding the consumption of hot food and alcoholic beverages, smoking , physical activity, visiting baths, etc.
After complete healing, if necessary, it is possible to carry out additional surgical correction, and after a few months, if the patient wishes, cosmetic correction by introducing a filler based on hyaluronic acid.
Is it possible to completely remove biopolymer gel from lips?
Restoring the shape of the lips after previously injected silicone gel is an art.
When enlarging sponges with gels, many believe that “pumping out the gel” as needed is a small problem. After all, the gel was introduced through a narrow puncture, which means it can be withdrawn back in the same way. Unfortunately, everything is not as simple as it seems. This gel grows into the lip tissue, becomes overgrown with connective tissue (scar) and deforms the natural shape of the lips.
And in this case, lip correction turns out to be a very difficult task for the doctor.
