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Beauty treatments that allow you to plump up your puckers are all the rage right now.

Even the younger generation is normalising lip fillers and enjoying it.

Doctors in the US are crammed full of Gen Z girls and boys keen to make their lips fuller and more kissable while TikTok is full of them showing off their newly minted mouths.

But it is really important to do it well, with trained medical experts, in order to get the right results.

If you’ve been considering lip augmentation as the next step on your aesthetics journey, either because age has de-plumped yours or Mother Nature didn’t give you the perfect pout, to begin with, then Skin Renewal will have you covered.

In essence, lip filler is a customisable cosmetic procedure that addresses asymmetry and ‘thin, flat’ lips by injecting a solution – most commonly hyaluronic acid-based Juvedérm Smile or Restylane Kysse – at a depth of about 2,5 millimetres using a very thin needle.

Don’t worry, it’s a small prick with minimal discomfort.

While you might be imagining the ‘duck lips’ of an Instagram influencer as a result, in actual fact, the goal of an expertly-injected lip filler is to achieve a natural look that compliments your facial features and enhances what your mama gave you.

Results can range from big and bold to low-key and subtle, depending on what you’re keen for.

It is worth noting that getting a more natural result has a lot to do with the placement and amount of the lip filler, rather than the type used.

That’s where a professional aesthetic doctor is needed, as each person’s lips need to be thoroughly examined, with symmetry or lack thereof and overall shape taken into consideration to determine the exact placement and quantity of filler needed.

Also, it is generally advisable to get a series of lip augmentation procedures over time rather than trying to go from zero to hero in one appointment if you want fuller lips for longer.

In terms of the type of filler needed, if you want to look genetically blessed rather than over-inflated, the trick is to opt for temporary fillers, especially if you’re a first-timer.

While the cost of lip augmentation may tempt you to go the permanent route, temporary (or semi-permanent to some) is the way to go.

What’s more, little can be done to fix a lip augmentation with permanent fillers. Whereas with a temporary filler, if you don’t love the result, it can be dissolved, essentially reversing the procedure.

Above all, no matter how popular a cosmetic treatment is, it’s important to remember that lip augmentation is a very real procedure with very real risks when done incorrectly.