Our New 5-Star Review for May!
May 3rd, 2023
Billie Jo writes: From booking the appointment to the consultation to surgery, the staff and experience was excellent. I felt confident and comfortable and the results were exactly what I wanted. I would highly recommend Dr. Bashioum to any of my family and friends.
Dr. Ralph Bashioum replies: What a lovely way to start out the month of May with your kind 5-Star Google Review! Thank you Billie Jo, we appreciate your willingness to post your thoughts about the experience of having cosmetic surgery with us. We strive to provide our patients with the type of care and compassion that we ourselves would expect and are so delighted you are pleased with your experience, as well as your results. ~Dr. Ralph W. Bashioum
Lip Plumping: Naturally Refreshed or Dramatic Pouty
March 24th, 2023
I find that a significant part of doing cosmetic plastic surgery is sculpture. Whether I am removing (liposuction), adding (breast enlargement) or rearranging (facelift), the quality of the result and achieving a natural appearance is the direct result of aesthetic sculpture. Lip enlargement or lip plumping using injectable material is no different. Let’s first start out with a mental image of what normal lips look like. Lips have a subtle curve, and this complex curve is created by the mirror image of the upper lip meeting the lower lip. It’s classically known as the Cupid’s Bow, where the shape is most apparent along the upper lip where the red lip meets the flesh-colored skin, known as the vermillion border. Over-inflation may disrupt this subtle curve when the exaggerated result is sometimes called the Trout Pout.
I have noticed that the desired look today has 2 distinct versions of lip plumping. There is a natural and a more dramatic look. The procedure is similar, by injecting and sculpting lips to achieve a natural look to restore aged lip wrinkles and fullness creating a more youthful appearance, or to create a more dramatic look for ultra-full and pouty stylized lips. We have patients considering both options and I recommend that looking at before and after photos is often very useful to help communicate your desired result.
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