5 Lip Surgery Doctors in Delhi

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lip Surgery?

Lip Surgery is a cosmetic procedure that helps to reshape, reconstruct, and resize the lip. Lip Surgery is used to either decrease or increases the volume of the lips. It is of two types and they are:

1. Lip Augmentation [Dermal fillers will be used to increase the volume of the lips]
2. Lip Reduction

What are the advantages of Lip Surgery?

Some of the advantages of Lip Surgery are as follows:

1. Minimally invasive
2. Improves the appearance of lips
3. Reduces the size of lips
4. Increases the size of lips

What are the indications of Lip Surgery?

Indications of Lip Surgery are as follows:

1. Lip deformity due to accident or disease.
2. Improper lip appearance

What is the preparation for Lip Surgery?

1. Before undergoing this surgery, the patient should inform past and present medical and medications history to the doctor. 
2. The surgeon will examine the lips to know what kind of changes should be made.
3. The lips may be photographed and compared with the lips after surgery.
4. Smoking will delay recovery. Hence you are advised to quit smoking until you are completely recovered and also prior to the surgery.

What are the steps involved in Lip Surgery?

1. General anesthesia or local anesthesia is given to the patient by an anesthesiologist.
2. Next, the surgeon will make incisions in a horizontal line on the lip.
3. The surgeon will remove excess fat or tissues to reduce the volume of the lips [Lip reduction].
4. The surgeon will use the dermal fillers to increase the volume of the lips [Lip Augmentation].
5. Once the desired shape, structure and size of the lips are achieved, the surgeon will close the incisions with stitches. 
6. Photos of the lips will be taken to compare them with the photos before the surgery.

What is the postprocedure care/recovery care for Lip Surgery?

1. Please avoid bitting or crushing the lips.
2. Avoid smoking.
3. Follow all the directions given by the doctor.
4. You may suffer from bleeding, swelling, and pain in the lips. So, take the pain killers prescribed by the doctor.
5. Make an appointment for a check-up with your doctor.

What is the postprocedure care/recovery care for Lip Surgery?

1. Please avoid bitting or crushing the lips.
2. Avoid smoking.
3. Follow all the directions given by the doctor.
4. You may suffer from bleeding, swelling, and pain in the lips. So, take the pain killers prescribed by the doctor.
5. Make an appointment for a check-up with your doctor.

Who can perform Lip Surgery [Right specialist type for Lip Surgery]?

Lip Surgery can be performed by a Plastic Surgeon or Cosmetic Surgeon.

What is the cost of Lip Surgery?

Cost of Lip Surgery depends on factors such as:

1. Admission fee
2. Doctor fee
3. Age of the patient
4. Size of the lips
5. The medical condition of the patient
6. Post-surgical complications that are involved
7. Type of hospital
8. The admission room that you opted for
9. Any other lab tests or examination tests such as X-ray, ECG, etc.

Minimum price in Delhi starts from Rs.36,750

Average expenses in Delhi is approximately Rs.84,000

Maximum cost in Delhi rises up to Rs.1,47,000

Cost of Unilateral Lip Surgery may be Rs.60,000

Cost of Bilateral Lip Surgery may be Rs.1,12,000

Is Lip Surgery major surgery or minor surgery?

Lip Surgery may be a minor surgery.

What is the eligibility criteria for Lip Surgery?

People who can undergo Lip Surgery are:

1. Individuals suffering from lip deformity.
2. People having improper lip appearance.
3. Individuals with either larger size or smaller size of the lips.

What is the ineligibility criteria for Lip Surgery?

People who cannot undergo Lip Surgery are:

1. People with a poor immune system.
2. Individuals suffering from severe health conditions.
3. People who are having a good appearance of lips.
4. People suffering from cold sores or mouth sores.
5. Individuals who can get the desired shape of their lips by other procedures.

What are the risks and complications associated with Lip Surgery?

Risks and Complications associated with Lip Surgery are:

1. Swelling of the lips
2. Infection
3. Tissue loss
4. Redness and tenderness
5. Bleeding 
6. Irregularities in the shape of lips
7. Lip asymmetry
8. Itching around the lips

How long does it take to complete Lip Surgery?

Lip Surgery may take almost 15-20 minutes to complete. Sometimes it may take more than the usual time depending on the condition of the patient and the size of the lips.

What is the recovery time?

People who undergo Lip Surgery may take almost 3-4 weeks to recover completely.

What is the success rate of Lip Surgery?

The success rate of Lip Surgery depends on the following factors:

1. Age of the patient
2. The medical condition of the patient
3. Size of the lips

However, the success rate of Lip Surgery may be 68%-70%

Is Lip Surgery painful?

Every surgery comes with a certain level of pain and some discomfort. You won't be experiencing pain during this surgery because you will be under either local or general anesthesia. There may be some discomfort and pain after the procedure.

Is Lip Surgery Permanent?

Lip Surgery involves either increasing the volume of the lips by lip fillers or reduces the size by removing tissues. So, this surgery is permanent and in some cases, revision surgery may be needed.

What are the long-term results of Lip Surgery?

1. Improved appearance of lips
2. Provides well-shaped and structured lips
3. Minimal risk
4. In a few cases, irregularity in the shape and structure of lips may occur.

Can Lip Surgery be detected in the future?

Lip Surgery may be detected in the future by comparing the photos of the lips before and after the surgery.

What are the options if Lip Surgery fails?

If Lip Surgery fails, then the doctor may recommend revision surgery

What are the alternatives for Lip Surgery? 

Some of the alternatives to Lip Surgery are as follows:

1. Lip fillers
2. Lip implants
3. Fat grafting
4. Tissue grafting
5. Suction pumps
6. Lip plumper