PERMANENT LIP AUGMENTATION USING AUTOLOGOUS BREAST IMPLANT CAPSULE

Permanent augmentation of lip volume can be achieved either with autol ogous or nonautologous implants. The constant risk of infectious compl ications remains the disadvantage of nonautologous implants. Likewise, autologous implants of dermis, fat, or fascia are prone to reabsorpti on and require an additional donor incision. In several patients under going revisional aesthetic breast augmentation, grafts of scar capsule were utilized for lip augmentation. Results at 10 months demonstrate persistent volume enhancement.