What color of genitals is considered normal and can it be changed?

The appearance of women's genitals is individual and unique, almost like fingerprints, and the normal color of the labia varies from pale pink or flesh to dark brown or black. The color of the epidermis in the intimate area may be uneven, when white spots form on the labia on the darker surface. Such cases cannot be regarded as a sign of pathology in all cases. So what can be called normal and what to do if a change in the color of the labia occurs? Let's look at this in more detail.

The labia can have a wide variety of colors

First you need to understand the terms. The protruding parts of the genitals are called the labia, which can be large, located outside and small, located inside. The inner part of the intimate area, covered by the labia majora, is called the vulva. This is where the labia minora and the entrance to the vagina are located.

All these intimate areas can have completely different colors and shades. Any variant from almost pink to brown-black is considered normal.

The color of the labia is initially determined by the skin tone. Therefore, in a dark-skinned woman, in principle, this part of the intimate area cannot be light. Although darker is fine. The same applies to the labia minora, the color of which also depends on the overall skin tone. For blondes they are light, pink, for brunettes they are darker.

Intimate area of ​​a dark-skinned woman

The shade of the labia changes over time. There are scientific studies showing that the color change in this area is influenced by hormone levels. Therefore, the genitals may darken during menopause and puberty. A change in color is also observed during pregnancy, and after childbirth the shade may not become the same.

Sometimes the labia remain pink in the middle and darken at the edges. This situation is not a sign of any violation. However, in this case, if desired, labiaplasty can be performed to remove the protruding edges of the genitals.

How to fight?

The skin of the lips is very thin, so using conventional whitening products in this area can lead to disastrous results. The skin will begin to dry out and painful cracks will appear on it. Therefore, you need to choose the mildest possible means to eliminate pigmentation.

Makeup – regular and permanent

The easiest way to make pigment spots on your lips invisible is with makeup. Lipstick will hide this flaw. But not everyone will like constantly walking around with painted lips and making sure that the lipstick doesn’t smear.

A more convenient way to disguise is permanent lip makeup . The tattooing procedure itself is not complicated, but it needs to be done in a salon with a good reputation and a qualified artist. The specialist applies the coloring pigment to a shallow depth, so the tattoo remains for several years, then the procedure will have to be repeated.

In order for the result to be good, it is important to provide proper care for the skin of the lips after tattooing. Immediately after the procedure, the lips will be slightly swollen and the pigment will appear very bright. Don't worry, everything will be back to normal soon. In a week, the skin will completely heal, and after some time, the color of the lips will pale a little, that is, the color will acquire the planned brightness.

After performing the procedure, it is important to avoid anything that can cause skin irritation or provoke the development of an inflammatory process. Therefore, at first you will have to refuse:

Do you like your freckles?

Oh yeah! Of course! No, nightmare!

• from cosmetics;
• from using soap;
• from spicy food and alcohol intake;
• from kisses;
• from visiting the sauna, solarium, swimming pool.

For a week (until the crusts completely fall off), you will need to use ointments with a softening effect. For example, “Bepanten” or “Actovegin”. In addition, to prevent exacerbation of herpes before the procedure and for some time after it, you need to take antiviral drugs

Elos therapy

To eliminate pigmentation on the lips, a beauty salon may offer an elos therapy procedure.

The essence of the procedure is the use of two components - light with a certain wavelength and bipolar current . The effect is carried out precisely on the cells that produce brown pigment. The surrounding tissues are not injured.

The impact parameters are selected by the doctor individually, taking into account the color and size of the pigment spot. After the procedure, the stain may darken a little, but after a few days a crust will form at the site of the stain, after which the pigment spot will disappear or become significantly lighter. To completely remove the stain, long-term treatment is usually required. It will take 3-8 sessions with a break between them of at least 10 days.

Whitening with folk remedies

To eliminate pigmentation, you can use folk remedies. You need to choose recipes that do not dry out the skin. Too aggressive an effect on the thin skin of the lips will not bring any benefit. You should not apply compositions that contain lemon juice or horseradish juice, badyagi powder, or hydrogen peroxide to your lips. But moisturizing compositions can be used to eliminate age spots on the lips.

Here are some recipes.

• Lubricate your lips with sour cream or other fermented milk product several times a day. You can add a little honey to the sour cream, then the composition will not only whiten, but also nourish;
• grate the cucumber, put the green mass on a gauze napkin and apply the resulting compress to your lips;

• wipe lips or just pigmented areas with fresh juice from parsley leaves. Or chop the greens and mix them in equal quantities with thick sour cream. Apply the resulting composition to the skin of the lips for twenty minutes;
• Mix cottage cheese with honey and sour cream; instead of sour cream, you can use fresh strawberry puree. Apply this mixture to your lips for half an hour.

Is it true that the labia can darken due to sexual activity or masturbation?

This question very often worries young girls who have noticed that, with the onset of intimate life or against the background of masturbation, their genitals have changed color. However, there is no direct connection here, it’s just that at this moment the girl grows up, her hormonal levels change, and the color of her genitals may change. However, if she had not masturbated and remained a virgin, her labia would still have become the same, because this feature is genetically determined.

Even the palest woman has much darker inner labia compared to the rest of her skin. The shade of the genitals can be influenced by the genes of darker blood relatives. In general, there is no connection between sex life and the color of the labia. Virginity or, conversely, sexual promiscuity cannot be defined in this way.

Prevention

It is easier to prevent the appearance of pigment spots on the lips than to try to remove them later. Therefore, people who are prone to hyperpigmentation need to take good care of their skin. Effective prevention is as follows:

• Before going outside, you should use lipstick that provides additional protection from the sun's rays. Lipstick can be colored or hygienic;
• try to spend less time in the sun during the period when the star is active (from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). If you need to go out at this particular time, you should wear a hat that casts a shadow on your face;
• consult a doctor in a timely manner if signs of the disease appear and undergo a course of treatment;
• Take complex vitamins periodically (after consultation with your doctor);
• use only high-quality cosmetics;
• try to avoid smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages, as these bad habits negatively affect the immune system;
• After an injury (including after tattooing or piercing), the skin of the lips must be provided with proper care. It is important to avoid exposure to direct sunlight during the healing period.

In what cases should you worry?

You need to start worrying if the labia become red, inflamed, white, dark spots or other pathological lesions appear on them. In this case, you should definitely contact a gynecologist. Melanoma can develop on the genitals - a very malignant tumor, manifested by the appearance of brown or even black spots that quickly increase in size. Therefore, their presence is a reason to contact an oncologist as soon as possible.

In other cases, there is no need to worry. Changing the color of the genitals is a completely normal process that does not indicate any disorder, much less promiscuity.

Pigmentation - freckles. Genetic causes of pigmentation

Freckles are genetic, hereditary causes of pigmentation that are passed on through DNA. Freckles do not necessarily appear in children; they can appear across generations. Girls should remember before deciding to fight them that freckles visually reduce their age by 5-6 years, so there is no point in fighting them with such a gift of nature. Freckles on their own are harmless, but they can become a major pigmentation problem if you are a sun lover and tanner. The second possible problem is if you start a merciless fight against them and forget about protecting your skin from ultraviolet radiation, in which case the effect may be the opposite.

How can you change the color of your labia?

Creams, gels, and solutions are produced to whiten the skin of the genitals. There are also special laser procedures. However, they are effective only for the labia majora, which are covered with skin. An attempt to whiten the labia minora using chemicals can cause severe inflammation, accompanied by pain, swelling, redness, and the appearance of ulcers on the mucous membrane.

The darker edges of the labia minora can be removed using labiaplasty. In this case, the genitals will not only look lighter, but will also become more neat. This is precisely the intimate zone of the beauties who pose in erotic photographs and serve as a guide for me only for men, but also for women. Modern medicine makes it possible to resemble them not only in color, but also in the shape of the intimate area.

The second reason for pigmentation is skin damage and disease.

Cuts, pimples, and other skin damage lead to excess melanin production.
Why? Any damage to the skin causes inflammatory reactions, which in turn, as written above, lead to the activation of melanocytes in our skin. And then the situation from the first point is repeated. The second reason for skin pigmentation during damage is that damaged skin may not be able to regenerate the skin pigments that were in it before the damage. Any type of skin condition, such as eczema, can also cause hyperpigmentation.

Asymmetrical lips

Working with asymmetrical lips . This problem can manifest itself in different ways.

In some cases, the asymmetry is visible in a calm state with the lips closed; it can concern both the upper and lower lips from the side of the contour or the oral fissure.

And sometimes, the problem is of a dynamic nature, that is, it manifests itself during movement and facial expressions of the mouth.

Solution

In each of these cases, correction options are selected only during an examination by a cosmetologist, since only a filler based on hyaluronic acid may be required, and there may also be an addition in the form of botulinum therapy (injections of Botox, Dysport and analogues).
Danger:

A doctor who is inexperienced in working with such lips may not take into account all the nuances and may not use all the necessary techniques; on the contrary, he may use those that will only aggravate the problem and leave no hope for a full correction of the existing problem.

Pros:

If asymmetry can be corrected, the result is often amazing. Fillers are not just a great way to eliminate lip asymmetry. As a result, after the procedure you get very juicy and tender lips and, of course, they will decorate the appearance of any woman.

Homemade masks

You can whiten your skin with masks that are easy to prepare at home. It is recommended to make such masks every other day.

• Parsley . Parsley juice is an excellent whitening agent. It is necessary to chop the greens very finely (it is better to use a blender) and mix the resulting puree with an equal volume of sour cream. Apply to pigmented skin for half an hour. You can prepare a decoction from parsley leaves, freeze it in molds and wipe your face with an ice cube every day, paying special attention to the places where age spots are located.

• Dairy products . To prepare whitening masks, you can use yogurt, kefir, natural yogurt, sour cream or cottage cheese. All these products contain lactic acid, which effectively neutralizes melanin. Apply the product (or a mixture of products, for example, cottage cheese mixed with kefir or sour cream) to pigmented skin for half an hour. To increase efficiency, you can mix fermented milk products with cucumber or parsley juice.
• Citrus juice . Lemon juice whitens well, but if the skin reacts poorly to contact with it (flakes, turns red), then it is better to replace the lemon with lime or grapefruit. Citrus juice should not be applied in its pure form to the area above the lip. It is better to prepare a mask based on it. Take a packet (11 grams) of dry yeast, mix the product with vegetable oil and citrus fruit juice. We take 5 ml of both products. Apply the resulting mass to the areas of pigmentation for twenty minutes.

The evolution of permanent makeup

In the past, tattooing was limited to the contour of the lips, and the color of the pigments was noticeably different from the natural shade. The contour turned out to be contrasting, as if the lips were outlined with a pencil, but not painted with lipstick. The result helped in applying makeup, but in itself looked unnatural.

But the demand for the service has not gone away, because girls will always have a request for procedures with which you are confident in your beauty 24 hours a day, anytime and anywhere, regardless of makeup.

The situation has changed: the procedure has developed in techniques, materials and equipment. Indications for permanent lip treatment are as follows:

• Correction of asymmetry or inharmonious shape
• Correcting a blurry, unclear outline
• Visual lip augmentation without fillers
• Adding a luscious tint so your lips don't look pale without makeup

Nowadays it is not customary to do just the contour of the lips, since the effect is too unnatural. The depth of pigment injection is less than 1 mm, the result lasts about 2 years and fades smoothly and imperceptibly as skin cells renew.

The stages of the procedure invariably include cleansing, primary anesthesia, and the procedure itself with the PM apparatus. During the work, secondary anesthesia is often used to reduce the client’s discomfort to a minimum.

Laser procedure

Removing pigmentation using a laser beam is the most effective and safe method. But it must be carried out by a highly qualified specialist. The fact is that you need to set the parameters for laser processing individually. If the impact is too weak, the pigmentation will not disappear. If the cosmetologist chooses a method of exposure that is too intense, a burn may form on the skin, and a scar will then remain in its place.

The essence of the procedure is the impact of a laser beam on the cells that produce melanin. Thus, the process eliminates the very reason for the appearance of spots - improperly functioning melanocytes. At the same time, healthy tissues are not damaged, so the skin is restored quite quickly.

The procedure will take from 5 to 15 minutes, and a tingling sensation will be felt during laser exposure. After completion of the session, the skin at the treatment site will turn red, then slight peeling will appear. After about a week, the skin will be completely restored, and the spots will become noticeably lighter. To completely get rid of pigmentation, 2-5 procedures are needed.

Tips for girls who decide to undergo laser whitening:

• It is recommended to carry out bleaching in late autumn and winter;
• at least a month before the appointed time you cannot sunbathe, including in a solarium;
• After the procedure, be sure to use sunscreen, even if the weather is cloudy;
• in order for the skin to heal faster, it is recommended to apply a thin layer of Bepanten or Panthenol to the treated area after the procedure;
• Until the skin is completely restored, it is strictly forbidden to use exfoliating agents - scrubs, peels, etc.

Why do they appear?

Let's figure out why pigmentation appears above the upper lip. Any dark spots appear due to excess melanin synthesis. This pigment is “responsible” for the color of human skin. The more melanin, the darker the skin tone. And since pigment production increases under the influence of sunlight , the skin darkens after tanning.

But the appearance of age spots is not always associated solely with solar radiation. The following reasons can cause this defect:

• hormonal disorders , such spots may appear due to dysfunction of the thyroid gland, hormonal changes during pregnancy or menopause;
• use of medications containing hormones , including birth control pills;
• Addison's disease , in which the functions of the adrenal glands are impaired.

The main reason for the formation of pigmentation on the upper lip is hormonal imbalance. But the predisposing factor is solar radiation. Therefore, spots appear mainly in spring and summer, and may fade in winter.

Sometimes dark spots on the skin appear after damage has healed. For example, a spot may remain in the place of a healed deep pimple. Sometimes pigmentation appears after hair removal of the mustache using creams. Darkening of the skin reacts to contact with the chemicals included in the cream.

Do you have freckles?

Of course there is! No and there is no need!

Indications and contraindications

Often, representatives of the fairer sex, wanting to tattoo their lips and eyebrows, are afraid that this type of makeup can harm their health. Therefore, we will consider in what cases permanent makeup is recommended, and in what cases it is strictly contraindicated.

Indications for lip tattoos

The list of indications for lip tattoos includes the following items:

• no time for lip makeup;
• Frequent use of water procedures, visits to the pool and beach holidays do not allow you to maintain makeup;
• naturally ugly lips that even lipstick cannot give beauty;
• there is a desire to have plump lips;
• the presence of an asymmetrical shape of the lips and drooping corners;
• presence of pale lips.

Indications for eyebrow tattoos

The list of indications for performing this procedure consists of the following factors:

• desire to change shape;
• the presence of an allergic reaction to cosmetics;
• eyebrow loss occurred;
• the face is damaged by injuries;
• the shape of the face has become worse due to plastic surgery;
• the presence of defects on the face.

Contraindications for lip and eyebrow tattooing

Regardless of the wide range of indications, lip and eyebrow tattooing has general categorical contraindications that you should definitely be aware of. Let's look at the list of diseases for which tattooing of eyebrows and lips is strictly prohibited. This:

• insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;
• poor blood clotting;
• presence of neoplasms;
• the presence of chronic diseases that occur in acute form;
• mental illness;
• febrile manifestations;
• epilepsy;
• inflammatory processes of any nature;
• predisposition to the formation of keloid scars.

If you have at least one of these diseases, tattooing is strictly prohibited. But in some cases, doctors allow it under their own control. For example, it is necessary to create the shape of eyebrows that have fallen out after chemotherapy.

In addition to strict contraindications, there are relative prohibitions. They occur when:

• have hypertension (it is necessary to reduce blood pressure before the procedure);
• pregnancy (lactation) has been confirmed;
• Herpes manifests itself in an acute state;
• menstruation is coming.

Chemical peels

Depending on the depth of the pigment, superficial or medium peeling can be used to remove pigmentation.

Glycolic peeling is superficial; this procedure is practically painless and safe. To perform the procedure, formulations based on glycolic acid are used; in addition, lactic and fruit acids can be included in the mixture. Under the influence of acids, the top layer of cells containing melanin is exfoliated. In addition, glycolic acid has a depressing effect on melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment.

Removes pigmentation and retinoic peeling . The drug contains retinoic, kojic, phytic and azelaic acids. This procedure helps stabilize melanin production.

If the pigment is deeply embedded, medium peeling . This is a less harmless procedure, so it should be carried out by an experienced specialist. Most often, formulations based on triloacetic acid are used.

Perfect lips

What do we start from when we talk about harmony and ideal lip proportions? (beautician rules)

• We never evaluate lips separately from the face. Never. If this happens, then the result is something that cannot even be called beauty.
• We always evaluate lips not only at rest, but also in motion. We look at the smile.
• The smile can be harmonious (commissural) - in this case, the upper teeth are exposed by 2/3, the lower teeth are hidden and slightly visible. The corners of the lips rise up. On a woman's face, such a smile is considered attractive and is present in more than 60 percent of the population.
• Gummy smile (gingival). When you smile, not only your teeth are exposed, but your upper gums are exposed, sometimes quite significantly. In this case, the injection of filler is not enough; botulinum therapy is also necessary, that is, first we lower the lip to the required level (harmonize the smile), and then only the injection of filler is permissible to increase the volume of the lips.
• Uniform smile . With it, the upper and lower teeth are almost completely exposed, the smile looks tense, as the maximum number of facial muscles works. The main feature of such a smile is strong muscle tension and displacement of the lower lip down and back.
• A deficient smile - with it the teeth are almost not exposed. In this case, you need to be very careful in the pursuit of the lips of your dreams, because at the slightest overkill the picture will be sad and the smile will become even more scarce. Sometimes such a smile turns out to be “harmonious” with excessive correction with filler (often silicone).
• An asymmetrical smile is often associated with the fact that the facial muscles responsible for lip movements are more active, or with neuromuscular disorders. In the first option, lip correction involves correcting asymmetry with Botox, and then introducing the filler itself for volume. In the second case, consult a neurologist.

Magnitude and ratio

We look at the size of the chin and the distance from the upper lip to the nose. Harmonious - 18-20 mm from the base of the nose to the upper lip, 36-40 mm from the lower lip to the bottom of the chin. (See picture)

The ratio of the upper and lower lips is 2:3. In rare cases, the natural dominance of the upper lip gives a special charm that you should not try to correct, but when this dominance is created artificially (with filler), it does not look good and rather looks comical.

Lips should be assessed not only from the front, but also from the profile. There is a special indicator for correct assessment. It's called the Ricketts line. This test can be done very quickly. Take a regular pencil and place it on your face so that its ends touch the tip of your nose and chin. The lips should not touch the pencil, they should be at a certain distance from it - 4 mm and 2 mm for the upper and lower lips, respectively.

If your lips “cut” into the pencil during this test, then there are two options – 1. insufficient chin volume. 2. excess lip volume. Although it happens both at the same time. By and large, by assessing this indicator, I understand whether chin correction is required in each specific case and whether lip augmentation is generally permissible.

Lip augmentation procedure

The cosmetologist injects a gel based on hyaluronic acid into the red border of the lips, creating contour and volume. In order to correct the shape, different techniques are used.

Most often, a needle is used for augmentation; only this allows one to literally re-shape the lips. But sometimes, in cases where changes in the shape and reversal of the lips are not required, an atraumatic cannula can be used, with it there is less risk of bruising and, accordingly, a shorter rehabilitation period.

Preparations for lip augmentation

Today, only preparations based on hyaluronic acid are used for lip correction. Stabilized hyaluronic acid has many characteristics according to which the doctor selects the drug - plasticity, viscosity, fluidity, cohesiveness, degree of purification.

These indicators mean how much the drug can change the shape of the lips, recreate the contour, and lie naturally in the lips. It is important how predictable the behavior of such a filler can be in human tissue, in this case in the lips.

Fillers based on hyaluronic acid provide a temporary filling effect, usually for 6-18 months. Further, they simply dissolve due to the fact that hyaluronic acid is “eaten” by our body’s own enzyme, hyaluronidase.

If necessary, such an enzyme can be injected externally with a needle if it is necessary to remove filler from the lips, for example, if the result of the augmentation is not to your liking. Then the drug will leave the tissues literally in hours, instead of months.

cosmetologist Yuliana Shiyan

Comment from a cosmetologist:

In my practice, there have been enough cases when I had to remove previously injected filler from my lips. Even more so when I really wanted to do this, but it was not possible due to the fact that the lips contained not hyaluronic acid, but a drug of unknown origin.

Such drugs often turn out to be biopolymers (silicone), they do not have antidotes and can only be removed from tissues by surgery.

Most often, lips enlarged with such drugs are the result of an irresponsible attitude to the choice of a specialist. Trying to save money on a procedure usually leads to disastrous consequences.

A cosmetologist is unlikely to administer such a dubious drug to a patient, but yesterday’s accountants and pharmacists, who instantly became lip augmentation gurus, simply don’t care what happens to you tomorrow, it’s useless to hold them responsible for a spoiled face. Be responsible for it first of all yourself.

In addition to the terrible silicones, there is now a colossal amount of black and gray drugs on the cosmetics market that are imported illegally, stored in unclear conditions and also sold illegally to “cosmetologists” who either want to save money or simply cannot purchase good drugs due to the lack of proper education.

These drugs call themselves hyaluronic acid, and it puts your guard down. They may even be under the name of a well-known safe brand, but they are imported through roundabout routes and sold by anyone other than an official distributor. Their difference from safe drugs is that they are not only tested for safety, they are not even tested for composition.

What will be in this syringe with transparent gel will become known after it is injected into the facial tissue. Want to check it out for yourself?

Selection of drugs for lip augmentation

The doctor chooses the drug because only he can understand which drug will give you the desired effect. Then a logical question will follow: how can you understand that a safe drug has been chosen?

• Choose your doctor carefully. Only a person with a higher medical education, a cosmetologist or a plastic surgeon can inject drugs into the facial area.
• Pay attention to where the specialist performs the procedures. No doctor who respects himself and his patient will do this at home or in an office with unsanitary conditions. Ideally, it is a salon or clinic with a license for therapeutic cosmetology.
• Check the name of the drug in advance. It is clear that the choice is up to the doctor, but the name of the drug should be known, at a minimum. If the drug is unknown to you, you can check it for a registration certificate. And if doubts suddenly arise, you can always ask the doctor for documents about his education (diploma from a medical university, dermatovenereologist certificate, cosmetologist certificate 576 hours) and copies of certificates for the drug.
• You can focus on the most famous drugs for lip correction: Juvederm, Teosyal, Belotero, Etermis, Filorga, Regenyal Idea, Stylage. This is of course not all, but many people know them.
• The drug should open before your eyes. The filler is always packaged in individual syringes, closed in sterile transparent boxes. This box always has an expiration date and a sticker with the name of the drug, which is pasted into the informed consent and given to you after the procedure. It would be ideal if the doctor showed you an empty syringe after the procedure.

One syringe for two

cosmetologist Yuliana Shiyan

Comment from a cosmetologist:

A girl came to see me complaining of pronounced lumps under her eyes. Yes, this is not about lips, but the essence does not change. According to her, 5 days ago filler was injected into the nasolacrimal grooves and the drug lay in very noticeable lumps under the skin for all five days and caused severe swelling.

Upon examination, it became clear that the technique was violated during administration, and it was necessary to remove the drug. A completely logical question followed: what kind of drug were you given?

After all, I need to assess the risks of my actions and generally understand whether the antidote will work, because it might not have been hyaluronic acid at all. The patient told me the following.

When registering for the procedure, it was discussed with the cosmetologist that a specific drug would be administered – Juvederm. During the procedure, the cosmetologist opened the package of filler behind the patient’s back and injected the drug. And after the procedure, she proudly announced that she had been given a Korean filler (I don’t remember the name, it was the first and last time I heard it) and that there was no need to worry, because it was even better.

I think further comments are unnecessary. By the way, this time I was lucky, the antidote worked, and the drug was removed from under the eyes. It could have ended much worse.

Technique for lip augmentation procedure

The lip area is very sensitive, because it is an erogenous zone and few people will endure the procedure without pain relief. Therefore, the lips are almost always numbed before correction.

• Infiltration anesthesia - as patients say, “an injection.” Cosmetologists do not really like this type of anesthesia, since the risks of getting an immediate allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock, Quincke's edema) are much higher than from cream anesthesia, and lip correction is complicated by the fact that swelling on the lips increases even before the filler itself is applied.
• Application anesthesia – “cream”. Under the film, a cream with anesthetic properties is applied to the lips for 15-25 minutes. Sensitivity is reduced significantly, and since the procedure is quite quick - 5-10 minutes, it is comfortable. There are sensations, but they are quite tolerable and disappear at the end of the procedure.
• Cold anesthesia - ice. It may seem medieval, but in fact, for people with intolerance to anesthetics and a high pain threshold (weakly feel pain), this is an excellent way to more comfortably endure an unpleasant procedure. Vibrating wand gadgets can be considered the same distractions in case of intolerance to anesthesia.

Rehabilitation after lip augmentation procedure

Rehabilitation is specific, since lip correction always means swelling and almost always bruising. Swelling usually lasts 3-4 days, bruising up to a week.

You should know that a bruise (hematoma) can be very small and within the red border of the lips, or it can go beyond the lips and spread to the white skin.

It turns out that on average recovery takes 7-10 days, which is why we evaluate the final result only after 2 weeks.

What not to do after lip augmentation

• We exclude baths, saunas, and solariums for 10-14 days. Holidays in hot countries should also be considered as overheating and the procedure should be planned no earlier than 10 days before departure.
• Eliminate alcohol for 3-5 days
• Eliminate physical activity for 3-5 days
• We exclude decorative cosmetics for 12 hours after the procedure
• On the day of the procedure, it is not recommended to consume hot or very cold food and drink, active kissing and oral sex.
• If there are bruises, you can speed up their disappearance by applying heparin ointment or troxerutin.

Contraindications to the procedure:

• Pregnancy and lactation period
• Internal diseases in the acute stage
• ARVI, fever, toothache, suspected infection of the ENT organs (sinusitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis)
• A biopolymer previously introduced into the lip area (you can tell that this is it by the deformation of the lips and the effect that does not disappear for several years)
• Autoimmune diseases
• Fresh herpes on the face and any skin diseases in the acute stage

Afterword

Does lip augmentation always give real increase?
No. First of all, we must strive for harmony in the face, and not for the size of the lips. Lips by themselves do not walk on the street, they are on your face and create either an expensive and sophisticated image, or the appearance of a narrow-minded woman running after fashion or for elusive youth. What impression you will make is up to you to decide. The biggest catch in the case of lips lies in the fact that often a woman cannot determine for herself whether or not she should touch her lips, whether or not it’s time to add volume, it’s worth removing what’s been pinned or leaving it. Be guided by the results of the cosmetologist’s work in his portfolio; fortunately, the Internet and social networks in particular allow you to evaluate his approach, vision of the face and degree of prudence.

Don’t be afraid to remove the drug if you feel and see that it’s too much at the moment. One month and your face will have neat and decorative lips. There is no need to regret the money spent. This is your face! You won't have the chance to make a first impression on the people around you twice.

Whitening creams

You can purchase ready-made whitening cream at the pharmacy. Choose cosmetics that contain:

• vitamins;
• arbutin;
• azelaic acid;
• kojic acid.

All these components help stop the production of melanin and lighten the skin. To remove pigment spots above the lip, you should not use creams with hydroquinone, as this substance is unsafe, and it is not recommended to apply it to the thin skin around the mouth.

Whitening creams should be used regularly, exclusively in the evening. The course of application is no more than 20 days.

If you wish, you can make a homemade whitening cream from natural products. A composition based on honey is very effective.

Lightly heat a tablespoon of castor oil, adding to it the same amount of honey and a teaspoon of Vaseline. Stir until smooth and add five drops of iodine tincture to the warm mass. Stir again. Store in the refrigerator and apply to dark spots every evening until results are achieved.