Wednesday December 6, 2000

Lip Injections

Don't kiss off this next story... it's about a new cosmetic procedure that'll keep your lips looking younger for life. Pucker up for our RXtra report.

We'd all love to have the perfect mouth... but how far would you go to get that classic kisser? Remember what happened to Goldie Hawn in "The First Wives Club?"

The choices for a perfect pout are nothing to smile about. Injections don't last long, implants can become hard and painful. So what's the best way to get lucious lips?

Dr. Michael McGuire says, "There's really no way to give them a long term improvement without surgery."

Dr. McGuire, a board certified plastic surgeon, has developed a procedure that uses your own lip muscle to lock in that look. It's called the lip-tuck. He says, "It's a long term improvement without any stiffness without any numbness and with no scarring."

A pain free permanent lip fix is exactly what Kimberly Marsh had in mind. Sun, smoking, and time left her with less than perfect lips. She says, "I'm at the stage where I'm putting on my lip-liner and it's going in the creases and it will serve the purpose for making my lips fuller and allowing my lipstick to stay in it's place.

First, pictures help pinpoint Kim's problem areas. Dr. McGuire says, "You notice things more precisely sometimes when you look through a camera lens."

Then new lip lines are drawn so Kim can get a load of her new look. The doctor point out, "The lip is higher on your left side than the right."

The procedure lasts about an hour. An incision is made across the rim of the upper lip. The muscle below is rolled under and reattached, creating rounder, smoother lips. But there's something Kim likes even more than the look. She says, "Having the larger lip has given me the self confidence to feel youthful and vibrant again to feel a little bit younger and that's what every woman wants. Overall I feel happy I feel sexier… it's given me the upper edge I've wanted for the past few years."

Now that's something to smile about!

And here's some free advice about what you'll pay for luscious lips. a permanent lip tuck like the one you just saw, will set you back $3,000. collagen injections cost about $750, And they only last about three months.