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I have always liked really full lips. I feel it makes the face look more youthful, and more attractive overall. After my
rhinoplasty, I
really felt the need for fuller lips. Granted, I had always found fuller lips attractive, but now that I had a taste of plastic surgery, I wasn’t afraid. It is true, once you get one or two procedures; the others (and your desire to have them) come a lot easier. I was on a mission…
I made a consultation with my doc after having had collagen injections a few times. I was curious as to what my options were for something more permanent. I was against silicone injections at the time, as was he. But I was tired of wasting money that I did not have to burn on collagen.
I went for a consultation and my surgeon mentioned Gore-Tex Lip Implants. I had never heard of using Gore-Tex for this application. The truth is, I had not heard of it because the technical term was expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, or e-PTFE. ePTFE is a substance used by Gore Technologies for boot and jacket liners, and when used for this application it is referred to as Gore-Tex as is the brand name. Well, Gore also has a medical device line and the brand name for this particular product is Gore S.A.M. (Soft Augmentation Material).
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