Our lips say a lot and we want them to look good.
“Full, beautiful, sensual lips represent youth, fertility and sexual attractiveness,” says Helge Jens, a German plastic and aesthetic surgery specialist based in the western German city of Aachen. “Rosy, full lips simply look vibrant, while thin, dry, colourless or wrinkled lips tend to symbolise illness and age.”
“Lips play a major role in our emotional life,” says Berlin-based psychotherapist Wolfgang Kruger. “Kissing is the best and most intimate way to create closeness.”
But can fillers be harmful? Do they affect sensation? Are they noticeable when you kiss?
People do not always get plastic surgery for lip fillers. Depending on local regulations, they can also get fillers from beauticians. In Hong Kong, the Department of Health says only registered medical practitioners should give these injections.