Fuller looking lips and reduced fine line wrinkles around the mouth
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Lip augmentation creates fuller looking lips by the injection of filler materials. The most common material used is liquid collagen, but there are also newer matierials such as AlloDerm and SoftForm that are supposed to last longer. There are many more brand name treatments available too. Fat from your own body can also be used in certain cases.
Laser treatment is also an option. This treats the natural collagen in your lips along with the elastic tissue, tightening them for a rejuvenating effect.
Depening on the type of treatment required, the time needed can range from just minutes up to 2 hours.
The procedures involved are varied. Some involved just the injection of filler materials without any sedation. Others require surgical incisions to place implant materials. Some will also involve the removal of small amounts of fat from other parts of your body for use as filler. Laser treatment involves no injections or surgery.
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Recovery can be anywhere from near instant to up to a week of rest.
There are risks involved with all treatments. Allergic reactions to the fillers used can be serious and should be tested for before proceding with treatment. Implants and filler can be positioned badly or shift leading to mis-shaped or asymmetrical lips. Collagen injections tend to last for just 3 months, and some others are not permanent either. Implants can also be rejected in some cases.
Cosmetic Surgery in Poland
A guide to plastic surgery regulations in Poland
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Organizations
The Ministry of Health holds overall responsiblitiy for the management of healthcare within Poland.
Doctors are registered with the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists. This is an independant body responsible for overseeing the profession in Poland. It is divided into 24 regional chambers with activities co-ordinated by the Supreme Medical Council.
The Polish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons is the main professional body representing plastic surgeons in Poland. Plastic surgeons specialising in head and neck surgery may also be members of The Polish Society of Otorhinolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons.
Education
The basic medical degree takes 6 years. Graduates are awarded the title Lekarz and following this doctors either complete a compulsory 1 year internship or apply for training in one of the basic specialties: internal medicine, emergency medicine or family medicine.
Plastic surgeons hold a Specialist Diploma with the title "Chirurgia plastyczna" representing addtional specialist training of 5 years - This is commonly refered to as the "second-level specialization degree in plastic surgery".
Poland operates a mandatory system of compulsory continuing education with all doctors required to amass 250 continuing education points in a 5 year period. Continuing education points are only valid for accreditited courses and failure to gain the required number of points results in the suspension of the right to practice. Professional organizations such as the Polish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons help organize training and seminars specific to their specialties.
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Complaints
A Screener for Professional Liability (SPL) investigates any complaint against a medical professional. Their findings are adjudicated by a regional medical court. Appeals are sent to the supreme medical court. Full details are available on the site of the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists in the reference section below.
Storage and Access to Medical Records
Polish doctors are bound by both ethical and legal constraints to respect patient confidentiality and ensure the security of their data.
Information must be stored in paper form but may be backed up by electronic means. The Act on Access to Public Information (6th September 2001) mandates an individuals right to access information stored about them and includes sections on access to medical data. As an E.U member Poland has an additional requirement to comply with the E.U's laws on data protection and access.
Resources
Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists
tel: (22) 559-13-00
00-764 Warszawa, ul. Sobieskiego 110
e-mail: ekretariat@hipokrates.org
website: http://www.nil.org.pl
register of doctors: http://www.nil.org.pl/xml/nil/rejlek/hurtd
Complaints
Complaint mechanisms may be found at
http://www.nil.org.pl/xml/nil/wladze/str_sad/odpzawoden