06:16 PM CDT on Friday, July 14, 2006

By Janice Williamson / 11 News

Janice Williamson's report

Big.

Bold.

Beestung.

By any description pouty lips are what the stars want.

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Lip lifts that take minutes and leave no scars

So did  Sophy Merszei, “I noticed my mother’s lip falling lower and lower each year and I realized I had the same lips as my mother and I wanted to pick it up before it fell any lower.”

A search of the internet led her to Houston Doctor Eser Yuksel.

The plastic surgeon has devised a lip lift that leaves no scars.

It’s done in the doctor’s office with local anesthetic.

This is how it works, Dr. Yuksel inserts a suture through the inside of the nose to the underside of the upper lip.

“The suture has been placed in a loop fashion inside the lip to pull the muscle unit up,” said Dr. Yuksel.

For an even fuller look fat cells can be harvested from the patient and injected in the lip as part of the procedure.

Dr. Yuksel said injecting collagen or restalyn into the lip is a temporary fix that can cause other problems. “Adding more volume will make a lip longer than it is because its facing gravity.”

Sophy Merszei understands.

“Its the kind of thing you can do to really freshen your appearance but no one would have any idea what you’ve done,” said Merszei.

The results of a 15 minute procedure should last for years.

The procedure costs about $2400.

Dr. Yuksel can be reached at 713-798-8074.