LIP LIFT

Lip lift is a surgical procedure, which aims to reduce the distance between the columella (base of the nose) and the vermilion border (red upper lip line). This distance tends to elongate with age, although it can be congenitally long even in young people.

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Reducing the height of the philtrum (upper lip vertical height) can result in a more balanced proportion in the anatomical area between the base of the nose and the chin, and overall can improve the facial aesthetics.

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Patients with a long philtrum who previously underwent lip augmentation with fillers may have experienced protrusion of the lip forward rather than an increase of red lip show - a condition also known as “duck lips”.  In those patients, a subnasal lip lift can achieve a poutier and more natural upper lip. A surgical lip lift can permanently increase the vermillion show, increase tooth display, and generally improve the facial aesthetics and rejuvenate the lower face.

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Patients who experience signs of facial aging may also benefit from Lip Lift surgery.

 

As we age, the changes that occur specifically to the mouth and lip include:

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• Loss of upper lip volume with soft tissue descent.

• Thinning of the vermillion border with less definition of the cupid’s bow and philtral columns.

• Bony resorption, which makes the lip look less prominent

• Vertical lengthening of the upper Lip complex, which appears deflated.

• Perioral rhytids (smokers or lipstick lines)