Cupid’s bow (lip contour)

Cupi­d’s bow is the cur­ved con­tour in the midd­le of the upper lip that resem­bles the bow of Cupid, the god of love. It is for­med by two peaks at the lip bor­der that lead up into the ver­ti­cal phil­tral colum­ns towards the nose. A well-defi­ned Cupi­d’s bow is con­side­red a fea­ture of a youthful lip.

Appli­ca­ti­on

In aes­the­tic medi­ci­ne, Cupi­d’s bow ser­ves as a gui­de for the lip con­tour. Small amounts of hyalu­ro­nic acid can trace and accen­tua­te it, and tech­ni­ques such as Rus­si­an lips also focus on this area. If the upper lip has leng­the­ned and the bow is bare­ly visi­ble, a lip lift can shor­ten the distance to the nose and bring the con­tour back out.

Good to know

With age, Cupi­d’s bow flat­tens, the lip out­line beco­mes less sharp and the upper lip leng­thens. Res­traint is key when trea­ting it: an ove­r­em­pha­sis­ed or unna­tu­ral­ly poin­ted con­tour is quick­ly noti­ced. The shape is indi­vi­du­al, so any cor­rec­tion is gui­ded by the exis­ting anatomy.

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