Lip flip

A lip flip is a tre­at­ment in which small amounts of botu­li­num toxin are injec­ted along the bor­der of the upper lip. This slight­ly rela­xes the ring mus­cle around the mouth so that the upper lip turns a litt­le out­wards. It the­r­e­fo­re looks ful­ler wit­hout any volu­me being added.

Appli­ca­ti­on

A lip flip suits peo­p­le with a thin upper lip that rolls inwards and almost dis­ap­pears when they smi­le, or tho­se with a mild gum­my smi­le. The tre­at­ment takes only a few minu­tes and needs no anaes­the­tic. The effect appears after a few days and is subtle.

Good to know

Results usual­ly last only two to three months, which is shorter than in other are­as of the face. In the first few days, drin­king through a straw, whist­ling or pro­no­un­cing cer­tain sounds may feel unu­su­al. Anyo­ne wan­ting cle­ar­ly more volu­me is bet­ter ser­ved by hyalu­ro­nic acid lip fil­ler; the two can be com­bi­ned. See also gum­my smi­le.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Lip Flip