Lip lift (surgical)

A lip lift is a minor sur­gi­cal pro­ce­du­re that shor­tens the distance bet­ween the nose and the upper lip. As a result, the red part of the lip rolls slight­ly out­wards and the upper lip looks ful­ler and more defined.

Appli­ca­ti­on

With age, the skin abo­ve the upper lip leng­thens, the lip beco­mes thin­ner and less of the tee­th shows when smi­ling. In the most com­mon tech­ni­que, the bull­horn lift, a nar­row strip of skin is remo­ved just beneath the nose. The pro­ce­du­re is car­ri­ed out under local anaes­the­sia. Unli­ke the lip flip with botu­li­num toxin, the result is permanent.

Good to know

Swel­ling sett­les after about one to two weeks; the fine scar at the base of the nose is red at first and fades over seve­ral months. Careful plan­ning is essen­ti­al, as exces­si­ve shor­tening is very dif­fi­cult to rever­se. Fil­lers can com­ple­ment the pro­ce­du­re if addi­tio­nal volu­me is wanted.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Lip injec­tions