Russian lips

Rus­si­an lips is an injec­tion tech­ni­que for sha­ping the lips with hyalu­ro­nic acid. Small amounts of fil­ler are pla­ced ver­ti­cal­ly from the lip bor­der towards the red part of the lip. The aim is a tal­ler, flat­ter lip with an accen­tua­ted cent­re rather than one that pro­jects stron­gly forwards.

Appli­ca­ti­on

The tech­ni­que adds height to the lip and defi­nes the con­tour, par­ti­cu­lar­ly the Cupi­d’s bow. In pro­fi­le the lip stays rela­tively flat, while from the front it looks ful­ler and more heart-shaped. It works best whe­re the­re is alre­a­dy enough lip tis­sue. Tre­at­ment is usual­ly done with a num­bing cream and takes about half an hour.

Good to know

Swel­ling and brui­sing for a few days after­wards are nor­mal. The effect usual­ly lasts seve­ral months, depen­ding on the pro­duct and indi­vi­du­al meta­bo­lism. The result depends hea­vi­ly on ana­to­my and can­not be achie­ved in the same way on every lip. As with all fil­lers, the­re is a rare risk of vas­cu­lar occlu­si­on, which is why sound ana­to­mic­al know­ledge is essential.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Lip reju­ve­na­ti­on and Rus­si­an lips