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    What is Russian Lip Filler?

    WRITTEN BY ALICE VINCENT | CONTENT APPROVED FOR MEDICAL ACCURACY BY DR YANNIS | UPDATED 2024-06-04

    The Russian Lip Filler technique is one of many approaches used to administer lip filler injections. Lip injections can range in permanency and are used to alter the size, volume and shape of your lips. The most common and widely used filler contains the substance hyaluronic acid. This ingredient is found naturally in the body, and doesn’t contain synthetic ingredients. The results last from 6-9 months. We can use this filler to achieve the Russian lip filler look.

    Most patients typically find that 0.5ml-1ml of filler is enough to achieve their goals and the Russian lip filler look, but this will be discussed with your injectable nurse at your consultation. If it’s your first experience with lip fillers or your lips are naturally relatively small and thin, we may advise you to start with a lower amount, and build up, causing the lips to stretch and fill out naturally and subtly with the filler. Starting with a smaller amount helps to avoid undesirable side effects such as the filler migrating above the lip border.

     

     

     

    Russian Lip Filler Technique

    The Russian lip filler technique concentrates the filler into the upper body of the lips, fanning vertically inwards from corners of the lip towards the cupid’s bow in what’s known as ‘tenting’. The injector will begin at the inject downwards from the lip border.

    Unlike cherry lips (see below), this technique adds fullness on either side of the procheilon (the bottom of the centre of the upper lip) which gives it an inverted appearance. The overall effect is a natural lifting effect with more lip height. The fullness extends to the corners of the lower lip. A natural celebrity comparison of this effect would be Huntington-Whiteley or Taylor Hill.

     

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    Cherry Lips

    The cherry lips technique defines the cupid’s bow, plumps the middle portion of the lips and lifts at corners at the corners.
    The ‘cherry lips’ look involves strategic placement of the filler into the central upper and lower lip to plump them out in a subtle way.
    The aim is for the lips to resemble a cherry that’s turned on its side. The injector may also inject filler through the outer border (vermillion border) of the lip which enhances the ‘M’ shape of the lip. They might also directly add filler to the corners of the lips to correct drooping.

    Some patients like some fullness to the procheilon which is the central area of the upper lip that drops down. This lip filler shape first grew popularity in Korea, where the desire to look youthful is highly appealing. When the filler is placed in this way, it creates a poutier, youthful-looking appearance to the lips. Actress Shin Se Kyung is a celebrity comparison who attains this lip shape naturally.

     

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