Lip Lift

A lip lift is generally performed in-clinic under local anaesthetic and does not require a hospital stay.

We will discuss your aesthetic goals and desired outcome before the procedure. Several approaches can be adopted when performing a lip lift to suit your needs and enhance the shape, size, position and symmetry of the lips. Most often, an upper lip lift lifts the central area of the upper lip and the corners of the mouth laterally.

We remove the sutures after one week.

SUITABLE IF YOU HAVE…

A long philtrum
Flat-looking lips
Lips that appear inverted
Lips that look unbalanced
Thin upper lips
Downturned mouth corners
Little teeth show when you smile
Or if…

Lip fillers aren’t giving you the results you want
You don’t have the desired shape of the lips that you’d like
UNSUITABLE FOR…

The results can be seen almost immediately after the operation. However, you should expect some swelling and bruising for the first week or so. The final outcome should be visible around 2-3 weeks after the surgery.

The recovery for a lip lift is around one week. There is usually little to no bruising, and swelling lasts around 3-10 days.

The lips are likely to ache for the first few days following the procedure and can be tender for several weeks.

A lip lift procedure usually takes approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete.

A lip lift is a low-risk surgery that doesn’t require general anaesthetic. We can use a local anaesthesia to numb the area and minimise discomfort. Swelling, bruising, redness, asymmetry in contour and recurrence of scarring can occur; however, these symptoms usually disappear within time. The extent of the scarring depends on your skin type and your healing. Poor healing of the skin is most likely to affect smokers or patients with darker skin.

The location and visibility of the scar depend on the surgical technique.

Incisions are made at the base of the nose and sometimes at the top of the lip for an upper lip lift. The discreetly placed scar should eventually fade until it is barely noticeable to the naked eye.

The upper lip lift can help to roll out the pink flesh while shortening the gap between the nose and the lips, creating a natural enhancement to their size and shape.

Fillers add fullness to the lips which can improve their shape, but do not offer permanency and can become costly over time.

While the lip lift is more invasive than fillers with more downtime and a little scarring, you won’t need to repeat the appointments. It can, therefore, be a more cost-effective solution for some patients who have to return for filler top-ups every few months.

Lip fillers generally work better for those who already have reasonably sized lips as they can be used to redefine the shape and volume.