Lip augmentation with dermal fillers is a popular procedure for people who want to add volume and shape to their lift, but some may prefer the results of a longer lasting surgical lip lift. A surgical lip lift also can aesthetically shorten the vertical distance between the lower edge of the nose and the upper vermillion. Springs Aesthetics offers lip lift procedures for men and women in Colorado Springs, South Denver, Castle Rock and other areas of Colorado.
What is Surgical Lip Lift?
A lip lift is a type of lip augmentation that is intended to “lift” the lips, rather than just add volume and shape. Lifting the lips has many benefits, such as:
- Accentuation of the Cupid’s bow of the lips
- Helps with lax skin that is a result of natural aging
- Lift of the corners of the lips
- Gives the lips a more defined outline
- Gives a plumper more youthful appearance
- Cosmetic shortening of the elongated upper lip skin to nose distance seen with aging
How Much is a Lip Lift?
The average cost of our lip lift is determined on a patient-by-patient basis. Your cost may be higher or lower depending on your personal lip anatomy and desired changes as the procedure is customizable according to your wishes and needs. We can discuss your cost at the time of the consultation with Dr. Burroughs. Prior to the appointment, you can learn about our financing options through CareCredit® and Alphaeon®.
Am I a Candidate for Lip Lift?
During the consultation, Dr. Burroughs can show you some lip lift before & after pictures to help you envision what can be achieved with the procedure. If you are not a good candidate for our lip lift, he will recommend alternatives. Younger patients who find that dermal fillers make their lips too pronounced are often excellent candidates for lip lifts. Further, augmenting the volume and shape of an upper lip with fillers does not adequately shorten the pronounced vertical height of skin between the lip and the nose that many encounter as they ae.
How is an Upper Lip Lift Done?
An upper lip lift is a surgical procedure that requires a local anesthesia to numb the area. General anesthesia is not required, but you may choose to have IV sedation. Dr. Burroughs lifts your lips by removing some skin from the area just below your nostrils. This will shorten the aged-elongated distance between the top of your lip and the soft tissue between the nostrils. Although the change seems to be subtle, it will make a noticeable improvement in your lip shape. This will not enhance the lower lips, which should remain larger than the upper lips and therefore many patients benefit with some volumization and contour enhancement done for the lower lips with autologous fat transfer or dermal filler.
How is a Corner Lip Lift Performed?
The corner lip lift helps with sagging lip corners, a common problem that develops with age or may be part of the natural appearance of the lips. The procedure involves removing small triangular sections of tissue from just above the outer corners of the lips. The procedure may take 30 to 60 minutes and requires local anesthesia. Oftentimes, a little dermal filler and strategically placed botulinum neuromodulator (“Botox”) can achieve a pleasing and natural appearing outer lip lift without the need for a surgical incision.
Are Lip Lifts Safe?
Lip lifts are quite safe procedures because very little tissue is removed or disturbed. The most common risk is infection, and Dr. Burroughs will provide detailed aftercare instructions after your lip lift. The instructions will also include information about how to minimize the use of your lips until the area is completely healed. Although the sutures are very small, there is a risk of pulling the sutures. If the incisions become raised or persistently long they can be injected with small amounts of anti-inflammatories and treated successfully with intense pulse light (IPL) treatments not available at most other plastic surgery offices.
Does a Lip Lift Make You Look Younger?
Dr. Burroughs has been performing lip lifts alone or as part of facelift procedures for many years. Recently, the procedure has gained popularity with younger patients who are looking for an alternative to lip augmentation with fillers or lip implants. A lip lift can make your appearance younger and/or more attractive as lips are a very important feature of the face, second really only to the eyes.
Do Lip Lift Incisions Scar?
All incisions have scars, but because the incision is tucked up just under the nose they usually heal well with time. Dr. Burroughs utilizes a technique to minimize the scarring, and we offer complimentary services to help with scar healing such as IPL (intense pulse light) treatments. Rarely, topical or injectable steroids will be recommended. Always important, is to keep the scar from sun-exposure, which can worsen the healing.
Lip Filler at Springs Aesthetics with injector Melissa Payton, LPN., in Colorado
Hi everyone. My name’s Melissa. I am the nurse injector here at Springs Aesthetics, and I’m going to be talking about lip fillers. Today. Men and women both get lip fillers and I am, my main goal is to help you achieve the look you’re looking for in your lips. So there’s a few different products that we use for lip fillers here at Springs Aesthetics, and the way we go about choosing which filler is best for you is first, what is your goal? Is it to have plump lips or is it to even ’em out for like if they’re not symmetric? Or is it to the wrinkly kind of pruny and we want to make ’em warm, moist looking. There’s a lot of factors that goes into what filler suits you best. You don’t have to know that coming in here. I will help you in evaluating what’s going to be the best filler for you.
So if you’re looking to achieve volume, I would choose the versa. Versa, really plumps the lips up and it gives that lip some structure. It works on everyone’s lips, but if you have that thin lip, it really does build a lip. As far as Restylane kiss, this one is really for someone that already has a lip and we want to define it a little bit more. We give that soft kissable look, this is a real good product for that. So whatever look you’re trying to achieve, whether it be fuller lumous lips or a smooth lip, or to correct like a asymmetry where one lips bigger than the other side, we have the product for you and I can help you achieve that.
There are many techniques that injectors use and I’m well versed in all of ’em. I know that I can help you achieve the goal that you’re looking for. All right guys. Let’s talk about the pain. Is it painful to get your lips injected? It can be, but first of all, here at Springs Aesthetics, we go out of our way to make sure all our patients have the best experience possible. Our fillers have lidocaine already in them. Then the numbing cream that we put on your lips has lidocaine in it, which is a numbing agent. We also do dental blocks if you’d like, and we also offer nitrous. Nitrous, if you’re not familiar, is like when you go to the dentist and they give you the, they call it the laughing gas. It really just kind of puts you at a calm state and you’re able to drive right afterwards. Whatever your goal is for your lips. Don’t let pain, the fear of pain, stop you from achieving it. I will help you to get through this process as pain-free as possible. So no matter what your goals are for your lips, whether it be to achieve volume or to correct asymmetry, or to just have plumper looking lips, I can help you achieve it. Just give me a call. Let’s do a consultation. Don’t let anything stop you from your goals.
