Lip Lift Surgery

What is Lip Lift Surgery?

Lip Lift is an operation in which the distance between the lips and nose is shortened and the lips are made voluminous. Especially with advancing age, shape changes such as sagging, thinning and elongation of the lips may be observed. Lip Lift procedure is an operation performed by a specialist physician in a hospital because the upper lip appears thin or the upper lips are not visible. After the operation, the upper lip is pulled upward and your facial expression becomes younger.

How is Lip Lift Surgery Performed?

Excess skin and fat tissue between the nose and lips is removed and aesthetic stitches are applied to that area. This procedure is completed in approximately 1 hour under the local anesthesia. After the procedure, aesthetic stitches are removed 1 week later and scar cream is used.

What are Surgical Lip Lift Techniques?

Main techniques used in Surgical Lip Lift procedure:

• Direct Lip Lift
• Bullhorn Lip Lift
• Central Lip Lift
• Corner Lip Lift
• Italian Lip Lift

Direct Lip Lift

In the Direct Lip Lift technique, a part of the lip skin is lifted from under the nostril. Thus, the pink part of the lips becomes more prominent.

Bullhorn Lip Lift

In this technique, a part of the lip skin is removed from both sides of the nostril. The pink part of the lips becomes more prominent.

Central Lip Lift

In the central lip lift technique, a part of the lip skin is lifted upwards from the middle of the nostril and the tips of the lips are pulled upwards, making the pink part of the lips more prominent.

Corner Lip Lift

In the corner lip lift technique, a part of the lip skin is removed from the corner of the lip. In this way, the lips are pulled up.

Italian Lip Lift

In the Italian lip lift technique, a part of the lip skin is lifted from under the nostril.

What is Non-Surgical Lip Lift?

In non-surgical lip lift, filler is injected under the pink part of the lips. As a result of this procedure, the pink part of the lips becomes more visible and the size of the lips can also increase.

How Many Hours Does Lip Lift Surgery Take?

The duration of Lip Lift operation may vary depending on the technique to be applied and the combination of aesthetic procedures you will undergo. Hospitalization is not required for the lip lift procedure performed with local anesthesia. The operation time is approximately 1 hour. On average, one day will be enough for the operation.

What Are The Points To Be Considered Before Lip Lift Surgery?

• Before the operation, you should inform your doctor about all your health information such as your chronic diseases, diseases you have had, genetic diseases and medications you use continuously.
• Smoking should be stopped or reduced because nicotine slows down the healing process.

What Are The Points To Be Considered After Lip Lift Surgery?

• Lips should be protected from hard blows.
• Lips should be protected from extreme heat and extreme cold.
• The medications prescribed by your doctor after surgery should be used regularly.
• Smoking should be stopped or reduced because nicotine slows down the healing process.