But being at the top of your game doesn't mean having over-inflated lips. An experienced plastic surgeon can help you get more voluptuous lips or accent your upper lip's “cupid's bow” without giving you duck lips.
Lip fillers don't have to look unnatural if you don't want them to; they can be used to just make your lips slightly plumper than they actually are.
Large, puffy, duck-like lips aren't usually the result of an allergic reaction or another issue with the filler. Instead, they're caused by overfilling the lips. Many people think that to get pouty, sensuous lips, you need to put lots of filler into them. They overestimate what they want and end up looking unnatural.
Light, soft, hyaluronic acid fillers, like Restylane®, give the lips the most natural and attractive look.
Lip fillers can only modify the lips so far. Fillers cannot make your lips look exactly like someone else's or change the fundamental shape. But improvement, enhancement, and subtle re-shaping is possible.
When the upper lip is equal to or begins to exceed the volume of the lower, the augmentation starts to look fake. Once that ratio is breached, the result degrades rapidly, even with minor volume additions.
The superior labial artery is larger than the inferior artery and runs along the inferior “wet” border. It has 2-3 branches towards nose including the alar branch and nasal septal. Avoid injecting the wet/dry border on the lower and upper lip.
Fillers come in pre-filled syringes, usually with 1 mL per syringe. To avoid duck lips, stick to one syringe per treatment. Honestly, some times we won't even use the whole syringe to avoid the risk of duck lips.
Restylane Kysse is a hyaluronic acid filler that addresses loss of volume in just one simple appointment, and lasts longer than several other lip filler options. Treatment looks and feels natural because the filler moves with your lips as you smile and talk.
The Rule of Thirds: Top To Bottom Lip Ratio
Whether you want dramatic volume or an enhanced but natural-looking appearance, Kellie recommends following the rule of thirds. That is, the top lip should be 1/3 of your total lips and your bottom lip 2/3, but it will also depend on your natural shape.
The upper lip should be slightly larger than the lower lip with a gentle curve that peaks at what's called cupid's bow. The hinge of the upper lip comes in the form of the central philtrum that separates the two sides. Your upper teeth should also overlap the lower teeth by one millimeter.
Answer: Duck lip fix
This is readily accomplished by injecting hyaluronidase (a dissolving enzyme) directly into the previously filled site. This solution can be placed in very small amounts until the desired appearance is reached.
Lip filler doesn't migrate easily but if you're considering lip filler you might be thinking about how to prevent it from migrating. Choose an experienced, trusted, and credentialed provider to make sure you're getting the best technique during the injection.
Filler can be injected into particular areas of the lips, in a way to enhance or increase the volume of their lips subtly. Creating a natural lip takes medical expertise and super-honed skills, as well as using the correct thickness (viscosity) of dermal filler.
Will a Lip Flip Give Me “Duck Lips”? No. Because lip flips do not actually add volume to the lips, they will not create a duck-like appearance.
You can expect some swelling in your lips after the procedure. You may also notice some small red spots where the needles were injected into your lips. Bruising around the lips is another common side effect, which may last about a week.
Unless you go to extremes with lip fillers or choose a very unskilled injector, your lips won't be permanently stretched. This means that if you choose to stop having lip filling injections, your lips will likely return to their normal proportions.
The most common – and popular – type of filler is the hyaluronic acid-based (HA-based) filler. HA-based fillers are typically considered to be the “gold standard” of lip fillers because they produce consistent results, can be easily reversed, have a low risk of side effects and require no downtime after treatment.
Like other filler treatments, these will deflate over time, so you'll need to repeat the treatment every six months or at least once a year.
The reason is that a lip lift would reshape the cupid's bow, restore some fullness, and shorten the upper lip. Fillers, on the other hand, don't shorten the upper lip, and can give you the “Duck lips” look.
You can fill the top lip only, bottom lip only or focus the filler into the center area. An experienced injector, such as the cosmetic providers at Schweiger Dermatology Group, know exactly how to perform lip filler treatments so the lips are symmetric and natural-looking.
Cons of Lip Fillers:
Swelling: This is the most common. Swelling can last for as little as a couple of hours or up to 10 days in rare occurrences. Irregularities and scarring: These are rare but possible and, in some cases, can lead to lip asymmetry that will last until the effects of the filler wear off.
And yes, using too much lip filler product can permanently stretch lip skin. If this occurs, it is possible to perform surgery to remove excess skin from the lips.
Will my lips look saggy or stretched out after injections wear off? Nope! You don't need to worry about dealing with a “deflated” look as the hyaluronic acid fades. The skin on your mouth and lips will return to their normal appearance without any sagging or stretching.