During a lip flip procedure, your healthcare provider injects Botox into parts of your upper lip. After about a week, the injections make your lip look fuller or “poutier” without adding any volume to your lip. Lip flips generally look more natural than lip fillers.
The Botox will make your muscles relax, causing your lips to curl slightly. When you smile, your relaxed muscles will help cover your gums and allow more of your lips to show. This effect will make your lip look bigger.
Most patients notice the effects within a few days of treatment, with full results in about one week. The effects of Botox for lips lasts up to three to four months.
While filler is commonly used to address concerns related to the lips, Botox is necessary to treat more complex issues such as vertical lips lines that result from movement as opposed to simple volume loss.
The Botox lip flip involves the precise placement of just a few units of botox along the upper lip muscle, near the border, to relax and "flip" the lip to make more of the upper lip visible. This creates a fuller, plumper, but natural-appearing upper lip.
Botox units for lips depends on what is being addressed. For lip lines, 6-8 units of Botox is average. For a lip flip, aka, using Botox to roll the upper lip back for a plumper appearance, uses around 8-10 units of Botox.
How much do Botox and fillers cost? Fillers are also the more expensive of the two injectables. Dr. Henry says, "Botox typically ranges from $250 to $600 per area, while fillers can range in price from typically $600 to $1,250 depending on the location, geography of the practice, and product used."
During a lip flip procedure, your healthcare provider injects Botox into parts of your upper lip. After about a week, the injections make your lip look fuller or “poutier” without adding any volume to your lip. Lip flips generally look more natural than lip fillers.
The best and most commonly recommended lip fillers are hyaluronic acid fillers, including Juvederm and Restylane. These fillers produce consistent and predictable results, have a very low risk of side effects and have no downtime after your treatment.
Botox around the lips provides a very subtle change and is usually used in combination with fillers in the lips. Furthermore, 20 units is too high a dose in this area. When such a high dose is used complications include difficulty closing the mouth, eating, drinking, and an asymmetric smile.
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.
If you already have a decent amount of volume in your lips but would like to alter the shape, a lip flip might be the better choice. If you want added volume and longer-lasting results, then lip fillers may be what you're looking for.
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 Russian technique accentuates the cupid's bow to resemble a heart-shape by injecting additional volume and lift into the center of the lips, while the sides still remain relatively in line with the face. The result is doll-like while still appearing naturally full and plump.
Botox injections can address the lip lines that appear at the corners of the mouth and relax muscles that pull your lips into a permafrown. The procedure takes about 15-20 minutes, and results can be noticeable in less than a week.
The lip flip enhances the existing shape of your upper lip, letting the vermillion border roll outward very slightly. This result is subtle — especially when you are not smiling — and may be disappointing if you are hoping for a noticeable change in your lip shape or size.
What is a lip lift? A lip lift is an in-office surgical procedure that shortens the space between the nose and the top of the lip, known as the “philtrum.” The procedure increases the amount of pink tissue that's visible which makes the lips look fuller and more pronounced.
This non-surgical option involves injecting Botox to the corners of the lips. This prevents the corners of the mouth from turning down and lasts anywhere from three months to half a year. Sometimes patients will have Botox done on the frown lines of their forehead at the same time they have it done on their lips.
You can expect results to last around 4 months, but don't be surprised if you notice a long term decrease in wrinkles. The relaxation of those muscles allows them to weaken and resist movement even between treatments. If you're looking to lift the brow area, Botox can help without going under the knife.
Usually, an average Botox treatment is in the range of 40-50 units, meaning the average cost for a botox treatment is between $400 and $600. Forehead injections (20 units) and eyebrow lines (up to 40 units), for example, would be approximately $600 for the full treatment.
Most commonly, just 1 syringe is used for augmenting the lips, regardless of the type of filler you use. Occasionally, we will build up to 2 or even 3 syringes in the lips for a patient, but this is usually an older patient who has lost some of the definition and structure in the lips, as well as volume.
A lip flip is a quick, non-surgical procedure in which a medical professional injects Botox into the patient's upper lip to make it appear fuller. Botox is injected in the middle of the upper lip, known as the cupid's bow, and the upper corners of the lip, causing the lip to “flip” outward for a fuller appearance.
Best for lines that are not yet visible while the mouth is at rest, these injectable toxins can prevent smoker's lines from becoming etched into the skin. In the case of deep lines, Botox injections can soften their appearance but will not eliminate them completely.
Both the lip flip and lip filler can decrease lines in the lips called “smoker's lines” or “kissing lines.” The lip filler will last longer on average though. For someone with a long philtrum column (the distance between the bottom of the nose and top of the lip) the lip flip can be used with lip filler.