The Russian lip technique uses smaller volumes of a dermal filler, placed in more parts of the lips. Instead of injecting into the lips a larger volume of a dermal filler and then massaging and spreading it out, the Russian technique injects more areas of the lips with a lesser volume of product.
The Difference
Unlike traditional lip filler, an injector using the Russian Lip technique injects the product vertically starting at the base of the lip and drawing the product outward toward the lip border. Rather than starting from the lip border and working inward, the injector works the product from the inside out.
The term Russian Lips is derived from the style of lips you often see on Russian stacking dolls – or matryoshka and babushka, to give them their correct name. With Russian Lips, the cupid's bow is accentuated to create something close to a heart shape.
The Russian technique is a group of techniques that basically achieve height on a lip. This means the pink of the lip is raised higher on the top lip and gives the illusion shortening the philtrum. Equally the bottom lip drops lower giving a deeper 'v' shaped curve toward the chin.
Russian lips tend to be dramatic in nature and therefore less natural looking. However, by request we can place less filler in the lip to produce a more natural looking result. The more that is placed at a single time, the less precision there is over the end product.
Full Lips
Full lips are the most common of shapes and are typically defined by lips that are plump all-around on both the top and bottom, with no gap between.
The Russian Lip technique is solely used to add height to the lips, lifting them vertically. This technique is suited to someone who has a longer philtrum (distance between the nose and top lip) and for those who have a very thin top lip.
The study polled over 1,000 people in 35 countries. Of those polled, 60% said they found a symmetrical, 1:1 top to bottom ratio the most attractive lip (think Scarlett Johansson). The next highest-rated, according to the poll, was a larger bottom lip compared to the top lip (like those rocked by Kylie Jenner).
Kylie prefers Juvederm, a brand of filler that's owned by Allergan. While there are different types of Juvederm fillers, Kylie's team goes for Juvederm Ultra Plus.
Chinese women had the thickest lower lip, as well as the greatest upper lip volume. Male lips were found to be more similar to each other across ethnic groups; however, Caucasians men had the thinnest lips. Men of Chinese descent had the largest total lip volume.
Hyaluronic acid, or HA, naturally occurs in the body and not only attracts moisture (and volume) to the lips but also stimulates the lips' own ability to produce more collagen. This means you get immediate, natural-looking results and you also see a gradual improvement in your lip area as collagen increases. Dr.
Results last from 6 months to a year
But for most patients, their results of the Russian lip filler technique should last between six and twelve months. This time frame depends on things like sun exposure and how fast your body metabolizes the fillers.
How much do Russian lips cost? Russian lips cost around 550-700 dollars in the United States, and in Mexico it costs approximately 250-300 dollars, that is, a cost of less than 50%.
Lip fillers are best carried out with no anaesthesia, the light handedness of our injectors and the injection sites of this technique means there is zero pain or sensation during treatment so it really isn't required.
Kubederm voluma is the most cohesive filler and therefore the least likely to migrate!
The most popular injectables to give this natural and subtle effect are the ones that are light, soft, and have a hyaluronic acid base. Two of these popular injectables are Restylane and Juvederm. Hyaluronic acid is naturally found in the skin and lips.
Megan has also most likely had subtle lip fillers using Juvederm or Restylane as well as fillers to the apples of the cheeks to give her that plumper look. Her nose shows signs of rhinoplasty with corrective refinement to the tip and a narrower bridge of the nose.”
Light, soft, hyaluronic acid fillers, like Restylane®, give the lips the most natural and attractive look.
1. Angelina Jolie. She has, without a doubt, the sexiest pout in the history of lips. In fact, there are online tutorials for women on how to get lips like her.
In the subjective assessments, a lip proportion of 1 to 1.6 (upper lip to lower lip) was rated as most attractive: average score of 4.21 out of a possible 5. The 1:1.6 proportion is widely accepted as the "golden ratio" for beautiful lips.
Lips come in a variety of shapes characterized by the upper lip to lower lip ratio. A 2017 study from JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery showed the most attractive ratio is 1:2 of upper and lower lip. An increase in surface area of 53.5 percent was also deemed most attractive.
Are results from Russian Lips treatments permanent? No, results from Russian Lips treatments are not permanent. Procedures use special hyaluronic acid filler to reshape the lips and achieve your desired outcome. Over time, the filler is naturally absorbed by your body and the effect is gradually lost.
Typically, standard lip fillers are injected horizontally into the lip, resulting in an evenly spread volume and fullness effect. However, in order to execute the Russian filler technique, your provider will opt for a smaller syringe and inject small amounts of filler vertically, focusing in on the center of the lips.
Russian Lips derive from the 'Russian Doll', where they form a heart shape in the centre with a flatter, higher appearance. However this look isn't for everyone, and although this technique does avoid filler migration, it doesn't necessarily look more natural than the more common lip filler technique.