Do you have thin or maybe uneven lips or you want to add just a little more volume to your lips to enhance your smile? If you started looking into lip augmentation methods, there are several different options you can pick from like lip lift, implants or lip fillers. Having plump and full lips is the dream of many women so today we will be taking a closer look into all these options and see which one is ideal for you.
What is a lip lift?
A surgical procedure that is used to lift and tighten the upper lip skin between your lip and nose is called the lip lift. Depending on the shape of your lips and how you want the end result to look like, the plastic surgeon can make different types of incisions.
Lip lift types
There is more than one type of lift lip procedures, and the choice mainly depends on what kind of end result you want. Some patients would like to have a “smiley” resting face, some desire fuller lips while others just want to better define them. The type of procedure your surgeon will recommend, depends on many factors but the most important one is the desired end results. Based on that, and how your lip currently looks, the procedure can be customized.
Recovery time
Unlike other types of cosmetic surgery which are normally done under general anesthesia, a lip lift procedure is done under a local anesthetic. The procedure is less invasive than other types of procedures.
After a lip lift procedure, you should try and refrain from using your lip. This will minimize the strain on your upper lip and avoid stretching it or pulling it. This means that eating, drinking and talking will be difficult, but in the interested of your desired outcome so make sure that you follow your surgeon’s recommendations.
After about five days, you should be able to resume your normal day to day activities.
Before and after
There aren’t two identical lips so you can’t base your potential outcome on the outcome of someone else. Your surgeon can provide you a computer-generated image on how your lips should look like once they are properly healed. You can of course take a look at some before and after images, just so you could assess the skills of the surgeon, to see how visible or not are the scars after the procedure.
Lip lift vs lip fillers
There’s one major difference between a lift surgical procedure and lip fillers, which are a non-surgical procedure, and that is the cost. Lip fillers are only a temporary alternative to full lump lips and the process will need to be repeated over a certain time. This could actually mean that the non-surgical alternative could be more expensive that the surgical approach.
On the other hand, a lift procedure provides long term results and you don’t need to repeat the procedure after a while.
If you’ve always wanted to have naturally-looking, lump and full lips, you might want to consider the lip lift procedure. However, scheduling a consultation with your cosmetic surgeon and discussing both the lip lift and lip fillers is the best way to go. The surgeon will present you both options, the pros and cons of each, his personal recommendation so you could make an informed decision
