Lip Lift Surgery in Eugene, Oregon

• Reasons to get lip lift surgery

One of the most prevalent reasons to get a lip lift surgery is to create a more youthful appearance. The upper lip typically elongates with age, creating more space between the bottom of the nose and the top of the mouth. As a result, the red part of the lip rolls inside the mouth and makes it look thinner. It also hides the front teeth with smiling. Fine vertical lines may form as the lips thin and the skin loses elasticity. All these contribute to the aging of the upper lip, which plays a substantial role in the facial aging process.

A lip lift surgery helps to achieve aesthetic goals by enhancing the volume of the upper lip. The volume is augmented by everting the red lip that has been inverted, and by repurposing the tissue that already exists (but is in the wrong place!). This surgical procedure creates shapelier, fuller and more youthful-looking lips. A lip lift often provides a more natural-looking option than injectable fillers. However, it can be combined with fillers in select cases. 

• How a lip lift gives you a more youthful look

A strip of excess skin is removed from the incision made at the base of the nose during the lip lift procedure. As the space is lifted, a section of the upper lip rolls out, exposing more of the red area. When the incision is closed, the skin around the upper lip is tightened, minimizing the fine vertical lines, shortening the distance between the nose and red lip, and showing the teeth normally. The reduced lines and fuller lip create a more youthful appearance.