Category: corner of mouth lift | Did You Know | injectable fillers | lip lifts

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Lip Lifts

Lip augmentation is a very familiar and popular procedure. By injecting a variety of substances into the lips, they become bigger and more sensual. But not all lip issues can be adequately treated by injectable fillers alone, particularly older lips. Lips as they age often get longer, thinner and turn down at their corners. Adding Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Complexity of Lip Anatomy

The lips on a face seem relatively uncomplicated, seemingly two simple strips of red-colored tissue placed in a horizontal orientation as the gateway to the mouth. But their shape is actually more complex than it seems as evidenced by the named descriptions of different anatomical points. (cupid’s bow, philtral columns, commissures, vermilion, vermilion-cutaneous junction) Each Read More…

Case Study: Combining Rhinoplasty and Subnasal Lip Lift

Background:Rhinoplasty is a structure-changing operation that draws considerable attention to the patient’s midface. Most rhinoplasties today are done through an open approach which requires a small horizontal incision in the middle of the columella. This scar heals very well due to the superb blood supply surrounding the columella with inflow from the septal mucosa Read More…

Case Study: The Subnasal (Bullhorn) Lip Lift in Men

Background: Aesthetic concerns of the lips are largely a gender specific issue. By far, most cosmetic lip procedures are done in women. Men represent a very small percent (1 to 2%) of those patients who undergo lip modifications, whether it is injectable fillers or excisional lip modifications. The long upper lip is often viewed Read More…

A Modified Subnasal Lip Lift for Columellar Retraction

A long upper lip can be a sign of aging around the mouth. The distance between the base of the nose, known as the columella, and the pink part (vermilion) of the upper lip appears exaggerated. While there is no exact measurement to mathematically quantitate a long upper lip, the distance between the columella Read More…

Case Study: Male Subnasal Lip Lift

Background: The lips in women are a major focus of aesthetic attention as demonstrated by the infathomable number of lipsticks, glosses and other topical enhancement products. Injectable fillers serve as a major means of temporary increase in lip size in women. Injectable lip fillers in men, by comparison, is very rare. While men can Read More…

Nips and Tucks for the Aging Mouth

The mouth area is not spared as the rest of the face ages. Most women focus on changes in the neck and jowls as well as around the eyes. And while there are some well known procedures that make great improvements in these facial areas (facelift, blepharoplasty), how to improve the mouth area is Read More…

Common Questions about Rejuvenation of the Aging Mouth

What happens to the mouth area with aging? Like the rest of the face, aging affects the mouth by atrophy and sagging. This is manifest by lips that get thinner, the development of vertical lip wrinkles, corners of the mouth that turn down, and the appearance of marionette lines or folds. These changes collectively can Read More…

Lifting Procedures for the Frowning Mouth (Perioral Plastic Surgery)

Age-related changes around the mouth, known as perioral aging, are a very common concern for many women. Like the rest of the face, the mouth area deflates and sags with aging. One of the most effects of aging is that the upper lip sags, particularly at the corners, causing the mouth to sag. As Read More…

Common Questions about Lip Augmentation and Lip Lifts

1. What is the difference between lip enhancement and lip augmentation? Most people, including plastic surgeons, often use these lip terms interchangeably. While one could argue no matter what you call it, the idea is to make the lip look better… which usually means fuller. However, there are some subtle differences between lip augmentation and Read More…