Lip Lift

General Information

Nasal tip, pogonion and lips are the aesthetics facial units that are perceived together by the brain according to gestalt perceptual principles like forehead, eyebrows and eyes. This anatomical area between nose and lip, which is called the mustache area may become more attractive and prominent with mustache in men, and with lipstick and lip contour in women. Also, vertical barcode lines which occur due to too much smoking and increasing age form in this area.

In addition to the rhinoplasty and chin aesthetics, in recent years, lips shortening procedures (lip lift) have been added to the medical aesthetic procedures which gain volume and contour to the lips. Lip lift may be a solution for people who have wider and longer skin distance between the nose and the lips, which may be congenital or because of aging, or because of very thin upper lip. Lip lift which is performed under local anesthesia may provide younger and more attractive image to the people.

Lip Shortening Surgery in 10 questions

Question: How long does lip lift take?
Answer: The procedure is completed within 20-30 minutes under local anesthesia

Question: Can the scars/marks be observed and seen after plastic surgery?
Answer: Surgical stitch marks hide in the nasal floor and they are hardly seen/observed when the recovery is completed.

Question: What is the amount of tissue taken/removed during the operation?
Answer: The tissue which is removed (shaped like Batman Logo) should not exceed 1.5 cm in vertical line and it may vary from person to person.

Question: What is the recovery period after lip lift procedure?
Answer: The recovery period is 6-7 days, and the procedure does not prevent people from going to work

Question: How long are the results of the surgery permanent?
Answer: The results of the procedure are permanent and they are not reversible

Question: Where to intervene during surgery?
Answer: In the same session, vertical barcode lines (cigarette) on the lips or the wings and the wide nasal tip can be operated.

Question: How should lip lift procedure be performed?
Answer: The procedure should be made minimally to the person who has made neurotoxin procedure to the upper lip muscle, and had lips enlargement surgery or lip lift made with lips fillings or thread.

Question: Which people should have lip lift procedure?
Answer: If necessary, the procedure should not be performed to the people who have “Gummy Smile” (Kemal Sunal), have orthodontic treatments, continue to the development below the age of 20, have upper jaw bone asymmetry disorder, and teeth alignment and bite disorders, and have body dysmorphic disorder.

Question: For whom is the lip lift procedure ideal?
Answer: The group that will benefit most from the procedure is the middle-aged people who have long and wide lips in static way, don’t have dental problems or have completed their treatments (implant, prosthesis etc.)

Question: What is the lip lift procedure?
Answer: The procedure is a contourplasty (or profileplasty).