One alternative to a surgical lip lift is the use of fillers which may be either synthetic which is temporary or use of natural ones such as fat. This can provide a method to deal with the lost volume but does not adequately address the increased distance between the base of the nose and lip.

Patients are put into a “We see you in one week after surgery” to check on the patients and remove any visible stitches. The swelling starts to come down gradually from 48 hours after surgery and within a few weeks patients feel brighter and fresher. Once safe, patients are let out of the clinic with [...]

When patients come into the clinic, our UK-trained plastic surgeon makes a full assessment of the patient. This includes any relevant history, including reasons for surgery and a thorough examination of the nose and the upper lip itself. Part of this process is explaining to the patients what can be done, why, and what to [...]

A lip lift is likely to benefit those with previously fuller lips that have thinned with time with little of the “red” surface of the lip visible. This may be for a number of reasons most commonly, age-related. As patients get older, the area on the upper lip including the skin and muscle may begin [...]

Patients can typically have a lip lift performed and go home the same day. Patients can have the procedure under local anaesthetic & sedation (where you are asleep and breathe for yourself) or can be asleep with a general anaesthetic. The incision for a lip lift in the crease at the base of the nose [...]