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Upper Lip Reduction - Lip Lift
A short upper white lip is one of the attributes of a youthful face. Over our lifetime, the upper white lip gives the impression of lengthening, increasingly covering the incisors. This is a real phenomenon associated with a visual effect induced by changes in facial proportions.
The white lip begins to elongate from age 35, but other phenomena such as diminishing underlying tissues, bone resorption, and muscle and fat loss further visually increase this imperfection.
Who is the upper lip lift for?
Following this phenomenon, the red lip becomes less curved and thinner. Simply compare your youthful photos with current ones to understand this process. If your upper incisors, which used to be visible even without smiling, are now permanently covered by your upper lip, a lip lift can help rejuvenate the mid-face.
What is the solution to rejuvenate your smile?
Dr Weiss sometimes proposes reducing the height of the upper lip (lip lift). He very frequently corrects this imperfection as part of Global Facial Rejuvenation.
The upper lip lift allows for considerable rejuvenation of the central face where the cervico-facial facelift has virtually no effect.
Surgical principles of the upper lip lift
Upper lip shortening is a surgical procedure performed in the operating room.
The procedure is performed under regional anaesthesia, and the upper portion of the white lip is excised, positioning the scars inside the nostrils.
The intra-nostril and sub-nostril scars blend very well into the skin folds, resulting in extremely minimal visible scarring.
The procedure shortens the upper white lip and simultaneously everts the red portion of the upper lip.
Most often it is combined with augmentation of the red part of the upper lip using autologous fat grafting.
Effects of the upper lip lift
A quick procedure lasting 40 to 50 minutes, performed as an outpatient, with significant aesthetic benefits, one week of socio-professional downtime, and immediate results.
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