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Lip Lift
Lip Lift
Having full lips is one connotation of youth, beauty, and sex appeal, which is why, not surprisingly, so many people in the public eye feel the need to have them enhanced.
One of the most common cosmetic procedures that are performed today is a lip lift or lip augmentation. Kylie Jenner wasn’t the first celebrity to suddenly appear with brand-new lips, even if she was the first to get millions of young girls trying to imitate them. Angelina Jolie, Scarlet Johansen, Julia Roberts, Kerry Washington, Megan Fox, not to mention a slew of supermodels, all have particularly pouty and sexy lips. Lip lift procedures can be performed using both surgical and non-surgical methods.
What is a Lip Lift?
When you hear the term lip lifting, it generally refers to an upper lip lift. An upper lip lift is a surgical procedure that is used to elevate the upper lip to create a fuller poutier upper lip and to decrease the amount of distance between the lip and the nose.
Dra. Amaya regularly performs lip lifts and she considers it to be one of his favorite procedures to perform. The operation can be tailored to elevate different sections of the lip along the central cupid’s bow to make them shapelier. When patients have a long distance between the nose and the upper lip it draws away from the beauty of the upper face, cheeks, and eyes. For this reason, there are younger patients who have longer upper lips that benefit immensely from this surgery. When performed on older patients, this lifts the visual perspective of the face and can trick the eye into thinking an entire facelift has been done. This subtle alteration makes people look years younger and rejuvenated.
During this procedure, an incision in the shape of a bullhorn is made just beneath your nose. A tiny strip of skin and tissue is removed, the muscle tightened, and the upper lip is raised to its new position.Your scar is virtually undetectable as it is hidden in the curves of your nose. This procedure can also be customized to elevate the central lip or corners of the lip. I determine what position to place the lip by having the patient lift the upper lip with their fingers to a position where they like it, paying attention to how much the teeth show.
What is a Bullhorn Lip Lift?
As we age, the lips lose their youthful shape and fullness. The distance between the upper lip, the cupid’s bow, and the nose also elongate and continues to lengthen over time. To shorten the distance between the nose and upper lip, a surgical lip lift can provide long-term solutions and correct most of these issues.
The lip lift reduces the space between the tip of the nose and the upper lip. Lip lifts are performed through a hidden incision along anatomic borders. Although it is a small, minimally invasive surgery, it can have a major impact on the face’s overall aesthetic harmony.
Upper lip lifts are among the most common facial cosmetic surgery procedures and are becoming more popular with time.
Bullhorn Technique
The bullhorn lip lift, or subnasal lip lift, elevates the upper lip to reveal a broader smile. Dra. Amaya places an incision just below the nose in the shape of a bull’s horn. Then, she removes a tiny strip of skin and tissue, tightens underlying muscle, and raises the upper lip to a more desirable position.
Benefits of this Procedure
A bullhorn lip lift is a wonderful cosmetic option for patients who have:
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Flat, thin lips
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Unbalanced lips
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An upper lip that is too long
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A larger-than-normal distance between the nose and lips
What to expect from a Bullhorn Lip Lift
The bullhorn lip lift is an excellent way to reshape the area above the lips. It creates a poutier upper lip and makes the teeth more visible when smiling.
The procedure only takes Dra. Amaya between 45 minutes and an hour to perform. It is usually completed under local anesthesia, a series of injections that numbs the area without the need for sedation. After surgery, patients schedule a follow-up appointment to track progress. Dra. Amaya also provides post-operative and recovery instructions for the most seamless healing process.
For complete facial rejuvenation, Dra. Amaya may combine a lip lift with other procedures. These include injectable fillers, facelifts, browlifts, and eyelid lifts.
Recovery following a Bullhorn Lip Lift
The vast majority of patients are able to return to normal daily activities after 4 to 5 days. Patients should expect minor swelling after their procedure, but this should subside on its own after one week. Incision lines generally fade after 6 to 8 weeks. Some patients experience tightness in the upper lips for 2 to 4 months, though the severity of discomfort varies.
All patients should avoid smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol before and after surgery. This will ensure the best possible outcomes.
Does a Bullhorn Lip Lift leave a scar?
Dra. Amaya's bullhorn lip lift technique does not leave behind apparent scars. This is because he tactfully places incisions along the natural folds and curves of the face. Thus, any post-operative scarring should be either negligible or nonexistent. Although the result will always depend on the self scarring process and care of the patient.
Who is candidate for a Bullhorn Lip Lift?
The bullhorn lip lift is an excellent option for men and women who are in good health and seek to enhance the appearance of their lips. This includes patients who were born with thin upper lips, as well as those who want to shorten the distance between the nose and the upper lip.
The Italian lip lift is an alternative to a Bullhorn lip lift.
For those who need less of a lift, the incisions can be modified and consist of two separate incisions that are hidden beneath each nostril.
This has a smaller incision than the Bullhorn lip lift. Skin is removed and the right and then the left lip are each separately lifted by closing the wound and reducing the distance between the lip and nose.
A Gull Wing Lift removes a strip of skin above the border of your upper lip. The cut-out is M-shaped to advance the border of your upper lip. The incision is made where the pink part of your upper lip meets the skin of your top lip. This lip lift leaves a more visible scar and as a result, I rarely do this procedure. It is most effective in patients who are older and have fair thin skin. Its real utility is to advance the border of the lip that flattens more significantly with age. I would never do this surgery on a patient less than 60 years old.
Corner lip lifts are for people who have lips that are naturally downturned at the corners, making them look sad or discouraged. They can also improve grooves at the corner of the mouth that drift down towards the chin, often referred to as a drool groove. The incisions are made at the outer corner where the upper and lower lips meet. A small triangular area of skin is removed so that the lips turn up slightly in a more youthful manner. If the grooves are deep and prominent, surgery may not provide 100 percent correction, but there is a major improvement.
🗣 Treatment: LIP LIFT
🎯 Goal: Reduce the distance between the nose and the upper lip.
🕶 Results: Immediately but the final result you will see at 3-6 months after surgery.
🦠 COVID-19 Test: Required.
💉 COVID-19 Vaccine: Highly recommended, not mandatory
🩸 Blood Test: Yes.
📈 Presurgical Evaluation & EKG: Yes
🏥 Hospitalization: NO, it is an outpatient surgery.
😴 Anesthesia: Just Local or Local + mild IV sedation
⏱ Time it takes: 1 to 2 hrs Aprox.
📅 Recovery: 1-2 weeks.
⏳ Lasts: Permanent
😱 Pain Level : During the procedure none, after can be mild to moderate the first day
💵 Average Cost $1000.00 USD to $1500.00 USD
💳 Initial Consultation: $50.00 USD Credited towards the cost of treatment.
🎟 Book your date with $500.00 USD and you have 6 months to do the surgery.
📝 Note: Personal results may vary. The procedure has to be full paid to perform it.
🛌 Ambulatory Room
🏥 Hospital Basic Expenses
😴 Anesthesiologist
👩⚕ Surgery Team
🔮 2 Hiperbaric Oxygen Chamber Sessions
🗣 You can do or buy this here in the clinic, or do or buy them in your home town pharmacy or with your PCP.
🩸 Blood tests. ($50.00 USD) Click Here to see which do you need
📈 Presurgical Evaluation & EKG. ($150.00 USD)
💊 Post Surgery Medication Bag. ($50.00 USD)
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