Lip Lift Surgery Primer

What a lip lift is

A lip lift is a surgical procedure that changes the upper lip. If you are early in your research, begin with what to look for after a procedure on a small, visible area: any change in the scar line or the skin around it that you did not expect.

Because the area is small, small changes are easy to see and easy to talk yourself out of. Ask your surgeon before surgery what the scar should look like as it heals and which changes call for a phone call. For a clinical overview, the Cleveland Clinic page on what a lip lift is, its types, surgery, recovery and scars is a good place to compare against what your surgeon tells you.

Lip lift questions: filler and the mouth corners

• Lip Lift or Lip Filler for Volume: how to weigh a surgical option against an injectable one, with the follow-up questions to ask either way.
• Corner Lip Lift for Downturned Mouths: what to ask when the goal is the corners of the mouth instead of the upper lip.

Lip options side by side

The plastic surgery society's article on lip lifts and other lip augmentation procedures puts the lip lift next to the other options. If you are also thinking about injectables, the consumer update on dermal filler dos and don'ts is worth reading before any appointment. A systematic review of rhinoplasty and lip lift surgery done together is a place to look if you are considering both at once.

Starting your lip lift reading

Read the filler comparison first if you are undecided between surgery and injections. Whatever you choose, ask how to reach the office after the procedure and write down the answer.