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Ask a QuestionI Am 18 and I Want to Get Botox in my Top Lip, is That too Young?
I have a very plump bottom lip and a very noticeable smaller top lip and I would like to get Botox injected in only my top lip, being 18 would you recommend that I wait ?
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Celina25
in Calgary , AB
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Botox in top lip?
Thank you for your question. Your concern of having "a very noticeable smaller top lip" is a very common problem. This condition is easily corrected by adding a soft tissue filler such as restylane or juvederm. Botox would NOT be indicated for your problem as it will relax your muscles and will not increase the size of the lip.
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Avoid botox for your upper lip and consider filler
Botox might elongate the upper lip by losing some muscular control and definitition. This might create problems with speech, expression and eating, not to mention whistling and playing a wind instrument. Fillers are often done for adding volume to thin upper lips, but at your age, you should see a board-certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist in consultation with your parent to determine if you are a candidate and if you should wait several years.
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Botox for your lip?
Thank you for your question.
You want to improve the appearance of your upper lip so you would need to meet with a physician and discuss "fillers" not Botox. You are 18 years old so you can get these treatments if you wish - as long as you read the consent forms and understand the potential risks associated with these treatments.
Good Luck.
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Can I use Botox for a Small Upper Lip?
Hi Celina. The issue here is not whether you are too young or not, but which product is appropriate for your situation.
Botox will not help with a small upper lip. Botox is used to relax muscle action rather than add volume. We would use Restylane, Juvederm or Perlane to add volume to the upper lip and have injected patients as young as 18 for issues where additional volume is desired. Good luck.
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Botox Injections for 18 Year Old
At 18, you're not too young for Botox injections, but this is not an appropriate treatment to improve the appearance of a small upper lip. Botox is used to decrease unwanted grooves and creases caused by facial muscle contractions. The injection of fillers such as Juvederm or fat injections are better treatments to augment your upper lip.
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Wouldn't Recommend
As the other physicians have mentioned, filler treatments are more what you're looking at than botox, however, there's another way to look at this! You asked if you're too young and I think that's a great question. In my practice, we do these treatments, but I always caution people to look at themselves as someone else would see them! Remember, we are all our own worst critic! Others may look at you and not notice this lip size difference at all. ...
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Botox not for upper lip. Fillers are a better option.
Lip augmentation with Restylane or Juvederm would fill your upper lip nicely. Botox is a muscle relaxer, not a filler. It would not provide the result you seek.
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Boyox is a paralyzer; not a filler
Don't get confused and think botox is a filler and can augment your lip! It is a paralyzer of muscle and one has to be very careful as to where it is injected Your concern for the smaller upper lip is not new. The volume ratio for upper to lower is 40% upper to 60% lower. If your proportion is different than that then the fillers can augment the disproportionate lip very nicely. Pick your 'injector' carefully
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18 anf lip filles
Botox and other nuerotoxins do not fill the lip. If you are interested, hyaluronic acids which dissolve over time are nice products that can be used to augment the lips.
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