Can Botox Lift the Upper Lip?

Botox injected into the depressor anguli oris (DAO), a depressor of the lower lip, can raise the commissure of the lower lip, and therefore the corners of the upper lip. To reduce the lip to nose distance, we often perform a gull wing upper lip lift or corner of the lip lift in appropriate patients. A facelift also elevated the corner of the lip slightly as well, as can clever augmentation of the lips with any technique.

Okay so the corner of your upper lip turns inward. This is an unfortunate part of aging; something that is essential to correct in order to maintain youth. The best way to correct this is by fillers. Botox into the LOWER lip/chin will not help your upper lip. The only way to stop the effect of the orbiculares, which allows you to close your lips, is to Botox it. I can't stress how delicate this procedure is. The muscle must be paralyzed such that it prevents the inward turning but... more

Botox weakens the pull exerted by muscles by interfering with nerve transmission.  Du to the anatomy of the muscles around the lips, it will not elevate the lips. sek

Injections of the depressor anguli oris muscles along the jawline will cause the outside corners of the mouth to gently drift upward especially with smiling but they will not lift the upper lip per se.

Botox plus filler or laser are best for perioral, "lipstick" lines. Botox into the muscle called the DAO, combined with filler in the chin and along jaw line, can help a drooping mouth corner.

Did your dermatoloigst mean the chin or area above the lip. Injections into the DAO muscle can change the downward appearance of the sides of the mouth, but not the upper lip per se, nor the area you are discussing. The desiered look you want can be obtained with Botox but can be very difficult to perform with good results. I would see someone who is confident that they can give this result for you. The injections have to be placed just in the rpecise area. If they are injected a... more

 Yes Botox can help lift the corner of the mouth, but please be careful with any injections around the mouth.  If the balance is thrown off, you could have an unnatural looking smile until the Botox wears off.  Good luck.