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Options for Defining a 'Flat' Upper Lip

asked 1 year ago by Ad11 in Rowena, TX
Latest answer by Ross A. Clevens, MD
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Tags: flat, options, permanent, upper lip

I have a problem with my lips. The bottom one is fine but the top lip is pretty flat and has no shape to it. It does not have the youthful/sexy indent or definition. Basically it is almost as flat as my bottom lip. Is there a surgery to permanently change this....I am content with the size of my lips but not the shape. Would I be a canidate for a small lip implant?

8 answers to Options for Defining a 'Flat' Upper Lip

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Lip implants can be custum fit for almost anyone.

Lip implants come in various sizes, shapes and types whereas we can easily customize them to what you want for $1500-2000 per implant and take about 20 minutes to put in under local anesthesia. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Options for Defining a 'Flat' Upper Lip

In order to reshape to lip you will need surgical lip lift. Filler can achieve some degree of reshaping if done correctly. They will enhance what you already have and sometimes that is all you need. Implants add volume and do not usually reshape the lips.
Mohsen Tavoussi, MD, DO

Huntington Beach Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Your Best Options for Defining a 'Flat' Upper Lip

You can choose either a lip implant OR a surgical lip augmentation. If you choose a "permanent" implant, there are numerous substances that I commonly use as a graft or implant material in the lips. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages. AlloDerm is a popular human-donor grafting material that is FDA approved and proven safe in lip augmentation and facial reconstruction. Under a local anesthesia, the material is inserted through tiny incisions made in the... more
Ross A. Clevens, MD

Melbourne Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Help for a flat upper lip

Pictures, of your upper lip, would help. You can use fillers like Restylane or Juvederm to fill in the lip border or lip augmentation implants like Alloderm or silastic....all work very well.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Shaping the Lips: Lip lift combined with a lip augmentation

The upper lip has 3 defined elevations where the lower lip has 2. The lower lip should always be larger than the top however many patients have a thin upper lip, either they were born that way or through aging. This thinning or elongation can cause flattening of the upper lip. This can be easily corrected with a combination of fillers and possible surgical shaping. I would have to see your upper lip before recommending an individual plan, but start with a hyaluronic acid gel filler like... more
Andrew P. Trussler, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Injectable Lip Fillers Is A Good Starting Point

When it comes to adding volume to a lip, there are a wide range of options from fillers to actual lip implants. But the first place to start is to determine if adding volume to the upper lip will create the look you are after. Therefore, get a temporary lip injection treatment first using all of the fillers that are composed of hyaluronic acid compositions, such as Restylane or Juvederm. If that achieves the desired lip result then you can consider whether you want to continue with temporary... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Best Options for Lip Enhancement

Juvederm or Restylane are the best options for lip enhancement. Injectable fillers have many advantages over implants. One obvious advantage is that surgery is not required. Another is that you can get either a rapid or a gradual correction depending upon how many syringes you have injected and you can decide as you go exactly how much correction looks good. Also, as your face ages it changes over the years, touch up treatments are constantly being modified to fit the changing face. Please... more
Mitchell Schwartz, MD

South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon
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Injectable Fillers the Best Option for Lip Enhancement

I have tried all of the different methods including the use of permanent implants, surgical augmentation with lip lifting and lip advancement, and use of fat or fascia. Yet I still believe use of HA's (Hylauronic Acid fillers) is still the very best option in the right hands. Make sure that your injector is an experienced aesthetic physician, has a good eye for beauty, and has all of the "tools" in their "tool box".
S. Randolph Waldman, MD

Lexington Facial Plastic Surgeon

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