Hello Nebra223 A photo of you lips would have been really helpful for my plan. That said, it always makes sense to have lip filler before tattooing. Once you have the volume that you desire, a skilled permanent make-up artist can then work with this fullness to define the border and can sometimes even correct the appearance of asymmetry. That said, know that you will need to have annual touch ups to keep the color of the tattoo ink natural looking, and having tattoos in this area may interfere with future laser treatments if they are needed. As for the second question "what actually being filled, the lip line or the inner part of the lips?" It depends on your natural lips. I sometimes float filler along the lip line and just under the thin mucosa. This gives a nice improvement in definition of the lips and produces subtle volume improvement without that "ducky" look that is not attractive. If the lips are very thin, then some volume can be added to the inner part of the lips. Hope this helps.