Do Lip Lifts Look Natural?

The key to a natural looking lip lift is 1) how the surgery is performed/designed and 2) Appropriate patient selection.

The lip lift surgery is not for everyone and you must be evaluated by an experienced lip lift surgeon with and artistic eye in order to get an opinion if it is the right surgery for you.

View the video link below to see a patient after subnasal lip lift procedure with her results and discussion on the procedure itself.

There are surgical and non-surgical approaches to lip augmentation. Non-surgical approaches include botox (slight lift, reducing gum show) and filler (volume restoration). Surgically, you can have two separate incisions under the nose (italian), one incision under the nose (bull horn), one incision at the red/white upper lip junction (gull wing) or two separate incision at the corners, or a combination, depending on your desired look and anatomy.
A lip lift is natural looking if executed well on the right patient. The scarring can be minimized with the correct technique. 
Best of luck.
Gary Linkov, MD

Good day! For your guidance, the subnasal bullhorn lift is a technical variant of the gull-wing lip lift. An upper lip lift can drastically improve the aesthetic of one’s smile and facial proportions. You are correct that the amount of lift varies because the procedure is tailored for each patient to create youthful, natural looking results. The procedure can create a more proportional smile and reduce the signs of aging around the mouth. Although the gull wing and bull’s horn upper lip lifts were utilized sparingly in the past, newer modifications have made this a truly stunning procedure. Find a board-certified plastic surgeon that has extensive experience with this procedure and discuss realistic goals and expectations. Best of luck! #RealSelf100