A doctor said that I am not a good candidate for lip fillers and it would be very difficult to do. Do you agree? (photo)

...A couple of things...first it would help to evaluate your lips with a profile shot of your lips, it is a picture that helps me get a good view of the relationship of your lips to your nose and chin.....secondly, what is it you are hoping to accomplish, what don't you like, what do you want to change? After a discussion about your wants and needs accompanied by pictures then a plan can be arrived at.

Your lips do have a slightly unique anatomy. It seems like your lips have a ridge and above that ridge they appear to thin out substantially.

Augmenting the main part of your lip could make that transition from the fullness of the main lip to the perceived thin area above it look worse.

Lip fillers are very dynamic and for the most part you can inject look and adjust and there’s no reason why you can’t simply add very conservative amounts, see what it looks like both you and the provider look in the mirror and then add a little more if it seems acceptable.

Personally I like to numb the lips completely before doing lip fillers and this makes it easy to take the time and do as many injections as needed to get the results we want.

I typically try to maintain the natural volume balance between the upper and lower lip and for most people that means having a lower lip that’s larger than the upper lip.

Patients who have an over emphasis or only treat their upper lip tend to look unnatural and is often a dead giveaway of having lip fillers.

I see these types of results in public on a regular basis.

Conservative treatment for the upper lip with A little more emphasis on the lower lip should be fine.

Like I said before when I do these treatments I let the patients look in the mirror and they give me feedback on what they like and don’t like.

Perhaps you need to find a provider who simply has more experience.

Is this true for almost all cosmetic procedures finding the most talented and experienced provider is the absolute most important variable.

This may require interviewing a few different providers before you commit to having the treatment.

Don’t worry about taking up their time and having a consultation even if you need to think about having the treatment.

My last thought is if your upper lip truly thins out in the upper part of the lip closer to the nose then perhaps this area could use a little volume as well.


Good luck,

Mats Hagstrom MD