Gender of the lips
Male lips
- Longer upper lip with less projection
Female lips
- Shorter upper lip with good projection
The male face typically has a long upper lip with little or no visibility of the upper teeth.The youthful female face is characterized by a shorter distance between the base of the nose and the upper lip with more visibility of the teeth. It is a typical feminine trait that also characterizes youth, as opposed to the upper lip drooping and covering up your teeth which characterizes the aging process.
Feminizing the lips
Lip lift
In the lip lift procedure, a wave-like segment of skin (thicker in the middle) is removed directly from under the nose. The upper lip becomes shorter, which has the following benefits:
- The lip is rolled up, so a larger vermillion area is visible.
- The resulting curvature increases the lip projection.
- The upper teeth can be exposed about 3 or 4 mm.
Procedure of lip lift
- A lip lift can be performed in local anaesthesia or in combination with other procedures under general anaesthesia.
- After having made the design for the excision, the local anaesthetic is injected.
- The skin is excised and the wound closed in 2 layers.
Recovery of a lip lift and augmentation
Lip lift
- Scars—Will fade in time.