The upper lip lift, also known as a lip lift, is an aesthetic surgical procedure that corrects the effects of aging on the upper lip. Dr. Lyor Hanan, french plastic surgeon from Paris now based in Dubai, offers this procedure in Dubai.
A lip lift is an aesthetic surgical procedure aimed at shortening the upper lip. Its goal is to harmonize the face by reducing the distance between the nose and the Cupid’s bow (the demarcation line between the skin of the upper lip and the red of the upper lip), giving more volume to the latter.
A lip lift is an aesthetic surgical procedure that reduces the effects of aging on this facial area, more often affecting women than men.
Natural aging is an inevitable process that has visible effects on the entire body, including the lip area.
Over time, the distance between the nose and the Cupid’s bow lengthens to the point where the upper teeth are no longer visible at rest, but the lower teeth are. This greatly contributes to the overall signs of facial aging. The lip lift, by lifting the lip, helps to harmonize the lower face and gives a fresh appearance without anyone being able to guess that surgery has been done.
A lip lift is thus a minimally invasive facial aesthetic procedure aimed at correcting the upper lip, an area that tends to lengthen over the years.
A lip lift is usually performed under local anesthesia and lasts from 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the extent of the upper lip correction needed. If the patient wishes for general anesthesia, it can be requested in advance with Dr. Lyor Hanan.
Once the patient is ready, the surgeon begins by making an incision at the level of the nasal threshold. Then, the surgeon lifts the soft tissues and removes any excess skin. Finally, he closes the incisions with non-resorbable sutures that will be removed after a week by your surgeon.
As soon as the procedure is completed, appropriate pain relief is administered to the patient, as well as an ice pack to help reduce inflammation. The patient leaves the clinic the same day; no overnight stay is required for this minimally invasive procedure. However, the patient will need to see Dr. Lyor Hanan a week after the operation to remove the sutures and review the progress of the lip lift.
The results of an upper lip lift are generally visible immediately after the procedure. Common side effects include some pain and sensitivity at the incision sites, as well as some inflammation and bruising.
The final results can be appreciated once all inflammation has subsided and the lip has returned to its normal appearance, which usually takes 10 to 20 days after the surgical procedure. During this time, the patient will be advised to apply Vaseline to the scar three times a day.
After the operation, Dr. Lyor Hanan recommends that his patients avoid strenuous physical activity for 6 weeks and avoid exposing the scar to UV rays for at least a year and a half to prevent it from darkening.
A lip lift costs 12 000 AED.
If you would like to learn more about the lip lift, you can make an appointment with Dr. Lyor Hanan.