The lip lift is one of the specialties of The Doctors Team. The techniques that have been developed to make the lips of trans women more feminine in the context of a Facial Feminization Surgery, are actually techniques that can also benefit older women.
As our faces age, our lips also age. The region around the mouth tends to sag. This can be partly explained by volume loss, and partly by the breakdown of the structure of the skin and supporting tissue.
The male face usually has a long upper lip and the upper teeth are not or barely visible when the face is at rest. On a younger woman's face, there is a shorter distance between the nose and the upper lip and the teeth are more visible. This is a typically feminine trait that is also characteristic of youth as opposed to a longer, sagging upper lip that covers the teeth. The latter is characteristic of the aging process.
To have youthful, sensual lips, we now know that shape is much more important than volume. Enlarging the lips with a filler is only intended to address the volume problem. An increasing number of patients are looking for more beautiful lips by having them reshaped. This also offers the advantage that it is a permanent solution.
Dr. Bart van de Ven performs the following procedures to shape the lips: