These days, people seeking the perfect pout need more than lip service. Many of our med spa patients have heard about the BOTOX lip flip and want to know if it’s better than lip fillers, such as JUVÉDERM. Our experienced injectors can help you determine which treatment is best for you.
Both procedures offer unique benefits, but understanding their differences will help you make an informed choice and give you the lips you’re looking for.
What Is the Difference Between a Lip Flip and Lip Filler?
Full, sensuous lips that look natural can enhance one’s overall attractiveness. That’s one reason why selfies featuring sexy pouts remain popular on social media. Whether you have naturally thin lips or are starting to notice your lips are losing volume with age, cosmetic injections performed by skilled injectors can create desirable results.
A lip flip and lip fillers share the same goal—creating more attractive lips. However, they accomplish that goal in different ways.
What Does a Lip Flip Do?
A lip flip involves injecting BOTOX to relax a muscle in the upper lip, causing the lip to roll or “flip” outwards. This creates the appearance of a more prominent upper lip without adding volume. Some patients can achieve a more natural look than they may be able to with fillers. A BOTOX lip flip takes up to a week to see the results.
What Do Lip Fillers Do?
Hyaluronic acid-based lip fillers, such as JUVÉDERM VOLBELLA® XC, add volume for fuller lips. Our injectors also use lip fillers to smooth lines around the mouth and enhance the border. This nonsurgical procedure involves injecting the filler into specific areas of the upper and lower lips to enhance volume, definition, texture, and symmetry. The results are immediate.
Ideal Candidates for Lip Flip
A lip flip creates a subtle change to the upper lip appearance. If you want more upper lip height without added volume, the lip flip is for you. It’s also a good choice if you have a “gummy smile” because it relaxes the muscle that pulls your lip up when you smile.
Ideal Candidates for Lip Fillers
If your aesthetic goals include enhancing the volume, definition, smoothness, or symmetry of your upper lip, lower lip, or both, lip fillers are a solution.
Can You Combine a Lip Flip With Lip Fillers?
This two-pronged approach to lip enhancement is becoming more popular, especially if you want to add volume to your lower lip with a filler and get a lip flip for the upper lip. Lip fillers and a lip flip can enhance both the shape and fullness of your lips.
How Long Do the Results Last?
This is another difference between a lip flip and lip fillers. To maintain the results, you’ll need to schedule BOTOX lip flip injections every four months or so. Lip fillers can last 6 to 12 months, depending on the filler used and your metabolism. You can read more about how long fillers last in our previous blog post.
How Much Do Lip Fillers or a Lip Flip Cost?
The cost of lip fillers or a lip flip depends on the amount of the product needed to achieve your goals. A BOTOX lip flip is less expensive than lip filler injections, but because the results don’t last as long, you’ll need treatment more frequently.
Ready for Your Best Lips?
Whether you opt for lip fillers, a lip flip, or both, our expert injector can create the natural-looking results you want. Please request an appointment using the online form or call Pure Medspa at (541) 200-2444 to discuss your options.
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