Lips are viewed by many as the most beautiful feature of the face. Aesthetically, they provide a focal point of beauty and, functionally, they are part of the apparatus of speech in addition to providing a visual display of varied human emotions. Patients often have a clear idea of what look they want before seeking treatment of the lips with dermal fillers, although this may not always be ideal. Patients who want to look like a favourite celebrity or those asking to look significantly younger pose a challenge to any practitioner as the shape of the lip alters with age and lip volume naturally decreases. Critical changes in the perioral area can include vertical rhytids, increased prominence of nasolabial folds (the crease that runs from nose to the corner of the mouth), ptosis of the oral commissures (sagging of lines from the corners of the mouth), thinning of the lips, and flattening…
