Lips are usually the first area practitioners learn to treat, but are often the hardest to master. Many lip augmentation techniques involve deep injections into the body of the lip, however this might not be the best approach for older patients, according to aesthetic practitioner Dr Kate Goldie. She has pioneered a new method to augmenting ageing lips, which focuses on repositioning, recreating and restoring lip architecture rather than volumising for natural results.
Recent research using MRI scans suggest that the lip doesn’t lose volume with age, but rather changes position from a 'J' shape into more of an ‘I’ shape. This occurs from the superior labial zone to the mucosa of the lip, where it meets the vermillion border, which is held by the orbicularis oris. This knowledge is key because if you simply inflate the lip and take a volumising approach for older patients, treatment can…
