Lip augmentation remains one of the most favoured dermal filler treatments in most aesthetic clinics. However, the focus is now more on shape than size.
Popular in all age groups, patients seek lip treatments for several reasons. The ageing patient who is witnessing changes, such as loss of volume and definition at the vermillion border, will want to restore the lip to its more youthful appearance. In contrast, the younger patient may want to obtain a poutier appearance influenced by current trends, social media or celebrity styles.1
However, the industry has progressed from solely volumising the lips – practitioners now focus on the natural features and contours of the lip.
Our lip shapes are determined before birth, with three distinct sections or subunits in the upper lip and two in the lower lip. These develop and join at the midline in the embryo stage, between four and seven weeks of…
