Botox Lip Flip

Atiyaomar · December 25, 2021, 8:51pm

Botox lip flip is a fast and easy procedure that takes just 30 minutes, leaving your lips looking full and soft. Botox injections around the lips relax those muscles, allowing the lip to roll slightly outward.

This reveals more of the lip surface, making them look larger. Injecting botulinum toxin type A (Botox) into your lip area can offer several cosmetic benefits or improvements.

What Is A Lip Flip?

Because aging impacts collagen production, your lips can begin to lose the fullness and elasticity that you’re used to. This can result in a thin smile and vertical lines. Even if you were born with full lips, you might see the shape fading over time. What’s more frustrating than losing one of your most prominent features?

Fortunately, you don’t have to settle for thin, faded lips. Whether you were born with thinner lips or you’ve lost your fullness over time, there are a number of treatment options available designed to help you bring new life to your lips and enhance your natural beauty. The most popular option, Botox Lip Flip, also happens to be one of the safest available.

Botox is the biggest injectable on the market—and by far the safest. It’s FDA approved, delivers noticeable results in as little as 24 hours, and has been reviewed in over 700 clinical studies.

Summary
If you have a gummy smile, a Botox treatment can relax your upper lip and allow it to rest just above the tops of your teeth, covering your gums. It also plumps up existing lip tissue for extra volume.

How Does It Work?

Botox contains botulinum toxins, naturally occurring neurotoxins that temporarily paralyze specific muscles to visibly minimize signs of aging. It’s most commonly used to remove forehead lines, crow’s feet, and lines around the mouth. However, the same proven technology works wonders on your lips.

With a Botox Lip Flip, an experienced esthetician or plastic surgeon will make several strategically placed injections along the upper rim of the mouth. This only takes a few minutes and is virtually painless. You’ll see full results in several days and the results last a few months. It’s a great, subtle, temporary solution to thin lips.

Summary
As an extra benefit, the relaxing nature of Botox also helps with vertical lines around your mouth. It can make you look years younger in hours.

How Is Botox Lip Flip Different From Lip Fillers?

A lip filler actually inserts substances in your lips to increase size or modify the shape. While this treatment is generally safe, it can also have some unpleasant side effects. It lasts six to eight months.

The Lip Flip, on the other hand, simply relaxes your lip muscles to allow more surface area to show. It creates a pouty look and helps to keep that top lip from disappearing when you smile. Whether you choose a lip filler or a flip is dependent on how dramatic and how you want the change to be.

Summary
A Lip Flip is a simple injection of botox, which simply comes with temporary numbness and very slight swelling. Lip fillers will last much longer than Botox, but for some, the savings and less invasive nature of Botox is a better option.

Botox lip flip vs. lip fillers

The Botox lip flip isn’t a substitute for lip fillers. We perform both at Kalos Medical Spa, as we have patients who are better suited to one treatment or the other, or both.

Our injectable specialists consider your natural lip anatomy, your desired outcome, and your personal preferences when deciding whether Botox or a dermal filler, such as Juvéderm XC or Volbella XC, is the best lip enhancement option for you.

You likely will be happy with the Botox lip flip if:

You would like a subtly more prominent “pout” to your lips

You feel your upper lip looks invisible when you smile
You want fuller-looking lips but do not want additional volume
You want a more temporary treatment (3-4 months)

Fillers are likely a better lip enhancement option if:

You would like additional volume in the upper and/or lower lip
You would like to address more severe vertical lip lines
You would like to improve overall lip shape and symmetry
You want a longer-lasting lip enhancement (6-12 months)

In some cases, the best solution for a patient is to combine Botox with fillers. Using fillers to enhance lip volume and Botox to lift the upper lip slightly can achieve a beautiful effect for patients with very thin lips.

How much does the Botox lip flip cost?

The typical Botox lip flip costs $80 – $200 per treatment. If you’re surprised at how inexpensive this seems, consider that we only need a few units of Botox to achieve the desired “lip flip” effect.

It is important to keep in mind that the Botox lip flip only lasts three to four months, and you’ll need to return for treatment about two to three times as often as you would for filler injections. That said, Botox can be a very cost-effective solution for patients desiring a subtle, but meaningful improvement in lip appearance.

How can I get a natural lip flip result?

While it may sound simple to get fuller-looking lips with Botox, not every injector is qualified to perform a lip flip. It takes a very high level of skill and knowledge of anatomy to achieve the right effect, so be sure you choose a highly qualified specialist who has specific training and plenty of experience performing the Botox lip flip.

Overtreating is a real risk with inexperienced providers and can limit your ability to move your lips normally. For instance, you may not be able to whistle or use a straw until the Botox starts to wear off if too much Botox is used or if it is injected into the wrong location.

What are the side effects and possible risks of using Botox?

Botox and other lip injections are considered safe when done by a licensed healthcare practitioner. All physicians are required to follow safety guidelines set by the United States Food and Drug Administration. However, the use of botulinum toxin in the perioral area (around the lips) is still considered “off-label” by the FDA.

Either way, you may still experience mild side effects after the procedure. These usually last a few days and can include:

numbness at the injection site
bruising at the injection site
swelling, which can make your lips temporarily larger than expected
tenderness
headache
nausea

Summary
There are certain risks specific to injections around the mouth. For example, the relaxation effect that weakens lip muscles and reduces the appearance of wrinkles can also hamper your ability to pucker, kiss, hiss, and suck through straws.
It can even affect your speech and utterance. Some people report inadvertently biting their lip.

Rare but serious side effects are also possible if the Botox travels from the targeted muscle to other places in your body.

Seek medical attention immediately if you start to feel:

overall muscle weakness
difficulty in breathing
difficulty speaking
difficulty swallowing
Visual disturbances

You should not use Botox injections if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant within the next three months.

What about using Botox to smooth fine lines and wrinkles on the lips?

The main cosmetic use of Botox injections is to reduce or temporarily remove fine lines and wrinkles from your face, including the lip area.

Fine lines and wrinkles on the lips develop naturally over time due to:

laughing
smiling
scowling
to kiss
smoking
ageing

If you want to reduce wrinkles, talk to your dermatologist or plastic surgeon about your options. They may recommend injectable lip fillers if you want to add fullness as well.

Are You A Good Candidate For Lip Flip?

Some of us were lucky to have been born with Angelina Jolie’s lips, and some of us weren’t. With the advances in beauty technology, you don’t have to live with naturally thin lips!

Whatever the cause, anyone with lips that are thinner than they would like is a good candidate, both men, and women. However, you should not get Botox if:

You are allergic to any ingredient in Botox or another botulinum toxin product.
You have a skin infection at the planned site of injection.
You are pregnant
You have a muscle or nerve condition such as ALS [amyotrophic lateral sclerosis] or myasthenia gravis.
You have a severe illness or infection.

What else can you use to plump lips?

Lip plumping is primarily done for cosmetic purposes, whether it’s to reduce the appearance of a gummy smile or achieve fuller lips. Some adults may also be interested in lip plumping to counter the effects of aging, as lip fullness may decrease with age. Botox cannot solve this problem, but injectable fillers can.

There are several options to choose from when choosing the right lip filler for the results you want. Some popular lip injectables use ingredients like hyaluronic acid. These include:

Injections and fillers	Effect	How long does it last?
Juvederm Ultra or Restylane Silk	It adds just enough volume to smooth out the lines; it is ideal for people who do not want a dramatic effect.	about 6 months, but less if you move your mouth a lot, as the movements suppress the injections
Regular Restylane or Juvederm Ultra Plus	It offers the most spectacular plumping and enlarging effect.	about 6 months, but longer if done with Botox
Restylane Refyne and Restylane Defyne	It creates a natural look without looking too plumped.	about 6 to 12 months
Volbella	It’s subtle and natural.	about 2 years

Botox and other lip injections are effective for what they’re supposed to do. However, they will each give you different results. It is important that you discuss your options and desired results with your doctor to determine which treatment is right for you.

If you want something more permanent, ask your doctor about lip fillers that use fat or other substances. These options require surgery which can increase your risk for possible complications.

Here are a few FAQs related to Botox lip flip:

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Can you flip the bottom lip with Botox?

The Botox “Lip Flip” should not be performed by just any provider. There is A LOT of movement around your mouth area, and the muscles in this area are intricate. Make sure only to pursue this treatment with a qualified injection specialist who is licensed and who has performed this treatment several times.

2. Can you get a lip flip on the bottom lip?

Unlike other lip flips, the Nurse Shara technique allows for both the top and bottom lips to be flipped to create a kissable pout that does not require the use of filler.

3. How long does a Botox lip flip last?

The lip flip effect wears off in about 3-4 months

4. Is a Botox lip flip worth it?

The Botox lip flip can be an excellent alternative to fillers for patients who want a more subtle lip enhancement, as well as those who want to enhance the shape of their upper lip with minimal effort.

5. How much does a lip flip Botox cost?

A lip flip is an elective cosmetic procedure, so it won’t be covered by insurance. But because it generally uses very few units of Botox, it’s a more affordable option than dermal fillers. A lip flip generally costs between $80 and $500.

6. Where do you inject Botox for lip-flipping?

For the lip flip procedure, only a few units (typically 2-4) of botulinum toxin is required and it is injected on the vermillion border of the upper lip. This is much less than the amount of dermal filler that is injected into the lips to achieve the same result. The procedure takes a maximum of 5 minutes.

Conclusion
Injecting botulinum toxin type A (Botox) into your lip area can offer several cosmetic benefits or improvements. Botox is the cosmetic form of botulinum toxin, a chemical that can temporarily weaken or paralyze your muscles. A series of injections can relax your muscles for about three months.
When injected into the lip area, botox can help: minimize creases in the upper and lower lip area, elevate the corners of your mouth, removing puppet lines or lines coming down from the corners of your mouth, correct a “gummy” smile, enhance the upper lip, also known as “Botox lip flip”.