How does aging affect lips?

How does aging of the lips affect the rest of the face?

"Well, the last time I had a picture taken I could hardly see my eyes because of the weight of heavy eyelid. Then I paid attention to how I was actually using my eyes and I really noticed when I was looking at anything especially the computer I was straining my forehead to see better. Since I have had it done I no longer have to lift the forehead and tilt my head to see. It is amazing! I love..."  D. Rock  63 Yrs Old with Fat Droopy Eyes - Salt Lake City, UT

How aging of the lips can affect the whole face

Beautiful lips have predictable shapes and proportions

The youthful fullness of lips and the upward corners are universally admired and desired. Slow loss of fullness, the downward slope to the angles of the mouth, vertical lip lines (often called “smokers’ lines even when present in non-smokers), the loss of what I have called the “earthworm” that sits on every youthful lip, resulting in loss of the definition of the lip, the loss of definition of the cupid’s bow, the loss of the vertical philtral columns and associated inter-philtral hollow, and the loss of the proportions of the upper and lower lips all conspire to make the lips look not-so-youthful! ​

An often overlooked effect of aging is the longer distance between the nose and the upper lip margin:
​sometimes called the “long lip”.

"You have chosen poorly!"
​Badly treated lips lose their proportions and their subtlety

see the different ways to rejuvenate lips artistically and with style

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Surgical lip lift

Surgical lift of the angle of the lip

Creating proportions makes the lips look more youthful. Treating the surrounding skin improves the overall setting of the lips and giving back some of the youthful curves to the cheeks gives the face a three-dimensional shape: so it is not all about just the lips!

Importance of paying attention to the important areas of the lips which do best with augmentation

Proportions and dimensions are vital. With an artistic approach to lips, the proportion of the upper lip to the lower is designed. Curves, arches and prominences are created! It is not just a matter of filling!!

"I had a excellent eye lift done by Dr. Patel. He knows what he is doing and is very pleasant. Dr.Patel was easy to get an appointment and he works with you. The office staff was very pleasant and made you feel calm."  D. Gull Highly recommended for eye lift surgery - Salt Lake City, UT

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