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Lip flip botox sydney

What is a Lip Flip Treatment?

A lip flip is designed to enhance your lip shape without substantially increasing volume, as is typical of lip enhancement procedures. Instead, treatments are targeted towards relaxing the muscles around the lips. This relaxation causes the upper lip to gently roll upwards and outwards, creating the appearance of fuller lips without adding volume.

Lip flip consultations with experienced cosmetic doctors assess the degree to which the muscle around your mouth contracts as you smile. This allows our doctors to determine a personalised treatment plan to suit your specific lip goals. 

As with any of our procedures, individual results and experiences may vary, and no specific outcome can be guaranteed.

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How to Know if a Lip Flip Procedure is Right for Me?

A consultation with an experienced cosmetic doctor is imperative before undertaking any cosmetic procedures, including the lip flip treatment. You may be a suitable candidate for a lip flip if you:

  • Are considering a more natural appearing alternative to lip enhancement treatments
  • Prefer a subtle lip enhancement of the upper lip
  • Are interested in non-surgical options to perform a lip lift
  • Would like to trial  a temporary procedure for your lips

If you experience mouth-related medical conditions or have an active oral infection, it’s best not to undergo lip flip treatment.

It is important to note that individuals who play oral musical instruments may experience some minor issues with lip strength post-procedure that may affect their ability to perform.

Those who are required to give to give prolonged speeches for their job (such as teachers and actors) may also experience temporary impaired lip function.

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What is the Difference Between a Lip Flip and Lip Volumising Treatments?

Whilst they have the same goal, there are some key differences between lip flips and lip volumising treatments. 

Lip Flip

Lip flips are lip augmentation procedures designed to subtly adjust your lip shape by addressing muscle activity around the upper lip. Rather than adding volume, it helps create the appearance of fuller lips by allowing the upper lip to gently roll outward. This also subtly enhances the lip border and shape.

This option may be ideal if you’re seeking a natural-looking result without adding significant lip volume.

Lip Volumising Treatments

In contrast, lip volumising treatments directly increase the fullness of the lips by adding cosmetic volume beneath the skin. These treatments focus specifically on enhancing lip size, plumpness, and contour.

Lip volumising is usually recommended if your goal is to achieve visibly fuller lips with a more noticeable increase in lip volume.

During your personalised consultation at Contour Clinics, experienced cosmetic doctors clearly discuss these options, assess your lip shape and structure, and help you choose the approach most aligned with your desired aesthetic outcome.

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The Benefits of a Lip Flip

Many people choose a lip flip consultation when looking to subtly enhance their lips without significant volume changes or more involved cosmetic treatments. It’s an appealing option if you’d like to achieve plumper lips that appear naturally fuller, defined, and balanced, without dramatically altering your natural lip shape.

Common reasons to consider consultation for lip flip include:

  • Natural-looking Lip Enhancement: Gently improves the appearance of lip fullness and shape, subtly rolling the upper lip outward.
  • Minimal Disruption: Treatment that typically involves minimal downtime, allowing you to get back to your regular life.
  • Softening of Lip Lines: Cosmetic consultations can explore subtle improvements around the lips, addressing common concerns about fine vertical lip lines (sometimes known as lipstick or smoker lines).
  • Greater Lip Border Definition: Emphasise the vermillion border of your lips to provide greater definition to their overall shape.

Understanding the Anatomy How Does a Lip Flip Procedure Work?

Typically, a lip flip works by relaxing muscles around your top lip to give it a fuller appearance. In most instances, this treatment is applied to the orbicularis oris muscle, a circular muscle that surrounds the mouth. It plays a central role in shaping and moving the lips, allowing actions such as speaking, puckering, and smiling.

When the orbicularis oris muscle is particularly active or tense, it can create specific cosmetic effects. For example, an overly active orbicularis oris can cause the upper lip to curl inward slightly, resulting in the appearance of thinner or less defined lips. This can also cause more exposure of the gums than normal, creating a ‘gummy smile’.

Increased muscle tension can also accentuate fine vertical lines around the lips, commonly known as “lipstick lines,” “barcode lines,” or “smoker’s lines.”

Understanding the activity of this muscle is important when considering cosmetic approaches aimed at achieving softer, fuller-looking lips and improved lip definition. Your Contour Clinics cosmetic doctor will assess your orbicularis oris muscle activity and design a tailored treatment plan that suits your individual baseline anatomy and aesthetic goals.

Results appear gradually after treatment, typically lasting a few months before gradually fading. Regular follow-up appointments can help maintain your preferred aesthetic outcome.

The Contour Clinics Guarantee

At Contour Clinics, we’re committed to providing safe, ethical, and personalised cosmetic care. Our experienced clinicians focus on delivering balanced, realistic outcomes tailored specifically to your needs.

Book your complimentary consultation today to discuss suitable cosmetic options and experience the patient-focused care that sets Contour Clinics apart. Individual results can vary, and our clinicians will guide you through what outcomes may be achievable for you.

  • Complimentary, obligation-free consultations with experienced doctors
  • Strict safety and hygiene protocols aligned with industry-leading standards
  • Advanced 3D photography to aid in a collaborative, comprehensive facial analysis
  • Products and technologies selected based on quality, safety, and efficacy
  • Medical-grade clinical environments thoughtfully designed for patient comfort and convenience

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