Lip Injections and Fillers Bellevue & Seattle

We are going to concentrate on fillers for the lips and lip augmentation treatments. What are some of the things we should think about when we augment the lips? First, the lower lip is the center of attention. Take a look at any face and concentrate on the area around the mouth and lip. You will notice that most of the light hits the lower lip. The brain is more aware of areas that have light on the face. The light in the lower lip is stronger and brighter in the lower lip than the upper lip, which makes the lower lip the most important part of the mouth area.

The lower lip should be augmented the most. When you see an oddly filled lip, you just know it. Our brains analyze the lips and just know it doesn’t look right. Why is that? Doctors too often augment the lips by putting too much in the upper lip. When the upper lip is closer in size to the lower lip, the balance in the lip area is destroyed. The upper lip should be no more than half the size of the lower lip and, at most, two-thirds the size of the lower lip. When we say half, we mean the height of the lips and how much of the lighted and red portions are showing on the face.

The upper lip should be about one iris width in width and a half in height, with sides gradually tapering off. The lower lip should be one iris width high and three iris widths wide. The puckering in the lower lip should be three iris widths wide. When we mention puckering, it is the highlight that is seen in the lower lip. The red part could be more than three iris widths wide if the puckering and the light (that bounces off) are around three iris widths, which are the main goals. These are some of the rules that Dr. Young follows to achieve beautiful lips.