Lip level repositioning in the treatment of a gummy smile: a new approach (2409) - Surgery

To enlarge their lips, women pump them up with streptococcal synthesis products (hyaluronic acid fillers), insert implants, and cut out areas of soft tissue. All of these are extremely dangerous health games. For what? So that instead of your lips of a natural shape, which are part of your beauty and individuality, you get two shapeless “dumplings” - hardened, uneven, asymmetrical, blue with bruises, with ugly swelling and bumps? We will never understand this mania.

We make lips fuller and brighter without injections or plastic surgery. We maintain the natural shape, lift the corners of the mouth, fight age-related changes and purse-string wrinkles. Only safe and effective techniques that every woman can easily master.

Why do women enlarge their lips?

Lip augmentation occupies a firm position in the TOP 3 plastic surgeries. What explains the widespread desire of women to have “flatcakes” covering half their face?

There are many reasons, but the most common is fashion. A new standard of beauty. Young ladies think that with big lips they will look more seductive in the eyes of men. Accordingly, they will begin to feel more confident and will easily find a partner. But is this really so?

Indeed, full lips on an instinctive level send a signal to the stronger sex about the increased libido of their owners. But all this has one important “but”.

The beauty of the face is primarily determined by harmonious proportions. Leonardo da Vinci, with his golden ratio (the universal code for structural harmony), would have criticized to the nines the modern tendency to enlarge lips by 2-3 times without taking into account the proportions of other facial features.

Cute and harmonious faces turn into ugly parodies of people. Pouting and inverted lips, deprived of their natural attractive shape, awaken in a man not passion, but a desire to provide medical assistance to the lady, to give an antihistamine. Yes, it’s a joke, we’re exaggerating, but inflated lips really do look like an allergic reaction to an insect bite.

Psychologists say that a woman’s desire to enlarge her lips indicates her mental problems:

self-doubt, low self-esteem,
fear of aging, inability to accept oneself in one’s natural form and age,
worries due to lack of attention from men.

But lip pumping will not make a woman more confident and popular among men, nor will it prevent aging. If something like this appears at first, it will instantly disappear. Loving yourself requires deep inner work and natural transformation. And no new lips, breasts or wardrobe items can correct the complexes!

Why can pinched lips look bad?

I have three girlfriends, acquaintances or acquaintances (I will not specify so that they do not understand), whom I look at and am very worried: they have pinched their lips, and they look very bad - they are loose. Natasha, how can you explain this effect?

Natalya: Most likely, this is due to the fact that the girls have pinched their lips, but do not take care of their skin. Lips, due to the fact that hyaluronic acid is introduced (and this is a powerful anti-aging agent), are young and full. Judging by your description, there is also a hypercorrection, that is, too much of the drug was administered. And the surrounding skin is in its physiological state, which corresponds to age, so such dissonance can arise.

Stasya: Here's another example. The girl has very thin lips by nature, she pinned them up a little and her face really harmonized, although it was completely impossible to see what had changed. And then she went to another cosmetologist, and he said: “Why waste time on trifles? Let's make beautiful plump lips." And then huge destruction occurred. You also “do” your lips. How do you find that “too much/too little” balance?

Natalya: I always start with a small volume. If only very large facial features, I can take a milliliter. Or if your lips are naturally plump, but, for example, they already show signs of aging, then I’ll probably also take a milliliter. But most often, especially for primary correction, I take half a milliliter. And this is the volume that is invisible to others. No one will say: “Did you do your lips?”

Secondly, a lot depends on the drug. Some cosmetologists take a drug intended for correcting cheekbones (and it is dense, since it should continue the bone), and use this drug to make lips. Accordingly, the lips look bad. It is clear that there will be no bone density, I am exaggerating. But the lips will be much denser than the surrounding tissue. The result is “al dente” dumplings.

Stasya: So a woman should still understand what is being injected into her?

Natalya: Before the procedure, you must have a long conversation with the cosmetologist and ask all the questions that interest you. Because all women have different wishes, and you need to understand what result the doctor can guarantee you. I am sure that many girls like the kind of lips that I just described, so they will be upset if, for example, they go to a doctor like me and I give them half a milliliter of the Smile drug. It gives the feeling of young, kissed lips and that’s it.

Should I enlarge my lips permanently?

You've probably heard about rhinoplasty and blepharoplasty - surgical correction of the nose and eyelids, respectively? These operations are on hearing. But there is also cheiloplasty. Her “victim” is her lips.

Cheiloplasty is less popular, since most often lips are enlarged using injections. But plastic surgeons are actively promoting their “bread”. Their arguments: unlike fillers, lip plastic surgery provides lifelong results, and the effect is predicted more accurately.

Yes, these are not injections, plastic surgery changes your appearance forever. If you don't like the result, it won't be possible to fix it. Well, or go under the knife again.

To do or not to do?

There are cases when people with congenital or acquired lip defects resort to surgical intervention. And we cannot give any recommendations here. If an ugly curvature that interferes with life can only be corrected by surgeons, so be it.

But going under the knife to enlarge your lips, which will also ruin your natural facial harmony, is beyond reason.

Plastic surgery is a traumatic and dangerous procedure. The skin is cut, removed, sutured, soft tissues are damaged, and sometimes foreign materials are implanted. Complications may occur both during surgery and during the healing process. What then? Lips are a very delicate organ, the skin is the thinnest. The slightest scratch, crack, even basic dryness is a gateway to infection, which can lead to serious complications.

Deformed lips

• Working with deformed lips . Lip deformations can occur after injuries, surgeries (including removal of biopolymer-silicone after a previous correction) and congenital.

Solution

The doctor, taking into account many associated factors, must work very delicately.
If necessary, at the very beginning of the correction procedure, use techniques to work with scar tissue, and only then take on filler . Danger:

Deformed lips are a difficult option to work with, since the scar tissue is very dense and difficult to give in, not only to the injection of the drug, but even just to puncture it with a needle. The distribution of the drug is almost always unpredictable, especially if there are cicatricial deformities.

Pros:

When the work is structured correctly and the patient is committed to a long course of procedures and waiting for the result, then it is possible to correct the lips for the better much more noticeably.

Lip augmentation surgery

What types of lip augmentation surgeries exist?

The first is implants. Yes, they are inserted not only into the chest or butt, but also into the lips. There are options made from organic materials (from the patient’s own tissues or from donor tissues of other people or animals), but the ones in use are mainly silicone or polytetrafluoroethylene.

Lips become unnatural, “sculpted”, and harden. Often the implant “does not stand up”, sticks out, and is felt when touched. Ugly irregularities form. The body can simply reject the artificial material.

Implants are not the only surgical method for lip augmentation. There are many other operations. All of them are associated with tissue injury and high risks of complications.

Some of them are universal, correcting both the upper and lower lips. And some types are designed to enlarge only the upper lip.

About the golden age of cosmetology

Stasya: If you look at the history of the development of this niche of cosmetology, can we say that we are now in the golden age of all these drugs or solvents for them?

Natalya: According to older colleagues, more injections were made into the lips from 2000 to 2010. Now other correction options are in fashion: lower jaw, cheekbones, temples, infraorbital area, Jolie angles. That is, more complex. Therefore, lips give way to other rejuvenation techniques. If in 2003 there were lips, nasolabials and Botox in huge quantities, now there are much more techniques. For all this there are different drugs, different methods.

Stasya: It happens that I pinned my lips and the whole face also demanded: in contrast, the nasolabium became visible, or, on the contrary, does an increase in volume in the lips correct the proportions?

Natalya: If the skin is in good condition, namely its quality, then a small moderate increase in the volume of the lips rejuvenates the face and does not emphasize anything. If the skin already shows significant signs of aging, and suddenly straightened, dense, bright pink lips appear on this face, then it looks strange. It’s better to start working with the rest of the face and, for example, for the finely wrinkled type of aging, I choose products that are very soft and thin. Not even those recommended for lips, but those designed to correct fine wrinkles so that everything looks as natural as possible.

How to enlarge your upper lip

Special surgical methods for augmenting only the upper lip are Bulhorn operations and thread suspensions. They are based on the general principle: raise the upper lip so that there is more visible red border. But this is achieved in different ways:

Operation Bullhorn.
Part of the skin at the base of the nose is cut off, which reduces the distance between it and the upper lip. A cut piece of skin resembles the horns of a bull. Hence the name Bullhorn, bull horn - bull horn from English.
Thread pendants.
Two incisions are made inside the nose. A thread is pulled through each of them, pulled through the soft tissue to the lip, brought out through the hole in the lip and, forming a loop, returned to the incision in the nose. Again, associations with a bull, namely, with his nose ring, only here there are two of them, and they pass inside the tissues.

Simple technique

You can work not only on the top, but also on the bottom. After all, the development of this part of the face should be proportional.

To do this, you need to slowly pronounce the sounds “wooo”, “waaaa”, stretching each letter so that the muscles tense.

Even tightly closed lips can affect the shape of the lips. Next exercise. From the starting position with your mouth closed, you need to move to a half-open state and draw circles with your upper lip. In this case, you must try to keep your head as still as possible. This exercise is difficult to perform due to strong articulation, but its effectiveness is high.

To more clearly outline the contours of the lips and add a slight swelling, cosmetologists advise biting your lips a little and holding it for up to two minutes. The sensations should not be painful, so as not to harm the skin. Loading helps improve blood circulation in the mouth area and is one of the answers to the question of how to lift the upper lip.

One more exercise. You need to firmly pull your lips inward and hold it with force for up to 15 minutes. After this, relax a little and do a few more repetitions (10-12) to enhance the effect. The technique is not complicated, you can train every day and combine it with other loads.

How to enlarge your lower lip

Universal surgical methods that correct both the upper and lower lips include:

VY-plasty. On the mucous membrane, incisions are made in the shape of the letters V, which after suturing take on a Y shape. The moist area of the lips is everted, which gives volume. The effect depends on the number of cuts and their location.
Kesselring's operation. The skin strips directly above the border of the lips are removed, and the edges of the wound are sutured. Effect: turned out mucous membrane and scars.
Lipofilling of lips. The patient's own fat material is taken from the abdomen or thighs and injected into the lips. Despite the fact that this is our own fat, it looks “alien” on the lips: they lose their natural softness and aesthetics.

When is cheiloplasty indicated?

Lip surgery is extremely popular among a wide range of people, as it allows one to eliminate defects in appearance and make it more attractive with minimal time and financial costs. Cheiloplasty is relevant in the following cases:

desire to make lips larger or smaller;
uneven lip contour;
the presence of asymmetrical areas;
drooping corners of the mouth.

The technique is also suitable for correcting various deformities, congenital or acquired.

However, cheiloplasty is not suitable for all patients, as it has a number of contraindications:

oncology at any stage;
serious heart disease;
infections of various types;
chronic high blood pressure;
pathologies of the endocrine system;
elevated blood sugar levels;
diseases associated with blood clotting disorders.

Enlarge lips with hyaluronic acid

The most popular invasive method of lip augmentation is filler injections. And here fillers based on hyaluronic acid hold the lead.

How does the procedure work? The lips are injected with the drug along the contour. This is done under local anesthesia, but it is still very painful and must be endured for 30-60 minutes. Some women who once pumped their lips with hyaluronic acid do not want to repeat it again, claiming that it is more painful than even childbirth.

Bruises, hematomas and severe swelling that last 1-2 weeks are considered normal after such a procedure. For some it’s a month. It is believed that the drug finally “gets up” after 2-3 weeks. The effect lasts on average six months.

Often the patient does not like the way the dumplings were made for her. Then she is advised to strongly knead her lips until it hurts, or they are injected with special drugs that absorb hyaluronic acid. Longidazu.

All cosmetologists say the same thing: hyaluronic fillers are safe. Do not believe! Better listen to the scientifically based opinion of doctors: fillers often cause health problems, and in the long term.

What are the dangers of hyaluronic acid fillers?

Hyaluronic acid is synthesized by streptococcal bacteria. And no matter how thorough the purification of the drug is, the genetic material of bacteria will still remain in it. This may not affect your health immediately, but after three or even ten years. This is how many years can pass before the gel becomes inflamed and a streptococcal infection causes some characteristic disease: pneumonia, bronchitis, sore throat, meningitis, pharyngitis, scarlet fever, etc. People prone to ENT diseases are especially at risk of getting this complication.
Fillers contain chemical agents that give the active substance the required consistency. "Stitches." But their effect on the body has not been studied. No one knows how they act on humans, whether they cause harm, are eliminated or not.
In the short term, complications arise, including dysfunction of breathing, speech, and eating. Hard formations appear in the thickness of the lips that cannot be removed naturally, and such women become patients of surgeons.

Another lie spread by cosmetologists: filler is completely removed from the body after 6-12 months. Not displayed. Particles of hyaluronic acid can live in tissues for years. Some provoking factor (infection, inflammation) will arise, and the remaining gel will become inflamed. It won’t even occur to you that this is all because of the “innocent” experiments with your lips that you did 5-7-10 years ago.

And we are not even talking about the fact that low-quality drugs are often introduced and drug administration technologies are violated.

Perfect lips

What do we start from when we talk about harmony and ideal lip proportions? (beautician rules)

We never evaluate lips separately from the face. Never. If this happens, then the result is something that cannot even be called beauty.
We always evaluate lips not only at rest, but also in motion. We look at the smile.
The smile can be harmonious (commissural) - in this case, the upper teeth are exposed by 2/3, the lower teeth are hidden and slightly visible. The corners of the lips rise up. On a woman's face, such a smile is considered attractive and is present in more than 60 percent of the population.
Gummy smile (gingival). When you smile, not only your teeth are exposed, but your upper gums are exposed, sometimes quite significantly. In this case, the injection of filler is not enough; botulinum therapy is also necessary, that is, first we lower the lip to the required level (harmonize the smile), and then only the injection of filler is permissible to increase the volume of the lips.
Uniform smile . With it, the upper and lower teeth are almost completely exposed, the smile looks tense, as the maximum number of facial muscles works. The main feature of such a smile is strong muscle tension and displacement of the lower lip down and back.
A deficient smile - with it the teeth are almost not exposed. In this case, you need to be very careful in the pursuit of the lips of your dreams, because at the slightest overkill the picture will be sad and the smile will become even more scarce. Sometimes such a smile turns out to be “harmonious” with excessive correction with filler (often silicone).
An asymmetrical smile is often associated with the fact that the facial muscles responsible for lip movements are more active, or with neuromuscular disorders. In the first option, lip correction involves correcting asymmetry with Botox, and then introducing the filler itself for volume. In the second case, consult a neurologist.

Magnitude and ratio

We look at the size of the chin and the distance from the upper lip to the nose. Harmonious - 18-20 mm from the base of the nose to the upper lip, 36-40 mm from the lower lip to the bottom of the chin. (See picture)

The ratio of the upper and lower lips is 2:3. In rare cases, the natural dominance of the upper lip gives a special charm that you should not try to correct, but when this dominance is created artificially (with filler), it does not look good and rather looks comical.

Lips should be assessed not only from the front, but also from the profile. There is a special indicator for correct assessment. It's called the Ricketts line. This test can be done very quickly. Take a regular pencil and place it on your face so that its ends touch the tip of your nose and chin. The lips should not touch the pencil, they should be at a certain distance from it - 4 mm and 2 mm for the upper and lower lips, respectively.

If your lips “cut” into the pencil during this test, then there are two options – 1. insufficient chin volume. 2. excess lip volume. Although it happens both at the same time. By and large, by assessing this indicator, I understand whether chin correction is required in each specific case and whether lip augmentation is generally permissible.

Lip augmentation procedure

The cosmetologist injects a gel based on hyaluronic acid into the red border of the lips, creating contour and volume. In order to correct the shape, different techniques are used.

Most often, a needle is used for augmentation; only this allows one to literally re-shape the lips. But sometimes, in cases where changes in the shape and reversal of the lips are not required, an atraumatic cannula can be used, with it there is less risk of bruising and, accordingly, a shorter rehabilitation period.

Preparations for lip augmentation

Today, only preparations based on hyaluronic acid are used for lip correction. Stabilized hyaluronic acid has many characteristics according to which the doctor selects the drug - plasticity, viscosity, fluidity, cohesiveness, degree of purification.

These indicators mean how much the drug can change the shape of the lips, recreate the contour, and lie naturally in the lips. It is important how predictable the behavior of such a filler can be in human tissue, in this case in the lips.

Fillers based on hyaluronic acid provide a temporary filling effect, usually for 6-18 months. Further, they simply dissolve due to the fact that hyaluronic acid is “eaten” by our body’s own enzyme, hyaluronidase.

If necessary, such an enzyme can be injected externally with a needle if it is necessary to remove filler from the lips, for example, if the result of the augmentation is not to your liking. Then the drug will leave the tissues literally in hours, instead of months.

cosmetologist Yuliana Shiyan
Comment from a cosmetologist:
In my practice, there have been enough cases when I had to remove previously injected filler from my lips. Even more so when I really wanted to do this, but it was not possible due to the fact that the lips contained not hyaluronic acid, but a drug of unknown origin.
Such drugs often turn out to be biopolymers (silicone), they do not have antidotes and can only be removed from tissues by surgery.
Most often, lips enlarged with such drugs are the result of an irresponsible attitude to the choice of a specialist. Trying to save money on a procedure usually leads to disastrous consequences.
A cosmetologist is unlikely to administer such a dubious drug to a patient, but yesterday’s accountants and pharmacists, who instantly became lip augmentation gurus, simply don’t care what happens to you tomorrow, it’s useless to hold them responsible for a spoiled face. Be responsible for it first of all yourself.

In addition to the terrible silicones, there is now a colossal amount of black and gray drugs on the cosmetics market that are imported illegally, stored in unclear conditions and also sold illegally to “cosmetologists” who either want to save money or simply cannot purchase good drugs due to the lack of proper education.

These drugs call themselves hyaluronic acid, and it puts your guard down. They may even be under the name of a well-known safe brand, but they are imported through roundabout routes and sold by anyone other than an official distributor. Their difference from safe drugs is that they are not only tested for safety, they are not even tested for composition.

What will be in this syringe with transparent gel will become known after it is injected into the facial tissue. Want to check it out for yourself?

Selection of drugs for lip augmentation

The doctor chooses the drug because only he can understand which drug will give you the desired effect. Then a logical question will follow: how can you understand that a safe drug has been chosen?

Choose your doctor carefully. Only a person with a higher medical education, a cosmetologist or a plastic surgeon can inject drugs into the facial area.
Pay attention to where the specialist performs the procedures. No doctor who respects himself and his patient will do this at home or in an office with unsanitary conditions. Ideally, it is a salon or clinic with a license for therapeutic cosmetology.
Check the name of the drug in advance. It is clear that the choice is up to the doctor, but the name of the drug should be known, at a minimum. If the drug is unknown to you, you can check it for a registration certificate. And if doubts suddenly arise, you can always ask the doctor for documents about his education (diploma from a medical university, dermatovenereologist certificate, cosmetologist certificate 576 hours) and copies of certificates for the drug.
You can focus on the most famous drugs for lip correction: Juvederm, Teosyal, Belotero, Etermis, Filorga, Regenyal Idea, Stylage. This is of course not all, but many people know them.
The drug should open before your eyes. The filler is always packaged in individual syringes, closed in sterile transparent boxes. This box always has an expiration date and a sticker with the name of the drug, which is pasted into the informed consent and given to you after the procedure. It would be ideal if the doctor showed you an empty syringe after the procedure.

One syringe for two

cosmetologist Yuliana Shiyan
Comment from a cosmetologist:
A girl came to see me complaining of pronounced lumps under her eyes. Yes, this is not about lips, but the essence does not change. According to her, 5 days ago filler was injected into the nasolacrimal grooves and the drug lay in very noticeable lumps under the skin for all five days and caused severe swelling.
Upon examination, it became clear that the technique was violated during administration, and it was necessary to remove the drug. A completely logical question followed: what kind of drug were you given?
After all, I need to assess the risks of my actions and generally understand whether the antidote will work, because it might not have been hyaluronic acid at all. The patient told me the following.
When registering for the procedure, it was discussed with the cosmetologist that a specific drug would be administered – Juvederm. During the procedure, the cosmetologist opened the package of filler behind the patient’s back and injected the drug. And after the procedure, she proudly announced that she had been given a Korean filler (I don’t remember the name, it was the first and last time I heard it) and that there was no need to worry, because it was even better.
I think further comments are unnecessary. By the way, this time I was lucky, the antidote worked, and the drug was removed from under the eyes. It could have ended much worse.

Technique for lip augmentation procedure

The lip area is very sensitive, because it is an erogenous zone and few people will endure the procedure without pain relief. Therefore, the lips are almost always numbed before correction.

Infiltration anesthesia - as patients say, “an injection.” Cosmetologists do not really like this type of anesthesia, since the risks of getting an immediate allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock, Quincke's edema) are much higher than from cream anesthesia, and lip correction is complicated by the fact that swelling on the lips increases even before the filler itself is applied.
Application anesthesia – “cream”. Under the film, a cream with anesthetic properties is applied to the lips for 15-25 minutes. Sensitivity is reduced significantly, and since the procedure is quite quick - 5-10 minutes, it is comfortable. There are sensations, but they are quite tolerable and disappear at the end of the procedure.
Cold anesthesia - ice. It may seem medieval, but in fact, for people with intolerance to anesthetics and a high pain threshold (weakly feel pain), this is an excellent way to more comfortably endure an unpleasant procedure. Vibrating wand gadgets can be considered the same distractions in case of intolerance to anesthesia.

Rehabilitation after lip augmentation procedure

Rehabilitation is specific, since lip correction always means swelling and almost always bruising. Swelling usually lasts 3-4 days, bruising up to a week.

You should know that a bruise (hematoma) can be very small and within the red border of the lips, or it can go beyond the lips and spread to the white skin.

It turns out that on average recovery takes 7-10 days, which is why we evaluate the final result only after 2 weeks.

What not to do after lip augmentation

We exclude baths, saunas, and solariums for 10-14 days. Holidays in hot countries should also be considered as overheating and the procedure should be planned no earlier than 10 days before departure.
Eliminate alcohol for 3-5 days
Eliminate physical activity for 3-5 days
We exclude decorative cosmetics for 12 hours after the procedure
On the day of the procedure, it is not recommended to consume hot or very cold food and drink, active kissing and oral sex.
If there are bruises, you can speed up their disappearance by applying heparin ointment or troxerutin.

Contraindications to the procedure:

Pregnancy and lactation period
Internal diseases in the acute stage
ARVI, fever, toothache, suspected infection of the ENT organs (sinusitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis)
A biopolymer previously introduced into the lip area (you can tell that this is it by the deformation of the lips and the effect that does not disappear for several years)
Autoimmune diseases
Fresh herpes on the face and any skin diseases in the acute stage

Afterword

Does lip augmentation always give real increase?
No. First of all, we must strive for harmony in the face, and not for the size of the lips. Lips by themselves do not walk on the street, they are on your face and create either an expensive and sophisticated image, or the appearance of a narrow-minded woman running after fashion or for elusive youth. What impression you will make is up to you to decide. The biggest catch in the case of lips lies in the fact that often a woman cannot determine for herself whether or not she should touch her lips, whether or not it’s time to add volume, it’s worth removing what’s been pinned or leaving it. Be guided by the results of the cosmetologist’s work in his portfolio; fortunately, the Internet and social networks in particular allow you to evaluate his approach, vision of the face and degree of prudence.

Don’t be afraid to remove the drug if you feel and see that it’s too much at the moment. One month and your face will have neat and decorative lips. There is no need to regret the money spent. This is your face! You won't have the chance to make a first impression on the people around you twice.

Reviews

Women who have had their lips enlarged using plastic surgery or fillers are often dissatisfied with the results.

We read reviews from those who have used the most popular service - hyaluronic acid filler injections.

Women are often horrified by the appearance of their new lips.

The shape disappears, the lips blur and look unnatural. Asymmetry and unevenness often appear. It becomes comical and the profile is disfigured: the lips turn out, especially the upper lip, which is pulled up, suffers. You probably know about “ducky” lips yourself - they have filled this world, it’s impossible not to notice them.

The drug is absorbed unevenly, and the famous hard balls appear in the lips. Lumps, nodules. Often, gel particles migrate beyond the target: as a rule, the area between the upper lip and nose swells.

It becomes uncomfortable to live with new lips. They lose sensitivity and harden. It’s uncomfortable to eat and smile.

A common complication is terrible dryness. For some, the lips become so wide that they crack, bleed, and become covered with a yellow crust.

A secondary infection may occur. Many people write about the occurrence of herpes.

In general, do you want the truth? Read reviews, not cosmetologist websites.

How to enlarge lips using a vacuum

There are also plumpers - have you heard of them? Vacuum lip suction cups. Inexpensive fetish from China for achieving a “miracle” at home. The plumper is sucked to the lips and left for several minutes. Indeed, the lips turn out and become larger. For some, the effect lasts for 10-15 minutes, for others for an hour.

Don't even try! It turns out ugly, but that’s not the main point. The action of plumpers is based on disruption of blood flow and damage to blood vessels. What does this mean? Swelling and hematomas appear. The condition of the skin worsens: it loses elasticity and turgor, becomes dry, and flakes. And the first signs of negative changes are felt immediately. Many people say that about an hour after the procedure, when its effect ends, the lips become less elastic.

And cosmetologists recommend using plumpers 4-5 times a day for a whole month. Real self-torture.

We are categorically against it! Impaired microcirculation is the root of the problem of skin and soft tissue aging. On the contrary, we fight it in beauty marathons.

But a vacuum can be useful if used correctly. Instead of the destructive “vacuum cleaner effect,” do a gentle vacuum massage with glass jars according to the correct pattern. It will improve microcirculation and nourish tissue. Lips will become plump and bright.

Apply liquid oil to your lips and run the jar over them - 5 times back and forth on each lip. Do not need anymore. The technique is shown in the video:

For vacuum massage you can use Beauty365 glass jars. They can be purchased in the online store www.beauty365.ru

We have sorted out plastic surgery, fillers, and plumpers in general terms. There are also salon techniques with short-term effects: biorevitalization, plasma therapy. The lips become moisturized and slightly enlarged, but after a couple of weeks not a trace remains of this. It's not even worth contacting.

What to do? We have already talked about one technique - gentle vacuum massage. Did you like the idea? In fact, even better! Try it!

We share other secrets of lip augmentation at home. For a long time and without harm to health.

Pros and cons of the new product. How does a lip plumper work?

We must pay tribute to the simple but effective lip trainer. A girl of any age can easily handle a lip pump, following simple safety precautions. At home, at a photo shoot, at work or in a club, the plumper tool pleases with impressive results BEFORE and AFTER, regardless of the size of the mouth, the natural features of the facial structure and physiological nuances. How does it work?

The principle of operation of the plumper is to create a vacuum when the suction cup is applied exactly to the shape of the lips, tightly to the skin. You draw in air as if through a cocktail straw, adjusting the intensity yourself for 5-30 seconds. Due to the activation of blood flow and the pump effect, the sponges become plumper. The main rule that must be strictly followed in order for the effect to appear correctly, aesthetically and last a long time is to apply the suction cup perfectly evenly. Otherwise, the swelling will be crooked, which visually looks terrible.

Despite the rosy assurances of manufacturers, some girls are unsure whether they need a miracle lip trainer or not. Let's look at the positive and negative aspects of using a plumper.

Pros and advantages of the gadget:

It will be useful for ladies of any age, with lips of any size and shape;
The suction cup acts on the lips very quickly, and the increase is completely painless;
Depending on the physiology, a noticeable visual increase in volume can last from 3 to 12 hours;
There are suction cups that add volume and a slight shine;
The device is very small and compact, it will certainly find a place even in the smallest handbag;
Unlike injections and the work of a surgeon, using a lip plumper is much cheaper. And besides, regular use leads to a cumulative effect, in which the result lasts longer.

In addition to the advantages, there are also significant contraindications and nuances.

, which you need to remember when using a plumper:

This gadget is prohibited from being used by girls suffering from various skin diseases and microdamages, as well as by colds and acute infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract - in order to avoid the spread of infection;
Contrary to popular belief, a device for correcting the shape and volume of lips requires thorough disinfection with a non-alcohol-containing solution;
You should not use a plumper too often, as this can lead to disturbances and deterioration of the peripheral blood flow of the tissues adjacent to the lips;
For those with thin, sensitive and irritated skin, the suction cup will not add any charm, but may, on the contrary, cause significant, unesthetic redness;
If you choose the wrong shape of the accessory, apply it incorrectly or overexpose it, your lips may look distorted or skewed, and look vulgar rather than sensual;
Those with full lips should not look for even greater perfection using an enlarger. Instead of elegant, beautiful, swollen lips, you will get an effect like after excessive Botox augmentation (dumpling lips);
If you have problems with the tone of the skin adjacent to your lips, do not forget to use a balm before applying to your lips. And keep your facial skin well moisturized. This will help you avoid premature wrinkles and deep nasolabial folds.

As you can see, a simple-looking device has many important and critical features. So how can you avoid making mistakes when buying a plumper?

How to make your lips look bigger with makeup

The easiest way to add volume to your lips is with decorative cosmetics.

Every lady knows that makeup is a purely individual matter. You need to try everything on yourself, experiment, look for what suits you and what doesn’t. It didn’t work out twenty times, but on the 21st I found the perfect trick for life.

The same goes for lip makeup. We try until we find the right one. Advice: we adjust not only the size of the lips, but also the shape, because sometimes a slight change in the outline of the lips makes them more expressive and voluminous.

What tricks you can try for yourself:

Try to blur the natural contour of your lips at the beginning of your makeup, so that later you can draw on them the way you want. Apply foundation to your lips, and then highlight your lip line using concealer, highlighter (without glitter) or white eyeshadow. And then pencil, lipstick, gloss come into play.
You need to find an approach to lip pencil. A clearly drawn contour that is darker than your lips can, on the contrary, hide volume. Intentionally going beyond boundaries generally looks comical. But a pencil that matches your lips is a good solution! They can be used to draw the outline a little wider in places where you want to add volume.
Try to draw the “Cupid’s bow” in different ways - the tick on the border of the upper lip with the skin. So that it is deeper or, conversely, diverges wider in different directions. Don't forget to blend. And highlight the area above the check mark with a highlighter.
Draw well and darken the corners of your lips - for some reason, sometimes they don’t get enough makeup, and this affects the image. On the contrary, make the central part of the lips lighter and add shine.

Normal lips

• Working with normal lips . What does normal lips mean? Correct or close to correct proportions and shapes, symmetrical, generally harmonious. Correction may be necessary simply because there is a desire to make them plumper, more expressive in contour and shape.

Solution

Correction with a volume of 0.6-1 ml of filler, usually once, to achieve the desired effect.
Danger:

The main thing when correcting lips with a good shape that suits the face is not to spoil this harmony, do not try to stick someone else’s shape on your face, most often such lips look beautiful separately, but in general they look alien on the face. Well, of course, don’t overdo it with volume, always keep in mind that lips are one of the most mobile areas of the face. People pay attention primarily to the lips and eyes. Even the slightest unnaturalness in the movement of the lips will look strange, even caricatured; patients often tell me “I don’t want to walk around with sausages instead of lips” and I understand these fears, because I see this “sausage effect” on the faces of beautiful women literally at every step in everyday life.

Pros:

The beauty of these lips is very pleasing with the results. Most often, people around you notice that your face has become fresher and more attractive, even more rested, but few will understand what has actually changed in it.

Enlarge your lips with gloss or lipstick

With the choice of lipstick color or gloss, everything is individual. It is generally accepted that for the effect of voluminous lips it is better to use light shades. But bright red can also work. Dark colors - burgundy, wine, plum, black - will not add volume.

We will not recommend a specific type of product. Now, perhaps, every lipstick or gloss “enlarges the lips” - marketers are not asleep. There is no need to delude yourself especially on this score. Although there is a category of products that contain irritating components. Your lips will tingle for a few minutes, they will seem a little more voluminous, but the illusion will quickly pass.

The way you apply lipstick or gloss matters. For example, you can get used to putting on makeup as if you were doing it casually: you patted lipstick on your lips, rubbed them together, and removed the excess along the contour. The result was the effect of kissed lips. For many women, this option suits them best: the lips look fuller than with a drawn contour.

Ice Help

Rubbing your lips with herbal cubes from the refrigerator can also have a positive effect on your shape. But you should not get carried away with the procedure, since cooling can cause redness along the contour, after which the skin will begin to peel off. Therefore, cosmetologists advise alternating rubbing with ice with masks.

A decoction of oak bark and corn cobs smooths out wrinkles. After freezing it, you can rub it along the contour of your lips. A decoction of chamomile and horsetail is antibacterial and fills the skin with vitamins. You can also apply wiping with regular ice, which may also result in a slight swelling effect.

But as for how to raise your upper lip for a long time, here you need to work on your lips regularly and systematically, rubbing with ice cubes and doing exercises.

How to enlarge lips at home

We washed off the makeup and the lips were back to their natural size. How to increase them without injections and plastic surgery?

Using self-massage and lip gymnastics. We blow, we knead, we pull, we stretch. This is how we address the cause of loss of volume and shape in the lips, fill them with life, and lift the corners.

Why is self-massage and lip gymnastics the most effective and safe way to enlarge them?

The shape of the lips is maintained by the work of the surrounding muscles. The main muscle influencing their volume is the orbicularis oris muscle. With age, it loses its healthy tone, pinches and curls inward, as if “pulling” the lips behind it.

The volume of muscle tissue and subcutaneous fat is also important. It subsides over time, and the lips become smaller in length and width.

With the help of self-massage and gymnastics, we relax the orbicularis oris muscle and restore life to the tissue by improving microcirculation. The lips become plump, filled with color, and their corners rise.

Don't be surprised if the creases around the mouth and nasolabial lips become less pronounced. Their formation is also often caused by tightness of the orbicularis oris muscle, which is connected to many other facial muscles.

First, learn two of our favorite exercises - very simple ones. Do them daily. Each time your lips will give in and open better.

Watch the video and repeat in front of the mirror:

We tighten our lips into a “chicken butt” and blow. Repeat 3-5 times.
We grab our lips with our hands, knead them and pull them back.

How quickly can you enlarge your lips?

Do you want plump lips for a long time? To achieve a lasting result, you need a set of exercises designed to relax the facial muscles and rejuvenate it. The best techniques are collected in our legendary “Basic Marathon”. It lasts only three weeks. We will consolidate the results for another two weeks. Tested by hundreds of thousands of women.

The human body is a complex device in which everything is interconnected. We start by straightening the back, relaxing the muscles of the shoulder and cervical regions and move on to targeted work on different areas of the face. We knead and nourish our lips on the solid foundation of a rejuvenated body.