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Some people naturally have thinner lips than others, but age and lifestyle factors can also play a part in the appearance of thin lips.
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Some people naturally have thinner lips than others, but age and lifestyle factors can also play a part in the appearance of thin lips.
Here we will explore what causes thin lips and what can be done to help plump them up.
Genes
Just like any other physical characteristic, genes play a role in the appearance of thin lips. Some people are born with naturally thin lips.
Age
Age plays a major role in the appearance of thin lips. As we age, our skin loses its natural elasticity, which gives our skin and lips their youthful ‘plumpness’. This also causes the lips to lose their firmness, leading to sagging and wrinkles around the mouth. This can be made even worse by a lack of lip care, for example, by not moisturising the lips regularly.
Smoking
Smoking can have a terrible ageing effect on the face, but particularly around the mouth area. Nicotine causes blood vessels in the area to shrink, which reduces blood flow and stops the lips from getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to remain healthy and supple. The repeated puckering of the lips while smoking can also cause ageing wrinkles to form around the lips, exacerbating the problem further.
Sun exposure
The lips are very sensitive, and repeated sun exposure can accelerate the depletion of their natural collagen. This will cause thin lips and excess wrinkles to form around the mouth area, ageing the face.
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Get in TouchThere are a number of things you can do to help plump up the appearance of thin lips.
Quit smoking
The biggest thing you can do for your overall health is to quit smoking. Although kicking the habit won’t reverse the damage, stopping smoking will prevent your lips from getting thinner and more wrinkled.
Limit sun exposure
When it comes to protecting the skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays, the lips often get overlooked. When you slap on the suncream, make sure you also apply a quality lip balm with SPF protection. Limit your sun exposure generally for the long-term health of your skin.
Exfoliate and moisturise
Just like the skin on your face and body, you should exfoliate and moisturise your lips regularly to remove the dead skin cells and hydrate, leaving lips looking younger and plumper for longer.
Make-up tricks
You can create the illusion of bigger lips with the magic of makeup. Beauty experts say that a heavy contour and an over-lined lip can be transformative if you are self-conscious about thin lips.
Avoid DIY lip plumping
A few years ago, the popular Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge hit social media. This saw teenagers and young women inserting their lips into a shot glass or small jar, before sucking out the air to create a vacuum. Their goal was to create full, pouty lips like Kylie Jenner. However, this often resulted in over-inflated lips, swelling, bruising and infection. It can ultimately have the reverse effect as DIY lip plumping can damage collagen and elastin, the very proteins that give lips their youthful plumpness and firmness. This type of DIY lip plumping is dangerous and we would not advise anyone to try it.
Lip fillers
The safest and most effective way to plump up thin lips is via lip fillers, administered at a reputable clinic by a professional cosmetic surgeon.
Lip filler treatment is a popular non-surgical treatment to boost both the shape and volume of thin lips via the injection of dermal lip filler. Here at the Cadogan Clinic, we only use FDA-approved products by JUVÉDERM® or RESTYLANE®. These are based on the naturally occurring active agent hyaluronic acid rather than collagen to plump up the skin. The fillers will dissolve over time and are eventually reabsorbed into the body.
The results of these temporary lip fillers can last up to a year and you will need to repeat the treatment in order to maintain the result.
Fat transfer
If you are looking for a more permanent solution to thin lips, then fat transfer is safe, effective and produces a natural-looking result.
This surgical treatment sees fat removed from another part of the body, such as the stomach, thighs or buttocks, via liposcution. This fat is cleaned and processed before it is injected into the lips, restoring volume to thin lips.
This treatment can provide a permanent solution to thin lips if the fat ‘takes’ to its new location. On occasion, it may be necessary to perform touch-up procedures to enhance the final result.
Lip flip
A lip flip is a treatment that is increasing in popularity and has been the subject of much press attention recently. The non-surgical procedure is designed to make the upper lip appear fuller, without increasing the volume of the lips. In this treatment, anti-ageing injectables are introduced to the muscles around the upper lip. This relaxes the muscles, making the upper lip turn upwards and outwards, giving the illusion of a fuller upper lip. Unlike lip filler treatment, no extra volume is being injected into the lips, but instead, the consultant is merely rearranging what is already there to create the illusion of a plumper upper lip. It is a quick and easy treatment, taking just 10 to 20 minutes to complete, but the downside is that the results are short-lived. The effects of the injections only last for eight to 12 weeks, depending on the individual patient.
It may be tempting to go to a beautician for lip fillers or a lip flip. But don’t allow yourself to be swayed by low prices. When not administered correctly, these treatments can be dangerous and often produce a substandard result. There is also no guarantee that the filler is of high quality or even safe to use. Here at the Cadogan Clinic, our consultants are trained up to the highest standards and you can rest assured that you will be in expert hands, whichever lip treatment you decided to go for. Book an appointment to discuss which treatment would be best suited to you.
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“I was treated with care and provided with thorough knowledge about the procedure I was undertaking. My surgeon was very methodical (a perfectionist) and I felt I received A class treatment."Courtney O'Sullivan
"Outstanding experience from the first appointment to being discharged. Very professional, friendly and a fantastic outcome."Gemma Stevenson
"There is nothing that I feel could be improved at Cadogan Clinic. I was treated and looked after very well the place was very clean. Perfect. Thank you."Emma Grant
"The treatment was for my daughter and the aesthetic practitioner couldn't have been more helpful and informative all through the course of treatment, it was a great treatment with a brilliant outcome. The whole experience was very professional and any worries we went in with were soon taken away after the team greeted us and treated us."Jessica Yates
"Reception staff very welcoming and efficient. Both nurses who I dealt with were fantastic, and the whole team (anaesthetist, surgeon etc) were friendly but professional, and really put my mind at ease. That I was able to stay later than I perhaps needed after my surgery to fit in with my husbands schedule was greatly appreciated."Emma Davies
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Liposuction can provide an efficient solution for the removal of unwanted fat from specific areas of the body, leaving a more defined shape.
View TreatmentJuvederm Lip Enhancement treatment is a popular non-surgical treatment to boost shape and volume of the lip via the injection of lip filler. As the effects of ageing take hold, lip volume depletes to leave a thinner, flatter appearance. Wrinkles and fine lines may also appear, contributing to a less smooth look, less defined borders and a flattened ‘Cupid’s bow’, creating an overall tired and aged appearance. Lip enhancement can provide a safe and effective non-surgical solution to reverse these symptoms.
View TreatmentFat transfer (fat transplantation) uses processed fat from your own body to re-contour and restore volume to facial areas that have become sunken with age, thereby rejuvenating your face and restoring a more youthful appearance. This may be achieved using the fat transfer technique.
View TreatmentLip lift surgery is ideal for people who are looking to add height and definition to the lip, rather than adding volume. However an upper lip lift will help the lips to appear fuller, without the use of fillers.
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