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The lip lift family, honestly ranked

One technique earns the default; the others earn specific niches — and one earns a polite warning. The map, without menu-padding.

Subnasal ("bullhorn") lift — the standard

The default here and worldwide: excision hidden at the nasal base, direct control of philtrum length, lip roll and tooth show. Everything on the surgery page describes this operation. When people say "lip lift," they mean this.

Corner lip lift — the add-on

For downturned mouth corners specifically: tiny excisions at the corners lift a perpetually sad or stern resting expression. Sometimes combined with a bullhorn, sometimes standalone — a targeted tool, not a substitute.

Italian lip lift — the niche variant

Two small incisions under each nostril instead of one continuous line — occasionally chosen for specific sill anatomy. Slightly less control of the central Cupid's bow; honest candidacy is narrow.

Gullwing (vermilion border) lift — the polite warning

Rarely recommended here: it excises along the visible lip edge itself, placing the scar on the border everyone looks at. Reserved for rare reconstruction-adjacent cases; as a cosmetic first choice, the scar economics don't add up — and you deserve that said plainly.

Lip flip & filler — the non-surgical aisle

Different tools entirely: the Botox flip (6–10 weeks of subtle eversion) and filler (volume) live on their own comparison pages — legitimate answers to different questions.

How the choice is actually made

Your philtrum measurements, sill shape, corner position and goals pick the technique — not a price list. In practice: the bullhorn serves the overwhelming majority; corners join when corners droop; and if someone proposes a gullwing as your cosmetic first option, ask them to show you their healed border scars at 12 months. This page is your consultation checklist, here as everywhere.

Which technique fits your anatomy?

Send photos — the technique recommendation and its reasoning come back in plain language.

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