If your upper lip seems to disappear when you smile, adding filler isn’t always the only option.
A lip flip uses a small amount of neuromodulator around the upper lip to reduce selected muscular pull. In the right patient, this can allow more of the existing upper lip to remain visible without adding dermal filler volume.
Physician-led aesthetic care in East Meadow, Long Island.
A lip flip works by changing the activity of muscles around the upper lip.
The goal is a subtle outward turning, or eversion, of the existing upper lip, allowing slightly more of the pink lip to show.
It does not place filler inside the lips.
It does not create additional lip tissue.
And it should not be confused with lip filler.
A lip-flip consultation may make sense if you find yourself saying:
At LIPS NY, Botox and Xeomin are currently priced at:
The treatment plan and toxin selected are determined after evaluation.
The 10-unit minimum is the practice’s minimum toxin treatment purchase. It does not mean every patient receives 10 units specifically in the upper lip.
Rainforest Medical Aesthetics offers Botox and Xeomin at the same current per-unit price.
Your provider can discuss the product being considered as part of your treatment plan.
Botox and Xeomin are different botulinum toxin products. Their labeled potency units are product-specific and should not be assumed to be interchangeable simply because both are priced per unit.
That depends on what more lip means to you.
Changes muscle activity
May allow more of your existing upper lip to remain visible.
Does not add filler volume
Best discussed when the concern is related to upper-lip position or movement.
10-unit minimum — $95 minimum treatment.
Adds physical volume
Can be used to address fullness, shape, definition and certain proportional concerns.
Changes actual lip volume
Lip filler is priced per syringe.
From $399 per syringe
Some patients may have a volume concern, a movement concern, or elements of both.
A lip flip is not designed to replace filler when your primary goal is:
significantly fuller lips;
added physical volume;
major changes in lip shape;
volume restoration;
selected asymmetries related to lip volume; or
greater projection from the profile.
If you want noticeably fuller lips, lip filler may better address the concern.
A lip flip and gummy-smile treatment both involve neuromodulation around the mouth, but they address different concerns.
Some patients may notice both concerns.
Rather than automatically treating both, we evaluate what actually happens when you smile.
A photograph of relaxed lips tells us something.
A smile tells us something else.
That distinction helps determine whether your concern is primarily about volume, movement—or both.
A lip flip does not inject additional volume into the lip.
Instead, neuromodulation may allow a portion of the existing upper lip to turn slightly outward and become more visible.
So when someone says:
A lip flip might be part of the conversation.
When someone says:
We are probably having a different conversation.
Because the treatment relies on neuromodulation rather than adding physical volume, the effect develops after treatment rather than appearing immediately like injected filler volume.
Your provider will explain what to expect from the specific toxin and treatment plan selected for you.
We recommend evaluating the result after it has had appropriate time to develop rather than judging it immediately after injection.
Neuromodulator treatment gradually wears off as muscular activity returns.
Duration varies from patient to patient and should not be promised as an exact number of months.
If you like the result, ongoing treatment requires repeat evaluation and treatment over time.
Botox Cosmetic and Xeomin are FDA-approved medications with specific labeled indications.
A lip flip is not one of the FDA-approved cosmetic indications listed in the current prescribing information for either Botox Cosmetic or Xeomin.
Using an approved medication for a purpose that is not included in its FDA-approved labeling is called off-label use.
Off-label prescribing is used in many areas of medicine. For cosmetic lip treatment, it means the decision should be based on an individualized medical evaluation, discussion of expected benefits and risks, and informed consent.
At LIPS NY, we believe patients should understand what treatment they are receiving and why.
The muscles around your mouth do much more than affect appearance.
They also help you:
Because lip-flip treatment intentionally changes muscular activity, temporary functional changes can occur.
This is one reason we treat the lip flip as a medical procedure—not a beauty-bar add-on.
A useful lip-flip comparison shows the smile as well as the lips at rest.
Look for the following views when a lip-flip result is shown:
Because a lip flip is about movement, the results should show movement.
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“My upper lip disappears.”
“I don’t want filler.”
“I show too much gum.”
“I just want a tiny change.”
That is enough information to start.
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Sometimes the answer is filler.
Sometimes it is neuromodulator.
Sometimes both are worth discussing.
And sometimes treatment is not necessary.
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Botox or Xeomin is currently $9.50 per unit with a 10-unit minimum, making the minimum treatment $95.
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LIPS NY is the lip-focused destination of Rainforest Medical Aesthetics in East Meadow, Nassau County, New York.
We evaluate patients interested in lip flip, lip filler, gummy-smile treatment, lip asymmetry and other aesthetic concerns involving the lips and surrounding mouth area.
1757 Front St
East Meadow, NY 11554
516-900-7772
