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Revitalize Your Smile: Lip Lift Surgery

Revitalize Your Smile: Lip Lift Surgery

A Permanent Solution to get beautifully shaped lips

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Get ready to flaunt your perfect pout! Dr. Nicole Schrader presents the lip lift surgery at Schrader Plastic Surgery in New Jersey. Achieve youthful, fuller lips with expert precision, and natural-looking results. Confidence is just a procedure away!

Table of Contents
  1. Benefits of Lip Lift
  2. Understanding the Procedure
  3. Why Choose Lip Lift Surgery?
  4. Ideal Candidate for Lip Lift Surgery
  5. The Lip Lift Consultation: Personalized Assessment for Optimal Results
  6. Preparing for Your Procedure
  7. The Lip Lift Procedure: A Masterful Artistry
  8. Post-Procedure Recovery: Embrace Your New Radiance
  9. Lip Lift vs. Lip Fillers: Choosing the Ideal Option
  10. Lip Lift Surgery: A Natural and Aesthetic Enhancement
  11. Exploring Non-Surgical Options
  12. FAQs about Lip Lift

Benefits of Lip Lift

Lip lifts are a great way to enhance the shape and prominence of your lips without having to rely on fillers or other temporary solutions. This cosmetic surgery procedure can help you achieve fuller, more youthful-looking lips that draw attention to your smile.

Reduced Vertical Distance

One benefit of lip lifts is that they reduce the vertical distance between the base of the nose and the upper lip, making the lips appear fuller and giving them a more natural look.

Improved Lip Shape

Lip lifts can also help improve the overall shape of your lips by elevating and reshaping them into a desirable shape. This can make your smile look more attractive and balanced.

Increased Confidence

Having fuller lips can boost self-confidence by making you feel more attractive and appealing. With this lip surgery, you can enjoy this confidence for years to come.

Long-Lasting Results

Unlike temporary dermal fillers, results are permanent so you won’t have to worry about touch-ups or repeat treatments in order to maintain results.

Understanding the Procedure

This transformative surgical procedure is designed to enhance the appearance of your upper lip, beautifully framing your smile and boosting your facial harmony. The technique involves the strategic removal of a small strip of skin between the upper lip and the nose, elevating the lip and exposing more of the pink tissue, leading to a more sensual and feminine pout.

Why Choose Lip Lift Surgery?

  • Struggling with lip fillers that offer temporary results?
  • Frustrated by the loss of volume and shape in your upper lip?
  • Seeking a long-lasting and natural solution to redefine your facial features?
  • Dreaming of a fuller, more aesthetically pleasing smile?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, lip surgery may be the ideal option for you. Unlike temporary lip fillers, a lip lift offers a permanent enhancement to your lip volume and shape. With the skilled hands of Dr. Nicole Schrader, a renowned expert in facial anatomy and reconstructive surgery, you can achieve the youthful and vibrant smile you desire.

Lip surgery can reduce the vertical distance between your nose and upper lip, making your lips look fuller and more natural.
Lip Lift can improve the overall shape of your lips, giving you a more attractive and balanced smile.

Ideal Candidate for Lip Lift Surgery

The ideal candidate should have healthy skin, a natural upper lip shape, and no active infections. Individuals with cardiovascular disease or autoimmune diseases may not be ideal candidates for this procedure. During your consultation with Dr. Nicole Schrader, she will evaluate your individual case to determine if you are an eligible candidate for this effective treatment.

The Lip Lift Consultation: Personalized Assessment for Optimal Results

Before embarking on your treatment, it’s essential to schedule a personal consultation. This vital step allows you to discuss your cosmetic goals and objectives openly. Dr. Schrader will carefully evaluate your facial anatomy, considering your unique features and needs. During this consultation, feel free to ask any questions or express concerns you may have about the procedure, recovery time, or lip lift scars.

Preparing for Your Procedure

As you gear up for your lip surgery, your surgeon will provide you with comprehensive guidelines to ensure optimal preparation. Prior to the procedure, it is recommended to avoid alcohol and cigarettes, as these can interfere with the anesthetic and impede a smooth and speedy recovery.

The Lip Lift Procedure: A Masterful Artistry

The surgery is typically performed either in an office or an ambulatory surgical center. The entire procedure usually takes around an hour, making it one of the quick procedures with transformative results.

Local Anesthesia for Comfortable Experience

To ensure your utmost comfort throughout the procedure, twilight, and local anesthetics will be used to numb the area. This allows Dr. Schrader to focus on her artistry without any discomfort on your end.

Mastering the Bullhorn Technique

Dr. Nicole Schrader, renowned for her skillful approach to aesthetic lip lifts, employs the popular bullhorn technique. This approach involves making incisions in the shape of a bullhorn, right under the nose, allowing for a more extensive release of the upper lip tissue. By skillfully manipulating the deep-plane SMAS tissue, Dr. Schrader artfully reattaches it to the ligaments at the base of the nose. The use of sutures ensures that the deep lip tissue stays in its new position, while the incisions are carefully closed to minimize scarring.

Nicole is the consummate professional. She offered excellent advice and solutions —while listening to my needs. Would definitely recommend her services to friends and family. Her team of staff are friendly and approachable —very important when you are visiting a specialist for a procedure! Thank you Dr. Schrader and team!

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Post-Procedure Recovery: Embrace Your New Radiance

Immediately following the surgery, it is essential to rest for about 24 hours to allow for adequate healing progress. During this initial phase, avoid strenuous exercise, smoking, sleeping on your face, and chewing gum to ensure a smooth recovery. Your surgeon will provide you with detailed post-operative care instructions to follow during this crucial period.

Swelling, Bruising, and Healing Time

As with any surgical procedure, it’s normal to experience some swelling, bruising, and excessive redness around the incision site. Typically, patients may expect a recovery period of 2 to 3 weeks, during which it’s important to be patient with your healing progress.

Resuming Normal Activities

Within a week, most patients can resume their daily activities. However, for those with naturally full lips, additional healing time may be necessary due to the larger amount of tissue that needs to heal. By closely following Dr. Schrader’s post-operative instructions, you can enjoy a comfortable recovery process.

The use of sutures helps keep the deep-plane SMAS tissue in place after being reattached to the ligaments at the base of the nose.
An incision is made in the shape of a bullhorn under the nose to create a more pleasing lip shape

Lip Lift vs. Lip Fillers: Choosing the Ideal Option

One of the most significant advantages of lip surgery over lip fillers is its permanence. While injectable fillers offer temporary results that may require frequent touch-ups, a surgical procedure delivers a long-lasting and natural solution to lip volume and shape concerns. Additionally, the surgery can address excess skin that may be contributing to an aged or unbalanced facial appearance.

Lip Lift Surgery: A Natural and Aesthetic Enhancement

Facial Plastic Surgery has witnessed incredible advancements, and this lip surgery is no exception. Dr. Nicole Schrader’s mastery of facial anatomy and aesthetic lip lifts ensures that each procedure is meticulously tailored to suit the individual patient. The results are harmonious, enhancing the natural contours of the face while maintaining a beautiful and feminine shape.

Exploring Non-Surgical Options

For individuals seeking less invasive options, Dr. Nicole Schrader may recommend non-surgical lip augmentation. With this approach, injectable lip fillers are strategically placed to achieve a fuller pout and youthful appearance. Although non-surgical lip augmentation offers temporary results, it can be an excellent starting point for those curious about lip enhancement before considering this surgery.

FAQs about Lip Lift

How much does a lip lift cost?

These are cosmetic procedures and are not covered by insurance. Please call the office for estimated pricing.

What are the possible complications of lip lifts?

The side effects of bullhorn lip lifts include scarring, nerve damage, allergic reaction to anesthesia, and poor results. To ensure the best possible outcome of your cosmetic surgery, choose a board-certified plastic surgeon for your procedure.

Who should get a lip lift?

This treatment is an excellent option for patients with excessive upper lip length, drooping of the upper lip, or thin lips. People with aging lips, lack of tooth show, and loss of cupid’s bow can also benefit from this procedure.

What is the duration of the lip lift procedure?

This is a permanent procedure that will improve the appearance of your mouth and smile. Results will vary depending on your unique smile and facial structure. You may need a follow-up procedure to reduce scarring and improve your previous results.

How painful is a lip lift?

Local anesthetic prevents any pain during the procedure. Some pain and swelling are normal during recovery. Most patients can manage pain without prescription pain medication, and recovery is relatively quick.

Embrace Youthful Radiance Today!

Dr. Nicole Schrader M.D. is a double board-certified plastic surgeon offering bullhorn lip lifts, corner lip lifts, and cupid bow lifts in Princeton, NJ. Experience the transformation of your facial features, a renewed sense of confidence, and the perfect pout you’ve always dreamed of. Contact our office at (609) 279-0009 to schedule a personal consultation today!


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This article was written by Dr. Nicole Schrader. Last Modified April 7, 2025

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