Dr. Shereene Idriss breaks down the lip flip: Botox paralyzes the perioral muscle for 8-10 weeks, leaving you unable to purse your lips or sip soup. She prefers PRF, a filler-free alternative made from your own blood, or reserves the flip only for correcting gummy smiles.
No one ever expects this when they get a lip flip, and neither did I. And that's why I warn everyone now.
Bravo, Nina!
Disaster. A lip flip is when you put Botox into the muscle around the mouth, rolls the lip outward, looks fuller, and it lasts anywhere from 8 to 10 weeks, 12 if you're lucky. But the catch, it will paralyze this muscle, so no None of that. No pursing your lips, no rolling your lips, no sipping some soup. You're screwed. And if you really want fuller lips without any filler, PRF in my office where we draw your blood, spin it, and this yellow part is the liquid gold that can help create more density in your lip. This was me 10 years ago and this was me today.
But there is one case where I will do a lip flip every single time.
If when you smile your upper lip rolls in like this, I'll do it there so that you can smile like that. So to recap, LipFlip for gummy smile and PRF for fuller lips. Just make sure to book your appointment at least 4 weeks before any candles come into play.
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