Lip fillers have been all the rage in recent years. Fueled in large part by celebrities such as Kylie Jenner who have famously gotten filler to improve the look of their lips, everyday people have sought to improve the look and feel of themselves.
There are many non-surgical aesthetic medicine procedures that can help you achieve fuller and more defined lips in a quick, easy and non-painful way. Traditional fillers are some of the most common ways to do this, but there is an even more effective procedure.
It’s called a PDO lip thread lift, and it uses dissolvable threads that help to smooth out the fine lines near your mouth while also boosting the production of collagen.
Let’s take a closer look at PDO lip thread lifts and what you can expect in a before and after.
What Does PDO Lip Threading Do?
Lip fillers are used by people to increase the volume of their lips. While fillers can accomplish other things, their primary purpose is to add volume.
By contrast, PDO lip threading is used to add definition and curve to your lips, primarily to the upper lip area known as the cupid’s bow. Because it doesn’t increase volume, PDO lift threading often results in a much more natural look when the procedure is over.
In many ways, the lip border before and after results in a look that’s much more reminiscent of what your nips naturally look like — only enhanced.
In addition to the more defined look that the PDO threads themselves will give your lips, there is also the side benefit that the procedure helps to stimulate the production of collagen. Over time, collagen will help to reduce wrinkling that often happens around the lip area as you age.
Compared to lip fillers, then, PDO lip threading provides more natural results immediately after and also offers longer-lasting benefits as well.
What Does PDO Lip Threading Involve?
Much like PDO thread lifts in other areas of the face, a PDO lip threading procedure will typically take less than one hour to complete.
Before the procedure begins, the practitioner will numb the area and then put a small puncture in the corner of your mouth, right at the lip line. They’ll then insert a thin tube that will include the PDO thread in it. How thick the thread will be depends on a number of factors, including the look you’re going for and the makeup of your skin.
The practitioner will then push the cannula toward the cupid’s bow, and then stops there. The procedure is then repeated on the opposite side of the upper lip.
It’s possible that the procedure will be repeated on the lower lip. If so, the same steps will be taken on the lower lip.
Lip Border Before and After
Once your lip border procedure is over, you will see the results in as little as a few weeks, though it could take longer depending on a number of factors. What the minimally-invasive procedure will do is lift your skin up and make it look tighter.
If you have concerns about drooping lips, for instance, they will be gone not long after the lip border procedure is complete. Your lips will be lifted up, as will the area around the lips.
One of the biggest advantages to the lip border procedure is that the results will look very natural. Because the PDO threads will also help to stimulate the production of collagen, your skin will look smoother, and you won’t notice any scarring or other potential side effects that you might from a traditional surgical facelift.
People who say that lip filler would do the same thing aren’t exactly correct. While lip filler could add a youthful look to your lip area, they also add volume. If you don’t have a problem with volume, lip fillers won’t solve your concerns about drooping lips. In fact, they could actually make the concern even worse.
PDO lift threading will give you the youthful, smoother and tighter look that you desire without adding volume to your lips. This procedure is particularly beneficial to people who see that their skin is appearing lax and want to have the lower or middle part of their face tightened and lifted.
The lip border before and after will result in restoring your skin’s tension and also revealing your jawline’s contour.
In addition, the results from this procedure are very long-lasting — as we’ll discuss in the next section.
How Long Will the Results Lasts?
After the procedure is completed, the results will typically last anywhere from one to three years. How long the results will last depend on a number of factors, including your age, your body’s metabolism, the overall quality of your skin and much more.
In comparison to lip fillers, the results will usually last longer with PDO lip threading, as you can continue to experience more height and definition to the upper lip area over time.
And the great part about the procedure is that it can be repeated as necessary, depending on how your body reacts and what look you are going for.
If you’re interested in a lip lifting procedure that produces more natural results than traditional lip fillers, then contact V Soft Lift today.