“Hare” deformity, scar on the face and irreversibility: the specialist spoke about the risks and consequences of lip augmentation surgery.
Unfortunately, not every woman can boast of naturally beautiful lips. In the last century, the problem of thin lips was solved with a pencil and lipstick. Today, “painted volume” almost always looks old-fashioned, funny or vulgar. Plastic surgery and cosmetology come to the aid of girls with a wide variety of correction methods. But are modern technologies so simple and harmless? Why do plastic surgeons not favor lip augmentation surgery (bulhorn)? We understand this issue together with the plastic surgeon Igor Bely.
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Member of the OPREH
The operation got its name due to the shape of the suture. It is located under the nose and resembles a bull horn (from the English bull horn). The enlargement of the upper lip occurs by reducing the distance between the nose and the lips, that is, the doctor pulls your lip up. This is made possible by excising a small flap of skin in the fold under the nose. Bulhorn surgery is considered easy, it is performed under local or general anesthesia and lasts 30-40 minutes. On the same day, the patient goes home, the stitches are removed on the fifth day.
Watch out, bulhorn!
Bulhorn is not as simple as it seems. Not every plastic surgeon will agree to perform such an operation, and it is not suitable for every patient. Firstly, the operation is not suitable for many young girls, especially those who have an anatomical feature – a small distance from nose to mouth. In this case, Bulhorn will not so much increase the volume as raise the upper lip. As a result, we get bared front teeth – the characteristic “hare lip”. Conversely, bullhorn can give excellent results in those patients who have a naturally longer upper lip (the distance from the nose to the edge of the mouth). Patients who have this feature with age can also expect a very good result, provided that the operation is performed correctly.
It is important that this technically simple operation is performed correctly. In addition to the main task in the form of increasing the volume of the upper lip, it is also important to avoid the characteristic “hare” deformity. For this, additional w-shaped plastic surgery of the lip mucosa is performed. This intervention involves internal incisions on the mucous surface of the upper lip, followed by suturing. This allows you to add additional volume, expressiveness. Importantly, no visible traces remain after such manipulation.
It is necessary to take into account two features of this operation – a scar under the nose, which, although it will become unnoticeable over time, will still remain, as well as the irreversibility of the operation, because it is no longer possible to sew a removed piece of skin back. Therefore, a surgeon’s mistake or unprofessionalism can have disastrous consequences: nothing can be corrected.
Many foreign experts consider this surgical lip correction an integral part of a facelift, without which rejuvenation will not be complete. After all, lips also give out age, as well as eyes. My advice: treat this operation with caution, do not trust an inexperienced surgeon and carry it out strictly according to indications.
Interview
Would you like to enlarge your lips?
Yes! I dream of lips like Angelina Jolie.
Everybody has already made lips around. Tired of it!
I want to, but I can’t make up my mind.