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Lip Lift
Charlotte's Most Trusted Plastic Surgeon
— delivering confidence through precision and care.
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Restore Youthful Lips
Your lips naturally change over time, with the upper lip gradually thinning and losing the youthful volume that once defined your beautiful smile. Additionally, as we age, the distance between our nose and upper lip elongates and can be a telltale sign of facial aging. While fillers can temporarily add fullness, they can’t address these structural changes. A lip lift at May Plastic Surgery can restore lush, shapely contours that enhance your overall appearance with subtle but elegant results.
At May Plastic Surgery, lip lift surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure, typically using local anesthesia for optimal comfort. Dr. May creates a carefully planned incision along the base of the nose, using the subnasal approach that provides excellent access while keeping any scarring well-concealed.
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What Is a Lip Lift?
A lip lift is a surgical procedure that shortens the philtrum, the space between the bottom of the nose and the top of the upper lip. This raises the vermillion border (the edges of the lip), helps define the Cupid’s bow and restores youthful proportions that can enhance your facial harmony.
- Dr. Brian May
What Can Lip Lift Address?
A lip lift can restore the natural beauty and proportions of your lips. Dr. May's expert techniques can address:
- An elongated upper lip
- Lack of visible pink lip color
- Thin lips due to structural changes
- Poor lip-to-nose proportions
- Loss of lip definition over time
For the right candidate, a lip lift can provide beautiful and long-lasting results. It’s especially effective for mature patients and those with naturally slim lips or an elongated philtrum, as dermal fillers cannot address this concern effectively.
The Art & Science of Facial Rejuvenation With Dr. May
There's something uniquely satisfying about solving a complex problem with precision and creativity, a mindset Dr. May developed long before he ever held a scalpel. His undergraduate engineering degree taught him to approach challenges methodically, while his artistic sensibility ensures every solution is as beautiful as it is functional. This blend of analytical thinking and creative vision shapes how Dr. May approaches every facial rejuvenation procedure, seeing the signs of aging not as separate “issues” but as an interconnected system that needs to be rebalanced as a whole.
Technical skill gets you halfway there, but Dr. May’s artistic eye is what separates good results from truly transformative ones, influencing everything from incision placement to tissue repositioning. He also considers factors like natural facial asymmetries, expression patterns and even how someone’s face moves when they smile or laugh to craft each surgical plan.
- Dr. Brian May
Procedure Details
At May Plastic Surgery, lip lift surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure, typically using local anesthesia for optimal comfort. Dr. May creates a carefully planned incision along the base of the nose, using the subnasal approach that provides excellent access while keeping any scarring well-concealed.
Through this incision, he removes a precise amount of skin to shorten the upper lip and reveal more of the natural pink vermillion border. The technique also addresses the nasolabial angle, improving the transition between your lip and nose for better overall facial balance.
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Recovery & Results
Recovery from lip lift surgery involves mild swelling and discomfort that typically resolves within the first week. You can expect some tightness in the lip area as tissues heal and adjust to their new position, but most patients can return to work within a week. The incision along the nose base heals well and becomes less visible over time as the scar matures and fades.
Improvements are visible immediately after your procedure, but continue to refine as healing progresses. The results are subtle and elegant, giving your lips a fuller, more youthful appearance without looking “done.” Once your final results develop, they are considered permanent and will continue to age naturally with you over time.
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At May Plastic Surgery, Dr. May understands that beautiful lips are about proportion and balance, not just volume. His expert lip lift techniques restore a youthful appearance that can improve your facial harmony and enhance your beautiful smile. Call us at 704-200-2493 to schedule your consultation and discover what lip lift surgery can do for you.
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