Lip Lift in Boston

Create a fuller, plumper lip shape with a customized lip lift in Boston. With Dr. Ashley Lonergan, the focus is always on maintaining a full range of movement and expression, ensuring your results look and feel authentic to you.

Refining Your Smile's Natural Proportions

If the space between your nose and upper lip has lengthened over time, a lip lift in Boston can restore a more youthful, balanced look to your smile. In her work at the Boston Center for Plastic Surgery, Dr. Ashley Lonergan performs this procedure for patients who want a fuller-looking upper lip without fillers or a change to their natural lip shape.

What Is a Lip Lift?

A lip lift is a surgical procedure that shortens the space between the base of your nose and the edge of your upper lip, revealing more of the lip itself and creating a more youthful lip-to-face ratio. It's a smaller procedure, but one that can have a major impact on the balance of your lower face. While every patient has their own motivations for pursuing surgery, many visit Dr. Lonergan in Boston for the following benefits:

A fuller-looking upper lip without injectable fillers
Improved balance between the nose, lip, and chin
A subtle, more youthful lower face profile
Permanent results

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Why Choose Dr. Ashley Lonergan?

With a lip lift, even a millimeter of difference can change your entire smile, which is why Dr. Lonergan approaches this procedure with careful restraint. She'll closely evaluate your natural lip shape, tooth show, and facial proportions before determining how much to shorten your upper lip, rather than defaulting to a dramatic lift that risks looking unnatural.

Every consultation starts with an honest conversation about what you're hoping to achieve with surgery, guided by the facial rejuvenation training Dr. Lonergan completed during her fellowship at The Williams Center for Plastic Surgery and her residency at the University of California, Irvine. If your goals call for a different or combined approach, she'll tell you directly and develop a customized treatment plan rather than proceeding with a procedure that won't fully meet your desires.

What to Expect From Your Lip Lift in Boston

Evaluating Your Lip and Smile

Your private consultation will include a close look at your upper lip length, tooth show at rest and while smiling, and how your lip relates to the rest of your face. Dr. Lonergan will use this evaluation to determine the ideal amount of lift for your specific anatomy.

A Precise Surgical Technique

During your procedure, Dr. Lonergan will remove a carefully measured strip of skin just beneath your nose, then bring the remaining edges together to shorten the space above your lip. She works conservatively, removing only the minimum amount of skin to craft a natural-looking, subtle result rather than an obviously altered appearance.

Comfort During Your Procedure

Most often, Boston patients receive their lip lift while under local anesthesia, making it a quick, comfortable experience compared to more extensive facial surgeries. Ahead of your procedure, Dr. Lonergan will walk you through exactly what to expect on the day of your surgery.

Careful Treatment Planning

Dr. Lonergan strategically places lip lift incisions directly at the base of the nose, allowing the incisions to blend into your natural anatomy as they heal. This placement keeps any resulting scars discreet and largely unnoticeable once healing is complete.

Patient-Centered Recovery

Recovery from a lip lift in Boston typically involves swelling for the first one to two weeks, with your final lip shape becoming clearer as swelling resolves. Some tightness or mild discomfort around the incision is common during the first several days and should ease steadily. Most of Dr. Lonergan’s Boston patients resume normal activities, including desk work, gentle movement, and social gatherings, within about a week. You’ll need to avoid strenuous facial movement, like wide yawning or intense workouts, for roughly two weeks. Depending on your body’s needs, you may need to remove overly crunchy or chewy foods from your diet during recovery to prevent irritating your incision.

Your Post-Op Process

After your procedure, Dr. Lonergan will provide you with a recovery plan built around your specific needs. This plan will typically cover the following:

Incision site care and cleaning instructions
Guidance on eating and drinking during early healing
Pain and swelling management strategies
Activity restrictions during the first two weeks
Sun exposure and protection protocols
Hygiene recommendations
Lip care ingredients to avoid
Side effects to monitor

You'll return to Dr. Lonergan's Boston office for regular follow-up visits over the coming weeks. There, she’ll assess your healing progress, answer your questions, and approve you to resume activities like wearing makeup, eating certain foods, and stretching.

Unveiling a More Lifted Lip

The results of your lip lift will continue to settle over the following weeks as swelling fully resolves and your final lip shape takes hold. In time, you’ll notice a fuller, more youthful-looking upper lip that still moves freely and looks entirely your own.

Lip Lift Frequently Asked Questions

Will a lip lift make my lips look artificially plump?

No. Lip lifts are designed to reveal more of your natural lip rather than add volume, as fillers do. Dr. Lonergan's approach aims for a subtle, proportional change that keeps your unique, beautiful smile intact.

Can a lip lift be combined with other procedures?

Yes. Some of Dr. Lonergan’s Boston patients combine a lip lift with chin augmentation or facial fat transfer to achieve a more balanced lower face. Dr. Lonergan will discuss whether combining procedures makes sense for your specific goals and anatomy during your consultation.

Is a lip lift a permanent procedure?

Yes. A lip lift creates a lasting change to the length of your upper lip, unlike fillers that require ongoing maintenance. Your lips will continue to age naturally over time, but the distance from your nose to your upper lip will remain the same.

Will a lip lift affect my ability to smile normally?

No. Temporary tightness during early healing is common, but a lip lift will not affect your natural smile or lip movement once you've fully recovered. Dr. Lonergan carefully places incisions to preserve normal muscle function.