Create fuller, more defined lips that complement your facial features with personalized lip enhancement treatments. Dr. Kristine Zitelli offers a comprehensive range of lip enhancement options–including lip flip, dermal fillers, and combination approaches–designed to achieve natural-looking results that enhance your smile while maintaining facial harmony.
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Understanding Your Lip Enhancement Options
The key to beautiful lip enhancement lies in selecting the right approach for your unique features and aesthetic goals. Queen City Dermatology offers several effective options that can be used individually or in combination:
Lip Flip: Subtle Enhancement with Neurotoxins
This quick, minimally invasive treatment uses a small amount of neurotoxin (Botox® or Dysport®) to relax the muscle around the upper lip, allowing it to “flip” slightly outward. The result is a subtle enhancement that creates the appearance of a fuller upper lip without adding volume.
Ideal for patients with:
- A naturally thin upper lip that disappears when smiling
- A gummy smile
- Desire for subtle enhancement without dramatic change
- Preference for minimal downtime and natural results
Lip Fillers: Customized Volume and Definition
Dermal fillers containing hyaluronic acid (a naturally occurring substance in the body) add volume, shape, and definition to the lips. These injectable treatments can address multiple lip concerns simultaneously and are fully customizable based on your desired outcome.
Popular options include:
Juvederm® Ultra XC and Volbella®
Versatile fillers offering different levels of volume and correction
Restylane® and Restylane® Silk
Precision fillers for natural-looking enhancement and fine lines
RHA® Collection
Designed to maintain natural movement and expression
Combination Approaches: Comprehensive Enhancement
For optimal results, Dr. Zitelli often recommends combining techniques:
- Lip flip plus conservative filler for natural fullness with minimal volume
- Strategic filler placement in different areas of the lips for balanced enhancement
- Skin treatments around the lips to address fine lines and texture
Tailored Lip Enhancement for Your Unique Features
“Beautiful lip enhancement isn’t about creating uniformly full lips for everyone,” explains Dr. Zitelli. “It’s about understanding each patient’s natural lip architecture, facial proportions, and personal aesthetic preferences to create an enhanced result that looks completely natural and harmonious with their facial features.”
Dr. Zitelli’s artistic approach considers your overall facial structure, existing lip anatomy, and aesthetic goals to develop a customized treatment plan. This personalized strategy ensures results that enhance your natural beauty rather than creating an obvious “done” appearance.
The Lip Enhancement Experience at Queen City Dermatology
Comprehensive Consultation
Your lip enhancement journey begins with a detailed consultation to discuss your goals and assess your natural lip anatomy. Dr. Zitelli will evaluate your lips’ current shape, volume, and symmetry, along with your overall facial features, to recommend the most appropriate enhancement approach.
Comfortable Treatment
For lip filler treatments, we apply topical numbing cream to ensure your comfort. The fillers we use also contain lidocaine (a local anesthetic) to further minimize discomfort during injection. Lip flip treatments with neurotoxins involve only a few quick injections with minimal sensation.
Most lip enhancement procedures take 15-30 minutes to complete, with immediately visible results for fillers and gradually developing results for lip flip treatments.
Natural-Looking Results
Our approach focuses on creating subtle, natural-looking enhancement that complements your facial features. Whether you’re seeking slightly fuller lips, improved definition, or correction of asymmetry, your results will appear harmonious and balanced.
Lip filler results typically last 6-12 months, while lip flip results generally last 2-3 months. Many patients choose to maintain their enhancement with regular touch-up treatments.
Benefits of Professional Lip Enhancement
Choosing expert lip enhancement with Dr. Zitelli offers significant advantages:
- Natural-looking results that complement your facial features
- Customized approach based on your unique anatomy and preferences
- Medical-grade products with established safety profiles
- Precise injection technique that minimizes risks and optimizes results
- Ability to subtly address asymmetry or proportion concerns
- Expert assessment of the right approach for your desired outcome
Enhancing Your Results
To maximize and maintain your lip enhancement:
- Stay well-hydrated before and after treatment
- Follow post-care instructions carefully
- Use sun protection on your lips
- Consider medical-grade lip care products
- Schedule maintenance treatments as recommended
Cincinnati and Montgomery’s Lip Enhancement Expert
When seeking lip enhancement in the Cincinnati and Montgomery area, the provider’s expertise makes all the difference in your results. Dr. Zitelli’s artistic eye, detailed knowledge of facial anatomy, and conservative approach ensure natural, beautiful enhancement that respects your facial proportions and personal aesthetic.
Our Cincinnati area patients particularly value Dr. Zitelli’s ability to create subtle, refined results that enhance natural beauty without appearing obvious or overdone. Her meticulous injection technique and customized approach for each patient result in consistently beautiful, harmonious outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions About Lip Enhancement
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Board-Certified Dermatologist Serving Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Kristine Zitelli is a board-certified dermatologist serving the Cincinnati area, known for her expertise in treating a wide range of skin conditions. She completed her medical degree at Wright State University and dermatology residency at the University of Cincinnati, with additional advanced training at the UCSF Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center. Her clinical focus includes thorough skin examinations, psoriasis, eczema, complex medical dermatology, surgical dermatology and cosmetic treatments using the latest technologies.
Dr. Zitelli has been named a “Top Doctor” in Cincinnati every year since 2016 as well as Cincinnati’s Top Dermatologist in 2020. She remains dedicated to educating the community about skin health and sun safety. Combining academic excellence, clinical research, and a compassionate approach, Dr. Zitelli delivers personalized, evidence-based care to every patient.
Schedule Your Lip Enhancement Consultation Near Montgomery
Experience the confidence that comes with beautifully enhanced lips. Contact Queen City Dermatology today to schedule your consultation with Dr. Zitelli and discover which lip enhancement approach is right for your unique features and goals. Serving patients throughout Cincinnati, Montgomery, and surrounding communities with personalized care and natural-looking results.
