Duckless Lips: How to Rejuvenate the Older Lip Naturally and Appropriately

When injecting the lips, practitioners can make a variety of mistakes that leave patients looking like ducks, fish, or other weird creatures. Understanding the structure of the lips and perioral region as well as the resultant effects of the aging process is key, but maintaining the natural proportions of the face ultimately is most important. The practitioner’s main priority should be to achieve a look that is appro­priate for the patient’s age, and he/she should be willing to adjust the injection technique according to the patient’s needs. This article describes techniques for lip rejuvenation that will provide a natural duckless look, with a particular emphasis on treatment of the aging lips.