Regardless of whether you’re trying to correct a gummy smile, enhance someone’s natural happiness, or give them a lip flip, be sure the patient has normal lip function before you begin any procedure.
This is achieved by having your patient pucker his lips. The Cupid’s bow, the V in the center of the top lip, needs to stay in the same spot on the face.
When the patient puckers, the Cupid’s bow that slips to one side signifies that one side of the lip is broken.
And if you use any of the treatments we outlined, your patient will be unable to have lip competency, which means they will drool when they drink.
Make sure the V of the Cupid’s bow is in the middle of the patient’s face before beginning any lower face treatments.
