Russian Lips

If you want a lifted, defined shape rather than a big pout, yes: the change shows the same day and can be reversed. It won’t make very thin lips dramatically full in one visit. If a small chin makes your lips look out of balance, chin filler can do more.

Expect a series of quick pinches, as the technique uses many tiny injection points. Numbing cream and the lidocaine inside most lip fillers keep it very bearable, and a cool pack afterwards eases any tenderness.

You see the lift and shape at once. Swelling then rounds the lips out for a few days, so judge your result at about two weeks, which is exactly when your doctor reviews you.

Expect six to twelve months before the gel is fully absorbed. How long it lasts depends on the filler and the area, and lips move all day. A small top-up keeps the height and heart shape.

With a trained doctor and a genuine filler, yes. Swelling, bruising and tenderness are common and pass within days. Small lumps, or gel drifting above the lip line, are less common and can be dissolved. The rare serious risk is a blocked blood vessel, explained below.

Same gel, different placement. Classic lip fillers are threaded along and inside the lip to add fullness and pout. Russian lips uses upright micro-injections for height and lift, keeping the side profile flatter. Your doctor can blend both.

It is rare, and a UK expert guideline rates the lips a moderate-risk area, lower than the nose or forehead. Warning signs are unusual pain or skin turning pale, then purple and blotchy. Our doctors watch for these and treat at once with hyaluronidase.

Usually, yes. If old filler has drifted above your lip line, your doctor can dissolve it with hyaluronidase first, at the same visit. In a study of 920 women, the 127 who had old filler dissolved first were as satisfied as the rest.

Very much so. In a 2026 study of 67 women having lip filler, 62.7% chose a defined cupid’s bow shape over a plain natural look, rising to 73.9% of those aged 31–40. Your doctor will say plainly whether it suits your face.

Yes. Aesthetic-trained doctors, including female doctors, offer Russian lips at all 12 of our clinics in 7 cities. Not sure it suits you? WhatsApp us a photo of your lips and a doctor will tell you before you book a free consultation.

Yes, with the right timing. Book three to four weeks ahead, which leaves room for swelling and bruising to clear and for your review. First-timers can try it a few months earlier to be sure they love the shape.