Corner Lip Lift

The Corner Lip Lift at V CLINIC Brno surgically corrects downturned or drooping mouth corners — a common sign of ageing that creates a persistently sad, stern, or tired expression — by removing small triangles of skin at each corner of the mouth. The technique uses fine suture closure for minimal visible scarring. The 30–45 minute procedure is performed under local anaesthesia with same-day discharge, with suture removal at day 9 and scar massage encouraged from week two. Often combined with a bullhorn lip lift or facelift for comprehensive lip and lower face correction.

The corners of the mouth descend with age due to a combination of collagen loss, gravity, and the chronic downward pull of the depressor anguli oris muscle. This creates a characteristic expression of sadness or disapproval that persists even when the patient is at rest — a feature that many people find significantly ageing and out of keeping with how they actually feel. The corner lip lift at V CLINIC Brno is a targeted surgical correction that removes small, carefully shaped triangles of skin at each mouth corner. The excision pattern is designed so that the resulting scar, closed with fine sutures, lies within the natural lip contour and becomes progressively less visible as it matures. The technique does not reposition deep structures — its goal is precise elevation of the mouth corners to create a neutral or gently upturned resting expression. Surgery takes 30–45 minutes under local anaesthesia, with same-day discharge. Sutures are removed at day 9 and patients are instructed to begin scar massage at week two, continuing for several weeks to optimise scar quality. Active recovery is approximately two to three weeks, with final results visible at one to two months. The corner lip lift is frequently performed in combination with the bullhorn lip lift — which shortens the philtrum and elevates the central lip — to address both the central and lateral components of lip ageing simultaneously, or as an add-on to facelift surgery for patients undergoing comprehensive lower-face rejuvenation.