Leo J. Urbinelli, MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon *Top Plastic Surgeon in CNY* Bringing his expert training from NYC and Los Angeles back home to Upstate NY
Leo J. Urbinelli, MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon *Top Plastic Surgeon in CNY* Bringing his expert training from NYC and Los Angeles back home to Upstate NY
Lips can shape a whole face more than people admit. A little volume loss. A thin top lip. Uneven edges. Lip lines that start showing up when makeup is on.
At Premier Aesthetics, Dr. Leo J. Urbinelli’s lip augmentation in Syracuse, NY, gives his patients a simple way to bring back softness, shape, and balance without making the mouth look overdone.
This is about helping the lips match the rest of your face again. Some patients want more fullness. Some want definition. Others just want their lips to look less flat and more alive. Small change. Strong result.
A careful plan for lip augmentation in Syracuse, New York, starts with the shape you already have. That matters. The mouth is one of the most expressive parts of the face. If the lips are filled too heavily, the result can look stiff or strange. Too little change. No real payoff. The middle ground is where the work happens
At Premier Aesthetics, the goal is not to force a trend onto your face. Dr. Leo J. Urbinelli looks at lip balance, proportion, and facial harmony before suggesting a plan. Some patients need only subtle volume. Others need better border definition or correction of unevenness. Each face is different. That is the point.
Lip augmentation by Dr. Urbinelli may help with:
The consultation with Dr. Leo J. Urbinelli is where things get clear. You explain what bothers you. Dr. Urbinelli studies the lips, the mouth, and the way the face moves when you talk or smile. Then a customized plan is built around your features.
Lip augmentation may use fillers or fat grafting, depending on what is being corrected and what kind of result is wanted. Some patients want a soft, temporary improvement. Others want something more lasting. The right choice depends on the goal, the structure of the lips, and how much change feels right.
Depending on your needs, treatment by Dr. Urbinelli may focus on:
The best result should not look staged. It should look like the lips were always meant to sit that way. Natural. Quiet. Better.
A lot of people ask about dermal fillers because they want a better look without surgery. That makes sense. Fillers can be a handy choice when the goal is a tiny lift, a small fix, or a first try at lip care.
Premier Aesthetics can help people decide whether fillers, fat grafting, or another path works best. The pick depends on the lips themselves.
Lip augmentation is not only for younger patients who want more fullness. A lot of people seek treatment because their lips have changed with age. They become thinner. The corners turn down a little. The mouth loses some of the softness it once had.
You may be a good candidate if:
Some patients wait because they are worried about looking fake. That concern is valid. A good result should calm that fear, not feed it.
The best lip augmentation by Dr. Urbinelli does not scream for attention. It just makes the mouth look fresher, softer, and more balanced. That is what Premier Aesthetics works toward.
A face with balanced lips often feels more complete. That is a small detail with a bigger effect than most people expect.
Premier Aesthetics offers a setting where patients can ask honest questions without feeling pushed. That matters. Lip work is personal. People care about how they will smile, laugh, talk, and look in photos. The consultation should make space for that.
Dr. Urbinelli brings a strong eye for facial proportion and a careful hand. He understands that even a tiny change in the lips can shift the whole face. So the treatment has to be chosen with restraint. Precision matters here.
Dr. Urbinelli approaches lip enhancement a bit differently. He looks at distance, proportion, and how the upper lip sits at rest before suggesting filler alone.
A subnasal lip lift is a surgical option that shortens the space between the nose and upper lip. It can improve tooth show and create a more defined shape without adding bulk. The change is subtle but noticeable in a natural way.
Dr. Urbinelli uses careful placement and fine closure techniques to keep the result clean and the scar discreet.
For patients not ready for surgery, a non surgical lip lift using Botox or Dysport can relax the upper lip muscles just enough to allow a slight outward roll. It is softer. Temporary. Yet still helpful for certain lip shapes.
The lips do not work alone. They sit between the nose and chin, right in the center of the face. That means even a small change can affect the whole look. Fuller lips can soften the face. A better definition can sharpen the smile. A little symmetry can change the way the mouth reads in every photo.
This is why lip augmentation often comes up as part of a bigger facial conversation. Some people want lip work by itself. Others think about it alongside other treatments. Either way, the goal stays the same. Better balance. Better shape. Less distraction.
Premier Aesthetics is offering the following services in Syracuse, New York:
Lip augmentation can improve volume, enhance shape, shorten an elongated or aged lip or give more red lip definition. It can improve facial balance, lip proportions and restore a plump moisturized appearance that has been lost over time.
Depending on the type of filler: Restylane and Juvederm hyaluronic acid (HA) based fillers tend to work well in the lips for a volumized, moisturized plump and soft look but they may only last 6-18months (at best). Fat grafting (from the patient) can last a lifetime although retention rates after injection may be lower in the lips than other areas due to motion, movement and use daily. Fat grafting (off the shelf) from cadaver (renuva, alloclae, etc) fat graft may be a new innovation on the horizon to last much longer in the lips than HA based fillers without the downtime of liposuction harvest site on the patient.
Yes, that is the goal in our clinic. No overdone, overfilled lips here. We want to enhance and augment but not distract from your other facial features. Fish lips are out. Refined balanced lip aesthetics are in!
Yes, it often is performed in the clinic with other facial treatments like botox, chin filler, temple filling, cheek filler or during surgery fat grafting to the lips can be combined with filler in the nasolabial folds at time of facelift or necklift, or fat grafting into the deflated and aged earlobs/hands.
If you have been thinking about lip augmentation in Syracuse, NY, Premier Aesthetics is a great place to start. You will find truthful advice from our expert, Dr. Leo J. Urbinelli, along with a unique plan that is focused on real-looking results.
Book a consultation to talk about your lips, your hopes, and what kind of shift feels good to you.
Call Premier Aesthetics today if you are ready to stop wondering
and start moving toward lips that fit your face better.