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ol.sr-sources{columns:2;column-gap:40px;max-width:none}.sr-lip-2026 ol.sr-sources>li{break-inside:avoid}}\n@media(max-width:767px){.sr-lip-2026 .sr-lip-incidence td:nth-child(3){display:block!important;margin-top:2px!important}.sr-lip-2026 .sr-lip-incidence td[data-label]:nth-child(3):before{content:none;display:none}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"sr-mast\">\n<p class=\"sr-deck\">Lip filler technique starts with the two labial arteries, and the handheld I pick to map them is the Suresult L24Pro at {{SRX_PRICE:30649}}: 18\/24 MHz with 10 and 15 mm presets, Color, Power and PW Doppler and Needle Enhance in the price. The superior and inferior labial arteries run between the orbicularis oris and the mucosa at most points (78.1% of sites in 193 dissected heads; Cotofana 2017), and their depth changes along the lip: at 24 MHz, Kim&#8217;s 2026 study measured the superior labial artery 2.54 mm from the vermilion border at the midline and 6.62 mm at the corner. Vessels turn up in every lip plane (Ostrowski 2026), and the 2025 Delphi consensus recommends mapping the lips before injecting. The workflow built on that map runs from a Color Doppler sweep of both arteries before the first pass, through a plane and an entry chosen against the map and small volumes threaded slowly, to a rescan before the patient leaves. This guide covers where each artery runs, the injection points over it, where each named technique puts the product, the mapping workflow with its Doppler settings, the frequency the lip needs, and the five handhelds ranked for the job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-author-meta\"><span><b>Updated<\/b> October 29, 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<section aria-label=\"Reviewed by Suresult clinical authors\" class=\"srx-author-panel sr-author-panel\">\n<p class=\"srx-author-kicker\">Written and clinically reviewed by<\/p>\n<div class=\"srx-author-list\">\n<article class=\"srx-author-card sr-author-card\" data-sr-author=\"fernando-mariz-md\"><span aria-label=\"Verified author\" class=\"srx-verified-badge\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M3.5 8.4l2.9 2.9 6.1-6.6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"Fernando Mariz, MD\" class=\"srx-author-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fernando-mariz-md-author-avatar.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"srx-author-name\">Fernando Mariz, MD<\/p>\n<p class=\"srx-author-role\">Gynecology, pelvic surgery, women\u2019s health and sonography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<details class=\"srx-author-details\">\n<summary>About Dr. Mariz<\/summary>\n<p>I\u2019m Dr. Fernando Mariz, a gynecology and pelvic surgery physician practicing in New York City. Before my medical career, I served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where I developed the discipline, focus, and steadiness that continue to shape the way I care for patients today. At Maiden Lane Medical, my work covers women\u2019s health, preventive care, sonography, pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and minimally invasive gynecologic procedures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"srx-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maidenlanemedical.com\/profile\/fernando-mariz-md\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Maiden Lane Medical profile<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/weillcornell.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Weill Cornell Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"srx-author-card sr-author-card\" data-sr-author=\"jailyn-avila-md\"><span aria-label=\"Verified author\" class=\"srx-verified-badge\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M3.5 8.4l2.9 2.9 6.1-6.6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"Jailyn Avila, MD\" class=\"srx-author-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jailyn-avila-md-author-avatar.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"srx-author-name\">Jailyn Avila, MD<\/p>\n<p class=\"srx-author-role\">Emergency medicine, POCUS education and digital health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<details class=\"srx-author-details\">\n<summary>About Dr. Avila<\/summary>\n<p>I\u2019m Dr. Jailyn Avila, an emergency medicine physician, educator, and digital health innovator based in Southern California. My clinical work is rooted in emergency care, while my teaching focuses on point-of-care ultrasound, residency education, and practical training for physicians. Through my roles with Emergent Medical Associates, UHS SoCal MEC Emergency Medicine Residency, Core Ultrasound, and FemInEM, I work at the intersection of patient care, medical education, and accessible digital learning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"srx-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jailynavila.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">jailynavila.com<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/feminem.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FemInEM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"sr-evalscope\" id=\"evaluation-scope\" data-sr-reviewer-scope>\n<p><strong>Evaluation scope:<\/strong> As an independent device reviewer with deep ultrasound knowledge, I compared linear frequency, Doppler modes, filler and vessel software, needle tools, records and five-year cost for the Suresult L24Pro, L20Pro, L14Pro, L24, L20 and L14, the Clarius L20 HD3 and L15 HD3, the GE Vscan Air SL, the Butterfly iQ3 and the Philips Lumify L12-4, against the published lip anatomy and mapping studies, reading maker pages, store listings and PubMed on October 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"quick-answer\">\n<h2>Quick answer: which handheld ultrasound should you buy for lip filler?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sr-quick-answer\">\n<p><strong>The Suresult L24Pro ({{SRX_PRICE:30649}}) is the best handheld for lip filler in my five-maker comparison, at 94.1\/100.<\/strong> Its 18\/24 MHz band with 10 and 15 mm presets frames the lip from skin to mucosa with both labial arteries in view, where Kim&#8217;s 2026 study at 24 MHz placed them 1.91 to 6.62 mm from the vermilion border. Color, Power and PW Doppler come with the probe, so the map, the waveform check and the rescan run without a membership, and Needle Enhance with in-plane and out-of-plane guides keeps the needle visible as it passes the artery. FaceAtlas AI, with 3 months included, names prior filler among seven materials before you add more. Five years with the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license total {{SRX_TOTAL:P30649+S36383}}.<\/p>\n<p>The Clarius L20 HD3 ranks second at 66.8: 8\u201320 MHz to 4 cm with Lips on its application list, Color and Power Doppler with the scanner, and PW Doppler, Needle Enhance and Vessel Depth AI in the Clarius Essentials membership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"comparison\">\n<h2>Lip filler ultrasound compared: five handhelds for labial artery mapping<\/h2>\n<p>Every handheld here images the lip with a linear array and has Color Doppler. What separates them for lip work is the top frequency, which decides how sharply the orbicularis, the mucosa and an artery about 1 mm across separate; which Doppler modes come with the purchase; whether the software reads prior filler or vessel depth; how the needle shows; what the records keep for the rescan; and the five-year total for the full kit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp\" data-sr-primary-buyer-table>\n<table id=\"table-equipment\">\n<caption>Five handheld ultrasounds for labial artery mapping before lip filler, ranked; prices and plans checked October 29, 2026.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Scanner<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Linear frequency \u00b7 depth<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Doppler<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Filler and vessel software<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Needle tools<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Cine and records<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Weight \u00b7 scan time<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Five-year cost and subscription<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Best for<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Scanner\"><span class=\"sr-lip-device\" data-sr-model=\"Suresult L24Pro\"><img class=\"sr-cmp-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l24pro.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L24Pro wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><span><b><a href=\"#rank-1\">Suresult L24Pro<\/a><\/b> \u00b7 No. 1 \u00b7 94.1\/100<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Linear frequency \u00b7 depth\">18\/24 MHz \u00b7 10, 15, 20 and 25 mm presets \u00b7 256 elements<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler\">Color, Power and PW, included<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Filler and vessel software\">FaceAtlas AI, 3 months included: Filler Scan names 7 materials with depth and size; 21-point facial map; Color Power Doppler on the live scan<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle tools\">Needle Enhance; in-plane and out-of-plane guides<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cine and records\">Cine to 1,000 frames (about 165 s); storage on the device; DICOM; FaceAtlas AI PDF report and one-click visit comparison<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Weight \u00b7 scan time\">145 g \u00b7 up to 4 h \u00b7 cordless<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year cost and subscription\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l24-pro-18-24mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">{{SRX_TOTAL:P30649+S36383}}<\/a> ({{SRX_PRICE:30649}} plus the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Best for\">Lip mapping at 24 MHz with all three Doppler modes in the price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Scanner\"><span class=\"sr-lip-device\" data-sr-model=\"Clarius L20 HD3\"><img class=\"sr-cmp-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-clarius-l20-v2.webp\" alt=\"Clarius L20 HD3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><span><b><a href=\"#rank-2\">Clarius L20 HD3<\/a><\/b> \u00b7 No. 2 \u00b7 66.8\/100<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Linear frequency \u00b7 depth\">8\u201320 MHz \u00b7 4 cm \u00b7 Lips among the listed applications<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler\">Color and Power, included; PW with Essentials<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Filler and vessel software\">Vessel Depth AI reads the shallowest vessel&#8217;s depth live, with Essentials; Auto Aesthetic Calipers; T-Mode AI Aesthetics<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle tools\">Needle Enhance with Essentials; center guide<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cine and records\">30 s cine; local and cloud storage, DICOM and PDF reports with Essentials<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Weight \u00b7 scan time\">290 g \u00b7 about 60 min \u00b7 cordless<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year cost and subscription\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.clarius.com\/products\/l20-hd3-handheld-ultrasound-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">$7,895<\/a> ($5,395 scanner plus $2,500 one-time Essentials)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Best for\">A Lips application at 20 MHz with live vessel depth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Scanner\"><span class=\"sr-lip-device\" data-sr-model=\"GE Vscan Air SL\"><img class=\"sr-cmp-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-ge-vscan-air-sl-v2.webp\" alt=\"GE Vscan Air SL ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><span><b><a href=\"#rank-3\">GE Vscan Air SL<\/a><\/b> \u00b7 No. 3 \u00b7 42.0\/100<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Linear frequency \u00b7 depth\">Linear 3\u201312 MHz to 8 cm; sector head to 24 cm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler\">Color and PW, included<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Filler and vessel software\">Caption AI with cardiac and bladder tools, in the optional Innovations plan<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle tools\">Centerline marker<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cine and records\">500 exams on the device; DICOM; OB report<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Weight \u00b7 scan time\">218 g \u00b7 about 50 min \u00b7 cordless<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year cost and subscription\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehealthcare.com\/en-us\/shop\/equipment\/vscan-air-sl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">$4,999<\/a>, scored tools included without a subscription<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Best for\">Lip mapping plus cardiac and lung scans on one dual-head probe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Scanner\"><span class=\"sr-lip-device\" data-sr-model=\"Butterfly iQ3\"><img class=\"sr-cmp-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-butterfly-iq3.webp\" alt=\"Butterfly iQ3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"333\" height=\"800\"><span><b><a href=\"#rank-4\">Butterfly iQ3<\/a><\/b> \u00b7 No. 4 \u00b7 35.3\/100<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Linear frequency \u00b7 depth\">1\u201312 MHz on one probe \u00b7 &#8220;Vascular: Superficial&#8221; preset at 1\u20134 cm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler\">Color with Core; Power and PW with Advanced<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Filler and vessel software\">Auto Bladder Volume and Auto B-Lines<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle tools\">Advanced plan: Needle Viz, Biplane and the Needle: Out-of-Plane preset; a midline marker<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cine and records\">Clips saved to the cloud on Core; Basic DICOM quoted separately<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Weight \u00b7 scan time\">300 g \u00b7 phone cable \u00b7 up to 2 h<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year cost and subscription\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterflynetwork.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">$5,399<\/a> ($3,899 probe plus the $1,500 Advanced plan for five years)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Best for\">One whole-body probe with biplane needle views<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Scanner\"><span class=\"sr-lip-device\" data-sr-model=\"Philips Lumify L12-4\"><img class=\"sr-cmp-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-philips-l12-4-v2.webp\" alt=\"Philips Lumify L12-4 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><span><b><a href=\"#rank-5\">Philips Lumify L12-4<\/a><\/b> \u00b7 No. 5 \u00b7 33.1\/100<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Linear frequency \u00b7 depth\">12\u20134 MHz to 12 cm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler\">PW and steerable color (Fast Flow and Slow Flow), included<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Filler and vessel software\">All Lumify software in the purchase<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle tools\">Center line marker; biopsy capable<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cine and records\">Loops of 1 to 10 s; on-device storage for hundreds of exams; DICOM export to PACS<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Weight \u00b7 scan time\">Under 136 g \u00b7 no battery, power drawn over the cable \u00b7 up to 7.5 h<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year cost and subscription\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partssource.com\/parts\/philips\/453561734017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">$10,307.95<\/a> outright at PartsSource, software included without a subscription; by quote through Philips<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Best for\">Practices already running Lumify<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sr-table-note\">Each five-year cost is the handheld plus the software every scored tool needs: one-time Essentials for Clarius, Advanced for five years for Butterfly, and for Suresult the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license that follows the 3 months included with the Pro models. Rival figures come from each maker&#8217;s US store and, for the Lumify, the PartsSource listing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"picks\">\n<h2>Best for: quick picks<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-picks\" data-suresult-quick-list=\"\">\n<li><strong>Best overall for lip filler mapping:<\/strong> <a href=\"#rank-1\">Suresult L24Pro<\/a>, 94.1\/100. The highest frequency of the five, 24 MHz, puts the lip layers and both labial arteries on one screen, and FaceAtlas AI Filler Scan names old product before you add more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best for a named Lips application at 20 MHz:<\/strong> <a href=\"#rank-2\">Clarius L20 HD3<\/a>. Lips is on its application list, and Vessel Depth AI in Essentials reads the depth of the shallowest vessel live on the image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best for clinics that also scan hearts and lungs:<\/strong> <a href=\"#rank-3\">GE Vscan Air SL<\/a>. Linear 3\u201312 MHz and a sector head in one wireless probe, with Color and PW Doppler in the $4,999 price.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best whole-body probe with biplane needle views:<\/strong> <a href=\"#rank-4\">Butterfly iQ3<\/a>. The Advanced plan adds Needle Viz, Biplane and an out-of-plane needle preset, and a superficial vascular preset covers small facial vessels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best for practices already on Lumify:<\/strong> <a href=\"#rank-5\">Philips Lumify L12-4<\/a>. A battery-free linear that draws power from the phone or tablet, sold outright with all Lumify software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"buy\">\n<h2>Where to buy each handheld<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sr-buy-list\">\n<li><strong>Suresult L24Pro:<\/strong> {{SRX_PRICE:30649}} with Color, Power and PW Doppler, Needle Enhance and 3 months of FaceAtlas AI. From month 4, FaceAtlas AI runs on a monthly license ({{SRX_STORE:36381}}), a yearly license ({{SRX_STORE:36382}}) or the lifetime license ({{SRX_STORE:36383}}), sold until 11:59 PM PT, December 31, 2026. <a class=\"sr-lip-buy-primary\" href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l24-pro-18-24mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Buy the Suresult L24Pro aesthetic ultrasound probe: {{SRX_PRICE:30649}}<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clarius L20 HD3:<\/strong> $5,395 at the Clarius store, with Essentials chosen at checkout: $2,500 once, $695 yearly or $1,785 for a three-year term. <a class=\"sr-lip-buy-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/store.clarius.com\/products\/l20-hd3-handheld-ultrasound-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Buy from Clarius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GE Vscan Air SL:<\/strong> $4,999 in the GE HealthCare US shop, with a 3-year warranty. <a class=\"sr-lip-buy-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gehealthcare.com\/en-us\/shop\/equipment\/vscan-air-sl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Buy from GE HealthCare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Butterfly iQ3:<\/strong> $3,899 with a 3-year warranty; Color Doppler comes with Core at $299 a year, and Power and PW Doppler and the needle tools with Advanced at $420 a year or $1,500 for five years. <a class=\"sr-lip-buy-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butterflynetwork.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Buy from Butterfly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Philips Lumify L12-4:<\/strong> quoted by Philips Healthcare; PartsSource sells it outright at $10,307.95. <a class=\"sr-lip-buy-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.philips.com\/healthcare\/product\/HC989605451352\/lumifyl124lineararraytransducer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">See the Lumify L12-4 at Philips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"arteries\">\n<h2>Superior and inferior labial arteries: where they run and how deep<\/h2>\n<p>The superior labial artery (SLA) branches from the facial artery near the corner of the mouth and runs toward the midline, where it joins the artery from the other side; the inferior labial artery (ILA) supplies the lower lip, and its origin varies more. Pooled across studies, both lie 4.59 to 4.90 mm beneath the vermilion surface (Trzeciak 2026 meta-analysis). Lee&#8217;s 2015 cadaver study of 60 hemifaces placed the SLA origin 12.1 mm lateral to the mouth corner, inside a 1.5 cm square above and lateral to it, with the artery then following the vermilion border to the midline 3 mm deep; it was absent on 6.7% of sides. Pooling the literature in 2026, Ostrowski found the SLA absent in 3.55% of cases and the ILA in 13.45%, the SLA arising above the commissure in 80.71% of cases at a mean 11.95 mm, and the ILA below it in 72.44% at 21.99 mm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-cadaver sr-lip-stack\">\n<table id=\"table-cadaver\">\n<caption>Where the labial arteries run in dissected lips: cadaver series and meta-analyses.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Study<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Specimens<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Plane or depth<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Other findings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Cotofana 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Specimens\">193 heads, 6 sites each<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane or depth\">Submucosal 78.1%, intramuscular 17.5%, subcutaneous 2.1%<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Other findings\">The artery changed plane along its course in 29% of upper lips and 32% of lower lips; superficial positions were more frequent at the midline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Milla 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Specimens\">15 heads dissected; 276 heads pooled<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane or depth\">Pooled SLA estimates: submucosal 0.71, intramuscular 0.22, subcutaneous 0.01; ILA: 0.65, 0.27 and 0.02<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Other findings\">A midline SLA anastomosis in every dissected specimen; the lower-lip midline ILA intramuscular in 11 of 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Nguyen 2023<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Specimens\">102 facial arteries<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane or depth\">SLA submucosal 78.65%, intramuscular 17.98%, subcutaneous 3.37%<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Other findings\">The ILA ran along the lower vermilion border in 8.82% and followed the horizontal labiomental pattern in 69.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Swancutt 2025<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Specimens\">48 hemifaces<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane or depth\">ILA deep to the orbicularis in 90%<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Other findings\">The mental artery supplied the lower lip in 96%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Money 2020<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Specimens\">18 cadavers<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane or depth\">SLA depth from the skin: 5.49 mm at its branch point, 4.29 mm midway between the commissure and the Cupid&#8217;s bow peak<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Other findings\">SLA lumen 0.85 mm at the commissure, 0.56 mm at the midline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Lupu 2022<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Specimens\">11 heads<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane or depth\">SLA 4.8\u20135.6 mm deep; ILA 4.1\u20135.4 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Other findings\">Columellar and septal branches leave the SLA inside a fibromuscular compartment above the philtrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Across the series, the submucosal plane carries the artery at most sites, the intramuscular plane at 17.5% to 27% and the subcutaneous plane at 1% to 3.4% (Cotofana 2017; Milla 2026; Nguyen 2023), and superficial positions concentrate at the midline (Cotofana 2017; Milla 2026). In 8.4% of Loukas&#8217;s 284 hemifaces, the facial artery ended as the superior labial artery itself. Ostrowski&#8217;s review finds vessels in every lip plane and calls for anatomically guided technique in each patient.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-imaging sr-lip-stack\">\n<table id=\"table-imaging\">\n<caption>Labial artery depth and plane in living lips on ultrasound.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Study<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Participants and frequency<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Depth, with the surface it was measured from<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Plane and position<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Cotofana 2020b<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Participants and frequency\">41 volunteers<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Depth, with the surface it was measured from\">SLA 5.6 mm deep in the upper lip; ILA 5.2 mm deep in the lower lip<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane and position\">Submucosal 58.5%, intramuscular 36.2%, subcutaneous 5.3%; inside the red lip in 83% (upper) and 86.2% (lower), and in every volunteer at the midline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Lee 2020<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Participants and frequency\">60 volunteers<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Depth, with the surface it was measured from\">SLA 5.3 mm and ILA 4.2 mm from the vermilion border<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane and position\">Wet mucosa in 35\u201357% (upper) and 28\u201355% (lower); SLA intramuscular in 20\u201345%; ILA in the dry mucosa in 5\u201327%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Kim 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Participants and frequency\">25 women, 24 MHz<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Depth, with the surface it was measured from\">From the vermilion border: SLA 2.54 mm at the midline, 3.39 mm at the Cupid&#8217;s bow apex and 6.62 mm at the corner; ILA 1.91 mm at the midline, 3.40 mm at the apex and 5.78 mm at the corner<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane and position\">Superficial ILA branches and arteriole\u2013venous shunts in the central lower lip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Kim 2024 (particle HA series)<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Participants and frequency\">One mapped patient (Fig. 2), 12 MHz<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Depth, with the surface it was measured from\">SLA 3.16 mm and ILA 3.44 mm from the dry mucosa<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane and position\">SLA under the pars marginalis of the orbicularis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Study\"><b>Tansatit 2019<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Participants and frequency\">20 volunteers, 3\u201313 MHz<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Depth, with the surface it was measured from\">ILA 5.91 mm deep from the skin, measured at the lower vermilion or the labiomental sulcus; diameter 1.10 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane and position\">Mainly the deep muscular plane; the authors name a 6 mm depth at the lower vermilion border as the dangerous injection plane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pooling 218 to 414 arteries per site, Trzeciak&#8217;s 2026 meta-analysis proposed an injection ceiling of 3.5 mm in most of the lip and 4 mm in the superior vermilion, with high-resolution ultrasound before extensive augmentation. Kim&#8217;s 24 MHz readings vary by point, so the depth that matters is the one measured at the point being injected. Cotofana&#8217;s team found the arteries inside the red lip at most sites and proposes a perpendicular approach from the cutaneous lip for that reason. In Gonzalez&#8217;s 27 patients scanned at 18 MHz, the artery ran in the wet submucosa in 22, the dry submucosa in 4 and the muscle in 1.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig\" id=\"figure-vasconcelos-fig12\" data-sr-media=\"vasconcelos-fig12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-vasconcelos-fig12.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-vasconcelos-fig12.webp\" alt=\"Sagittal B-mode ultrasound of the upper and lower lips with the orbicularis oris, mucosa and labial arteries labeled\" width=\"724\" height=\"410\"><\/a><figcaption>Both lips on B-mode at 18 MHz with every layer labeled, from the dermis and subcutaneous fat through the two parts of the orbicularis oris to the dry and wet mucosa, with the superior and inferior labial arteries marked. Figure 12 from Vasconcelos-Berg R, Desyatnikova S, Bonavia P, et al. Diagnostics (Basel) 2025;15(7):921. doi:10.3390\/diagnostics15070921. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The layers the arteries cross are thin. In Harris&#8217;s 2026 study of 126 participants scanned at 18 or 20 MHz, the whole upper lip measured 8.36 mm and the lower lip 9.01 mm; the five layers in the table run 1.4 to 2.3 mm each, with intrarater agreement of 0.71 to 0.89 across the layers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-layers sr-lip-compact\">\n<table id=\"table-layers\">\n<caption>Lip layer thickness on ultrasound, in mm (Harris 2026, Table 2; 18 or 20 MHz).<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Layer<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Upper lip<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Lower lip<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Layer\"><b>Subcutaneous layer<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Upper lip\">1.47<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Lower lip\">1.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Layer\"><b>Pars marginalis of the orbicularis<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Upper lip\">1.37<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Lower lip\">1.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Layer\"><b>Connective tissue between the muscle parts<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Upper lip\">1.61<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Lower lip\">1.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Layer\"><b>Pars peripheralis of the orbicularis<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Upper lip\">1.53<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Lower lip\">1.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Layer\"><b>Wet mucosa<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Upper lip\">2.26<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Lower lip\">2.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig\" id=\"figure-gonzalez-fig4\" data-sr-media=\"gonzalez-fig4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-gonzalez-fig4.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-gonzalez-fig4.webp\" alt=\"Color Doppler ultrasound of a superior labial artery running inside the orbicularis oris muscle\" width=\"750\" height=\"462\"><\/a><figcaption>An aberrant superior labial artery running inside the orbicularis oris, above the wet mucosa and the teeth, on axial duplex color Doppler at 18 MHz. Figure 4 from Gonzalez C, Callejas E, Nu\u00f1ez C, et al. Cureus 2025;17(2):e79325. doi:10.7759\/cureus.79325. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"points\">\n<h2>Lip filler injection points and the arteries beneath them<\/h2>\n<p>Lip filler injection points take their names from surface landmarks: the vermilion border and the Cupid&#8217;s bow, the philtral columns, the tubercles, the wet\u2013dry junction, the commissures and the labiomental crease. Each one sits over a known stretch of the labial arteries, their branches or the lip&#8217;s veins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-points sr-lip-stack\">\n<table id=\"table-points\">\n<caption>Lip filler injection points and the vessels beneath each one.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Injection point<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">What runs beneath it<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Source<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Upper vermilion border, lateral to the Cupid&#8217;s bow<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">The SLA, mostly under the orbicularis near the wet mucosa: under the muscle in 78%, inside it in 44%, above it in 8% at Kim&#8217;s entry point 1 (percentages overlap where several vessels share a point)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kim 2024 (9-point study), 50 patients<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Cupid&#8217;s bow apex<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">The SLA rises: inside the orbicularis in 82%, over it in 28%, under it in 48%<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kim 2024 (9-point study)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Upper central tubercle and the upper midline<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">Dry-mucosa branches and perforators in 80%; an arteriovenous shunt at the midline; the SLA 2.54 mm from the vermilion border<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kim 2024 (9-point study); Kim 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Philtral columns and the philtrum<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">Columellar and septal branches of the SLA in a fibromuscular compartment above the philtrum; columellar arteries in the subcutaneous layer<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Lupu 2022; Alizadeh 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Lower central lip and between the lower tubercles<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">Superficial ILA branches and arteriole\u2013venous shunts; the ILA 1.91 mm from the vermilion border at the midline; venous pooling between the tubercles<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kim 2026; Moorefield 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Wet\u2013dry junction<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">The junction where most of the lip&#8217;s vessels lie, with the labial arteries submucosal at most sites<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Adel 2021; Cotofana 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Commissures<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">The SLA origin 12.1 mm lateral to the corner, inside a 1.5 cm square; the SLA entering the lip within 0.5 cm of the commissure; veins 1 to 1.5 cm lateral to the commissures<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Lee 2015; Bravo 2025; Moorefield 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Injection point\"><b>Labiomental crease<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What runs beneath it\">The horizontal labiomental pattern of the ILA in 69.61% of facial arteries; the mental artery supplying the lower lip in 96%; venous tributaries along the crease<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Nguyen 2023; Swancutt 2025; Moorefield 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig\" id=\"figure-kim-fig5\" data-sr-media=\"kim-fig5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-kim-fig5.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-kim-fig5.webp\" alt=\"Schematic of the superior and inferior labial arteries in lip cross-sections from the mouth corner to the midline, with the percentage of cases in each layer\" width=\"754\" height=\"482\"><\/a><figcaption>The labial arteries at four stations from the corner of the mouth to the midline (the corner to entry point 1, entry point 1, the Cupid&#8217;s bow apex and the midline, marked 0\u2013I to III), with the share of cases in which each artery ran in the dry mucosa, inside the orbicularis oris (OOM) or in the wet mucosa: both arteries rise from the deep layers toward the surface as they near the midline. Figure 5 from Kim JS. Aesthet Surg J 2024;44(10):1080\u20131090. doi:10.1093\/asj\/sjae086. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim&#8217;s 2024 9-point injection technique (9-PIT) ties every point to the artery map. Points 1 and 2 build the upper vermilion border from an entry 1 inch (one needle length) lateral to each Cupid&#8217;s bow apex, point 3 shapes the upper central tubercle, points 4 and 5 create new upper lateral tubercles near the wet\u2013dry junction, points 6 and 7 fill the lower tubercles from an entry 1 mm below the vermilion border, and points 8 and 9 thread the lower lateral border from an entry 1 mm lateral to the commissure. In the 50 of 382 patients with sonography records, the SLA ran under the orbicularis at points 4 and 5 in every case; Kim rates points 4, 5, 8 and 9 as very safe and point 3, over the midline shunt, as the point most exposed to bruising. The standard volume was 1 mL of particle HA through a 29G 1-inch needle, and the corners of the mouth rose 1.02 mm.<\/p>\n<p>Kim&#8217;s 2026 11-point technique (11-PIT) targets the Cupid&#8217;s bow, the vermilion tubercles, the philtral columns and the commissures, and measures each artery at 24 MHz before the first pass. In 25 women, Kim threaded HA slowly in the submucosa with a 29G 1-inch needle, 0.05 to 0.2 mL per point and the most at points 6 and 7 (0.2 mL each), for about 1 mL per patient. At one month, upper-lip thickness had risen from 8.94 to 10.98 mm and lower-lip thickness from 10.30 to 12.25 mm, with no major complications.<\/p>\n<p>The lip&#8217;s veins follow their own map. Moorefield&#8217;s transillumination study of 26 participants found venous pooling about 2 mm above the Cupid&#8217;s bow, along the upper middle tubercle, along the lower wet\u2013dry line and between the lower tubercles, with tributaries 1 to 1.5 cm lateral to the commissures and along the labiomental crease. On the scan, an artery and a vein both fill with color; pressing with the probe tells them apart (Lee 2023).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"techniques\">\n<h2>Lip filler techniques and where each one places the product<\/h2>\n<p>Each named technique puts product in its own plane: tenting (&#8220;Russian lips&#8221;) traces sit superficial to the orbicularis (Kichler 2026), the vertical cannula runs in the submucosa behind the artery (Bravo 2025), Kim&#8217;s 9-point and 11-point techniques thread in the submucosa, and Hong&#8217;s 2026 technique fills the deep labial fat. Across 16 lip studies and 3,692 patients, Miranda Cerna&#8217;s 2026 review counted linear retrograde threading in 12 protocols, serial puncture, cross-hatching or fanning in 4 and bolus or microdeposits in 2; most used 1 to 2 mL per session, and 9 of the 14 that named a tool used a needle alone. The plane decides how close the product comes to the artery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-techniques sr-lip-stack\">\n<table id=\"table-techniques\">\n<caption>Published lip filler techniques: entry, tool, plane and volume.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Technique<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Entry and tool<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Plane<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Volume and series<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Source<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Tenting (&#8220;Russian lips&#8221;)<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">30G needle at the contour, aimed vertically toward the wet\u2013dry junction, repeated every 2\u20133 mm, skipping the philtral columns<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Superficial to the orbicularis<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">0.01\u20130.02 mL per trace; 10 patients. Alizadeh: 0.01 mL per pass, perpendicular to the border<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kichler 2026; Alizadeh 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Inverted Mercedes Benz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">22G 50 mm microcannula through both Glogau-Klein points of the upper lip and the lower-lip midline<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Superficial muscular plane, away from the wet\u2013dry junction<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">Retrograde threads and aliquots; 10 women<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Adel 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Vertical submucosal cannula<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">22G 40 mm cannula from the cutaneous lip: 0.5 cm above the vermilion border in line with the lateral border of each nasal wing for the upper lip, 1 cm below it at the midline for the lower lip<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Submucosa below the wet\u2013dry junction, behind the artery<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">0.05\u20130.15 mL per compartment; 10 women scanned before, during and after<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Bravo 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>9-point (9-PIT)<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">29G 1-inch needle; entries along the upper vermilion border, 1 mm below the lower border and 1 mm lateral to the commissure<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Submucosal linear threads and fanning<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">1 mL standard volume; 50 of 382 patients with sonography records<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kim 2024 (9-point study)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>11-point (11-PIT)<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">29G 1-inch needle; points at the Cupid&#8217;s bow, the vermilion tubercles, the philtral columns and the commissures<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Slow submucosal linear threading<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">About 1 mL at 0.05\u20130.2 mL per point; 25 women<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Kim 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Contour, then volume<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">Needle started 2\u20133 mm inside the commissure, or a cannula entered slightly outside the corner<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">The border in the dermis and subdermis first, then the submucosa at the dry\u2013wet junction<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">0.5\u20131 mL per lip, 1.5 mL at most<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Hong 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Deep labial fat<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">Entries placed away from the commissures; staged dosing<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Deep labial fat, for eversion<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">0.5\u20131.0 mL per lip per session<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Hong 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Multi Vector Lip<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">30G \u00bd-inch needle, oblique from the vermilion border<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Subcutaneous lines; an intramuscular bolus at the tubercles<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">0.02\u20130.025 mL per line, mean 1.06 mL; 253 patients<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Menezes 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>No-touch<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">30G needle 5 mm lateral to the commissure and at the base of the philtral columns; 25G cannula from the commissure<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">The white roll (needle); the submucosal space between the white and red rolls (cannula)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">410 patients<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Surek 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Technique\"><b>Bi-Bi<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Entry and tool\">27G cannula through each hemi-lip; 33G needle along the border and the Cupid&#8217;s bow<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Plane\">Intramuscular (cannula), intradermal (needle)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Volume and series\">30 patients<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">St\u00e9phane 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Russian lips&#8221; has a peer-reviewed definition: Adel describes it as tenting, vertical struts of filler along the whole lip that cross both the vermilion line and the wet\u2013dry border, and lists vascular occlusion and spread onto the skin side among its risks. &#8220;Swedish lips&#8221; and &#8220;Korean lips&#8221; are style names that clinics use for a look. Peer-reviewed Korean lip protocols include Kim&#8217;s 9-point (2024) and 11-point (2026) techniques, both built on sonographic mapping, and Hong&#8217;s contour-then-volume sequence (2025) and deep labial fat technique (2026). The M-shaped lip has its own grading, by the angle between the lips&#8217; vertical and horizontal midlines: mild at 15\u00b0 or less, moderate at 16\u00b0 to 25\u00b0 and severe above 25\u00b0 (Villalobos 2025, 9 patients).<\/p>\n<p>Small volumes per site run through most of these protocols. The \u03a6 (Phi) technique places 0.01 to 0.05 mL per site and caps a session at 1 to 1.5 mL, with repeat sessions 15 to 30 days apart (Keramidas 2021, 833 patients). Walker and Cetto (2021) use a 4-mm 30G needle for precise HA placement in the subcutaneous plane of the lip, and the short needle lowers the pressure needed to extrude it.<\/p>\n<p>Cannula or needle changes the shape of the deposit and the force needed to enter an artery. Beyond the lips, the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/cannula-vs-needle-filler\/\">cannula vs needle across the face<\/a> gives the gauge, entry and plane for each area. In Gonzalez&#8217;s 18 MHz series, a 25G \u00d7 50 mm cannula through one entry per hemi-lip at the commissure left elongated deposits, and a 30G \u00d7 13 mm needle at the vermilion border left rounded ones. In penetration tests, a 27G cannula entered an artery with the same force as a 27G needle (0.78 vs 0.70 N; Pavicic 2019), Siperstein found every cannula gauge, 27G and 30G included, needed more force than the matching needle, and Ugradar&#8217;s 18G and 22G cannulas never penetrated the facial artery wall. Tansatit showed a cannula meeting the artery at a right angle perforating it. Both tools reach the same planes: Blandford found 93% (cannula) and 79% (needle) of HA aimed at the upper vermilion border inside the orbicularis, and Ghannam&#8217;s cadaver checks of experienced injectors&#8217; lip techniques put product close to a labial artery in 58.3% of injections, 60.0% with a needle and 57.1% with a cannula.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig sr-lip-fig--wide\" id=\"figure-bravo-fig6\" data-sr-media=\"bravo-fig6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-bravo-fig6.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-bravo-fig6.webp\" alt=\"Ultrasound panels of a lip during cannula filler injection with the labial arteries on Power Doppler\" width=\"800\" height=\"171\"><\/a><figcaption>The vertical submucosal cannula during insertion, scanned at 8\u201318 MHz: the filler in B-mode, then Power Doppler with the superior and inferior labial arteries and the filler labeled, and the 22G cannula in the lip. Figure 6 from Bravo BSF, Bravo LG, Cornachini BG, et al. Life (Basel) 2025;15(4):509. doi:10.3390\/life15040509. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A negative aspirate leaves the artery&#8217;s position unknown. The global consensus tells injectors not to rely on it (Signorini 2016), and Goodman&#8217;s group found no evidence for aspiration as a safety measure. On ultrasound, Lin&#8217;s team watched the needle tip move back 1.1 to 5.3 mm while aspirating and forward 0.6 to 4.1 mm while injecting, distances as large as the 2.54 mm between the upper vermilion border and the SLA at the midline in Kim&#8217;s 2026 series, and 30G needles already holding filler gave false-negative aspirates (Moon 2021). Positive aspirates are rare: 35 of 5,106 (0.69%) in Nikolis&#8217;s multicenter study, with 88% of blood returns appearing within 10 seconds (Peng 2023). The consensus keeps slow injection, minimal pressure and small volumes per pass at several points; the map tells you where the artery is before the needle goes in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"mapping\">\n<h2>How to map the labial arteries with ultrasound before lip filler<\/h2>\n<p>To map the labial arteries, scan each lip with a linear probe of at least 15 MHz, follow each artery in Color or Power Doppler from its entry near the commissure to the midline, and record its plane and depth at every point you plan to inject. The 2025 Delphi panel on ultrasound in aesthetic injectables recommends vascular mapping before lip filler and a scan for previously injected filler in the area to be treated, with B-mode, Color Doppler, spectral Doppler and image archiving as mandatory functions. The WFUMB 2025 position paper asks for each labial artery to be followed along its complete course and its plane recorded as submucosal, intramuscular or superficial. Lee&#8217;s 2026 review of cannulas and needles concludes that ultrasound guidance further enhances plane confirmation and vascular avoidance, and Teixeira, with a 1 to 3 minute map per session on a handheld 20 MHz probe, recorded no vascular complications across 503 patients, 106 of them treated in the lips.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"sr-steps\">\n<li><strong>Scan for old product.<\/strong> Sweep both lips in B-mode before planning, as the Delphi panel recommends for the area to be injected, and record any prior filler and its layer. FaceAtlas AI Filler Scan names the material among seven types and measures its depth and size.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take a sagittal scout at the midline.<\/strong> Hold the probe vertically across both lips at the midline, then sweep it out toward each commissure (WFUMB 2025; Wu 2025).<br \/>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig sr-lip-fig--step\" id=\"figure-wu-fig9\" data-sr-media=\"wu-fig9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-wu-fig9.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-wu-fig9.webp\" alt=\"Sagittal Power Doppler ultrasound of the lips showing the superior and inferior labial arteries\" width=\"709\" height=\"546\"><\/a><figcaption>The sagittal scout on Power Doppler with a schematic overlay: the superior and inferior labial arteries in the submucosal layer, and the facial artery medial to the depressor anguli oris at the commissure. Figure 9 from Wu WT, Chang KV, Na\u0148ka O, et al. J Cosmet Dermatol 2025;24(4):e70164. doi:10.1111\/jocd.70164. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scan each lip transversely.<\/strong> Place the probe horizontally over the philtrum and slide it down to the upper vermilion; for the lower lip, work along the labiomental crease (Wu 2025). The orbicularis shows as two hypoechoic bands in the red lip and one in the cutaneous lip, and the teeth form the deepest bright line (Vasconcelos-Berg 2025).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow each artery in Color or Power Doppler.<\/strong> Start where the artery enters the lip, within about 0.5 cm of the commissure (Bravo 2025), and follow it to the midline, scanning across the vessel and steering the color box along it (Sigrist 2024). Record its plane and depth at every point you plan to inject, as Kim&#8217;s 2026 study did at six points per lip.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-clip\" data-sr-clip=\"36746\" data-sr-media=\"wp:36746\"><video controls preload=\"none\" playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vascular-occlusion-filler-teaching-01-labial-artery-poster.webp\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\"><source src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/suresult-aesthetic-teaching-01-labial-artery-mapping-fs.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>The superior labial artery followed across the upper lip in Color Doppler before the first pass: Suresult L24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confirm the waveform with PW Doppler.<\/strong> An arterial spectrum identifies the labial artery; color fills arteries and veins alike, and probe compression separates them (Lee 2023).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark the skin.<\/strong> Mark the artery on each cross-section and join the marks into a line (Sigrist 2024), with an extra mark wherever it runs most superficially (Vasconcelos-Berg 2025); in Vasconcelos-Berg&#8217;s mapped patient, 1.1 mm separated the skin from the artery at its shallowest point.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig sr-lip-fig--step\" id=\"figure-vasconcelos-fig18\" data-sr-media=\"vasconcelos-fig18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-vasconcelos-fig18.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-vasconcelos-fig18.webp\" alt=\"Color Doppler ultrasound of a labial artery with depth calipers measured before lip filler\" width=\"458\" height=\"270\"><\/a><figcaption>Mapping before superficial needle work: the labial artery on color Doppler with on-image depth calipers from 0.11 to 0.16 cm, the shallowest 1.1 mm. Figure 18, panel a, from Vasconcelos-Berg R, Desyatnikova S, Bonavia P, et al. Diagnostics (Basel) 2025;15(7):921. doi:10.3390\/diagnostics15070921. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan the plane and the entry against the map.<\/strong> For needle work at the border, keep the tip shallower than the artery depth measured at that point (Vasconcelos-Berg 2025); Trzeciak&#8217;s general ceiling is 3.5 mm, and 4 mm in the superior vermilion. Run cannula volume in a plane the map shows clear of the artery, such as behind it in the submucosa (Bravo 2025), and keep entries away from the corner, where the labial arteries leave the facial artery (Hong 2026). Gonzalez&#8217;s team switched to a short needle and a very superficial approach whenever the artery ran in the dry mucosa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inject under the probe where the plan calls for it.<\/strong> For cannula passes through the body of the lip, scan while injecting with the cannula in-plane, placing product above, below or between the two parts of the orbicularis (Vasconcelos-Berg 2025). For border work with a needle, map first and inject against the marks.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig sr-lip-fig--step\" id=\"figure-vasconcelos-fig16\" data-sr-media=\"vasconcelos-fig16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-vasconcelos-fig16.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-filler-technique-ultrasound-vasconcelos-fig16.webp\" alt=\"Cannula in-plane on a lip and color Doppler ultrasound of the cannula tip beside the superior labial artery\" width=\"735\" height=\"399\"><\/a><figcaption>Scanning while injecting at 8\u201318 MHz: a 25G cannula held in-plane under a hockey-stick probe in a sterile cover, and on color Doppler the cannula tip running superficial to and parallel with the superior labial artery. Figure 16 from Vasconcelos-Berg R, Desyatnikova S, Bonavia P, et al. Diagnostics (Basel) 2025;15(7):921. doi:10.3390\/diagnostics15070921. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rescan.<\/strong> Image the deposit in B-mode, confirm flow along both labial arteries in Doppler, and save the cine loop to the patient record.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Doppler settings for a labial artery<\/h3>\n<p>To show a labial artery, set the velocity scale to about 3 cm\/s with the PRF and wall filter lowered to match (Sigrist 2026), steer the color box along the vessel, and hold a 0\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 angle with abundant gel and minimal pressure. Near its origin from the facial artery, a labial artery measures about 1.6 mm across, with a peak systolic velocity near 27 to 28 cm\/s (Tucunduva 2016, 20 subjects), and the WFUMB 2025 position paper puts hypodermal arteries at 15 cm\/s or below; the settings below make that slow, shallow flow fill the color box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-doppler sr-lip-stack sr-lip-incidence\">\n<table id=\"table-doppler\">\n<caption>Doppler settings for mapping the labial arteries.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Setting<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Value for a labial artery<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Source<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Modes<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">B-mode, Color and spectral (PW) Doppler; Power Doppler for the slowest branches<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Delphi 2025; WFUMB 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Velocity scale<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">About 3 cm\/s, adjusted to the flow<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Sigrist 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>PRF and wall filter<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">Lowered together with the scale; a published 9-point lip map shows PRF at 1.00 kHz<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Sigrist 2026; Tucunduva 2016; Kim 2024 (9-point study)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Color box<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">Steered in the direction of the vessel<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Sigrist 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Doppler angle<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">0\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 to the flow, made by tilting the probe<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Tucunduva 2016; Velthuis 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Gain<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">Adjusted together with the scale<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Sigrist 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Detection threshold<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">About 2 cm\/s<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">WFUMB 2025; Sigrist 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Coupling<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">Abundant gel and minimal pressure; heavy pressure compresses the shallow vessels<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Sigrist 2026; Wu 2025; Teixeira 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Artery or vein<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">PW waveform and probe compression<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">Lee 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Setting\"><b>Record<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Value for a labial artery\">The plane of each artery at each planned point, saved as stills and a cine loop<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Source\">WFUMB 2025; Delphi 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Power Doppler is more sensitive than color Doppler (WFUMB 2025), and the 2025 Delphi panel recommends it alongside the mandatory color and spectral modes. Velthuis&#8217;s 2021 Doppler guide scans the upper lip transversely along its edge, with the orbicularis and the teeth as reference points, and describes the superior labial artery changing layers along a tortuous &#8220;dancing snake&#8221; course. On a Suresult Pro probe, color controls cover steer, color gain, PRF, wall filter, move and zoom, PW controls cover gain, steer, volume and angle, and the lip setting can be saved as one of 3 customizable user sets.<\/p>\n<h3>The rescan after the last pass<\/h3>\n<p>Rescan the lip after the last pass. In B-mode the deposit shows where the product went: Gonzalez&#8217;s 2025 series at 18 MHz found 55% of deposits in the dry submucosa, 23% in the intramuscular layers, 19% in the wet submucosa and 2% in the fat. Color or Power Doppler then confirms flow along both labial arteries, as Gonzalez&#8217;s team did after each case. Saved with the map as a cine loop, the rescan becomes the baseline for the next visit and the first comparison image if the patient calls back; the skin signs and the event scan are in the <a href=\"\/vascular-occlusion-filler\/\">vascular occlusion after filler<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"frequency\">\n<h2>What frequency you need to see the labial arteries<\/h2>\n<p>Mapping the labial arteries takes a linear probe of at least 15 MHz: the 2025 Delphi panel recommends it as the minimum, with 12 MHz serving in some cases, and the WFUMB 2025 position paper sets it as the minimum for aesthetic scanning, at which the axial resolution reaches 100 \u00b5m. The recent lip layer and mapping studies read their layers and arteries at 18 to 24 MHz (Harris 2026; Gonzalez 2025; Kim 2026). Jagu\u015b&#8217;s team reports that 18 to 22 MHz transducers show vessels about 0.1 mm across, and Velthuis&#8217;s 2021 guide notes that the small infraorbital and supraorbital arteries are not always seen at 12 MHz. At 20 MHz the image reaches about 10 mm (Lee 2023), close to the full thickness of a lip, which measured 8.36 to 10.9 mm in Harris&#8217;s 2026 and Lee&#8217;s 2020 studies; a 10 mm preset therefore fills the screen with the lip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-frequency sr-lip-stack\">\n<table id=\"table-frequency\">\n<caption>Frequencies used in published lip ultrasound studies and what each one resolved.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Frequency<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">What it resolved in the lip<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Study<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>24 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">SLA and ILA depth at six points per lip, midline to corner, before an 11-point injection<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Kim 2026, 25 women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>20 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">Facial arteries in a 1 to 3 minute map per session on a handheld probe, before cannula or needle<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Teixeira 2025, 503 patients<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>18 or 20 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">Five lip layer thicknesses, with intrarater agreement of 0.71 to 0.89<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Harris 2026, 126 participants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>18 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">The artery&#8217;s plane (wet submucosa, dry submucosa or muscle) and the deposit shapes left by cannula and needle<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Gonzalez 2025, 27 patients<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>18 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">Two orbicularis bands in the red lip and one in the cutaneous lip, with the labial arteries<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Vasconcelos-Berg 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>8\u201318 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">The labial arteries on Power Doppler before, during and after a vertical cannula pass<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Bravo 2025, 10 women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>15 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">The consensus minimum for aesthetic scanning<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Delphi 2025; WFUMB 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>12 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">SLA 3.16 mm and ILA 3.44 mm from the dry mucosa in one mapped patient, before a 9-point injection<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Kim 2024 (particle HA series)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Frequency\"><b>5\u201312 MHz<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What it resolved in the lip\">Labial artery diameter, peak velocity and resistance index near the origin<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Study\">Tucunduva 2016, 20 subjects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>On a Suresult probe the lip fits the shallowest presets of each band: the L24Pro scans at 18\/24 MHz from 10 and 15 mm presets, the L20Pro at 16\/20 MHz from 10 and 20 mm, and the L14Pro at 10\/14 MHz from 20 mm, with deeper presets for the rest of the face and the body.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig\" data-sr-media=\"wp:29867\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-ultrasound-image-from-suresult-high-frequency-handheld-ultrasound-linear-probe.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lip-ultrasound-image-from-suresult-high-frequency-handheld-ultrasound-linear-probe.webp\" alt=\"Lip cross-section on a Suresult L20 at 20 MHz showing the skin, vermilion and orbicularis layers\" width=\"2102\" height=\"1316\"><\/a><figcaption>A whole lip in cross-section on B-mode, skin, vermilion and orbicularis in one frame: Suresult L20 at 20 MHz, 20 mm depth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"ranked\">\n<h2>The 5 best handheld ultrasounds for lip filler, ranked<\/h2>\n<p>The Suresult L24Pro ranks first for lip filler at 94.1\/100, ahead of the Clarius L20 HD3 (66.8), the GE Vscan Air SL (42.0), the Butterfly iQ3 (35.3) and the Philips Lumify L12-4 (33.1). I ranked the handhelds on what a lip visit asks of a probe: enough frequency to separate the orbicularis, the mucosa and an artery about 1 mm across; Color, Power and PW Doppler to map the labial arteries and confirm the waveform; software that reads prior filler or vessel depth; needle guidance for the passes made under the probe; records for the rescan; and the five-year total for everything above. The weights and formulas are under How I scored.<\/p>\n<article class=\"sr-atlas-card sr-choice\" id=\"rank-1\" data-sr-maker=\"suresult\" data-sr-no-video=\"no-suitable-video\" data-sr-device-slot=\"suresult-l24pro\">\n<figure class=\"sr-lead-figure sr-lip-cardlead\" data-sr-media=\"wp:32254\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/l24pro-2000-main-color-doppler-q95.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L24Pro 18\/24 MHz handheld linear ultrasound probe\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\"><figcaption>Product photo, official Suresult L24Pro page (checked October 29, 2026).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><em>01<\/em> Suresult L24Pro \u2014 Best Overall for Lip Filler Mapping<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-spec\">Needle Enhance \u00b7 Color, Power and PW Doppler \u00b7 FaceAtlas AI, 3 months included \u00b7 18\/24 MHz \u00b7 10\u201325 mm \u00b7 256 elements \u00b7 {{SRX_PRICE:30649}}<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-score\">Score: 94.1\/100<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-keyfacts\">{{SRX_PRICE:30649}} \u00b7 145 g \u00b7 up to 4 h \u00b7 cordless \u00b7 IP67 \u00b7 no imaging subscription<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-rank-buy\"><a class=\"sr-buy-cta\" href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l24-pro-18-24mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Buy the Suresult L24Pro aesthetic ultrasound probe: {{SRX_PRICE:30649}}<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-verdict\"><strong>Verdict:<\/strong> Buy the L24Pro if lips fill much of your filler list and you want the labial arteries, the orbicularis and the mucosa sharp on one screen, three Doppler modes to map and confirm the arteries, and the needle visible as it passes them. It is my pick for injectors who map every lip before they treat it.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-specs\">\n<li><strong>Lip tools:<\/strong> 10 and 15 mm presets that frame the lip from skin to mucosa; Color, Power and PW Doppler (color: steer, color gain, PRF, wall filter, move and zoom; PW: gain, steer, volume and angle); automatic vessel flow measurement with PS, ED, TAMAX and TAMEAN<\/li>\n<li><strong>Filler software:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/faceatlas\/\">FaceAtlas AI<\/a> Filler Scan finds prior filler, names the material among seven (HA, CaHA, PLLA, PCL, PMMA, PVA and collagen) and gives its depth and size; its Color Power Doppler view puts blood flow on the live scan before the needle enters; Dual View sets the raw scan beside the AI layers while you inject; 21 standard mapping points from forehead to jawline, two of them perioral; 3 months included, on 64-bit Android 8.0 or later<\/li>\n<li><strong>Needle tools:<\/strong> the In-Plane &#038; Out-Plane Puncture Guide, Needle Enhance, plus Flip and Grid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> a cine buffer set to 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 frames, the longest about 165 s; on-device storage; export as JPEG, PNG, MP4 or DICOM; FaceAtlas AI PDF reports and one-click comparison with the previous visit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price and plan:<\/strong> {{SRX_PRICE:30649}}, with imaging, Doppler and needle tools free of subscription; FaceAtlas AI from month 4 at {{SRX_STORE:36381}} a month, {{SRX_STORE:36382}} a year or {{SRX_STORE:36383}} for life, the lifetime license sold until 11:59 PM PT, December 31, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight and scan time:<\/strong> 145 g; a 4,400 mAh battery for up to 4 h; connects over its own dual-band Wi-Fi to phones and tablets on iOS, Android or Windows; IP67 and drop-tested<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it ranks here.<\/strong> The lip is thin, and its arteries run close to where the product goes. In Harris&#8217;s 2026 study the upper lip measured 8.36 mm and the lower lip 9.01 mm, with each of five layers 1.4 to 2.3 mm thick, and Kim&#8217;s 2026 readings at 24 MHz put the SLA 2.54 mm from the vermilion border at the midline. The L24Pro&#8217;s 24 MHz top frequency and 10 and 15 mm presets work at that scale, the same frequency Kim used for the six-point artery measurements, and earn the full 25 for superficial detail.<\/p>\n<p>Color, Power and PW Doppler all ship with the probe: color to follow each artery from the commissure to the midline, Power for the slow branches at the midline, and PW to confirm an arterial waveform, covering the modes the 2025 Delphi panel makes mandatory (color and spectral) and recommends (Power), for the full 25. FaceAtlas AI earns the full 15 for software: Filler Scan names prior filler among seven materials and measures its depth, the 21-point map keeps every facial site scanned the same way at each visit, and the layer view maps skin, fat and the SMAS, with 3 months in the price.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-lip-fig-pair\">\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig sr-lip-fig--app\" data-sr-media=\"wp:36440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/faceatlas-ai-filler-scan-ha-marked.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/faceatlas-ai-filler-scan-ha-marked.webp\" alt=\"FaceAtlas AI Filler Scan overlay on a facial B-mode scan\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\"><\/a><figcaption>The FaceAtlas AI Filler Scan overlay on a facial B-mode scan, the check for old product before new filler goes in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-fig sr-lip-fig--app\" data-sr-media=\"wp:36441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/faceatlas-ai-21-point-facial-map.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/faceatlas-ai-21-point-facial-map.webp\" alt=\"FaceAtlas AI facial region map\" width=\"900\" height=\"1120\"><\/a><figcaption>The FaceAtlas AI facial region map, forehead to neck, scanned the same way at every visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>For needle guidance, Needle Enhance plus in-plane and out-of-plane guide lines earn the full 10: the tools a cannula pass under the probe depends on. For records, the cine buffer holds up to 1,000 frames, about 165 seconds, each scan saves on the device and exports as DICOM, and FaceAtlas AI produces a PDF report and a one-click comparison with the previous visit: 10 of 10. Owning the L24Pro with the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license for five years totals {{SRX_TOTAL:P30649+S36383}}, which scores 9.08 of 15 against the field&#8217;s lowest five-year total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-subscores\">Sub-scores: superficial detail 25, Doppler 25, filler and vessel software 15, needle guidance 10, records 10, five-year cost 9.08.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-reg\">Every Suresult L-series probe is <a href=\"\/certifications-compliance\/\">FDA 510(k) cleared under K211321<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L24Pro, L20Pro or L14Pro?<\/strong> All three share 256 elements, three Doppler modes, Needle Enhance, 4 hours of scanning and 3 months of FaceAtlas AI. The L24Pro covers the lip and other shallow sites at 18\/24 MHz in presets from 10 to 25 mm. For {{SRX_DIFFNET:30649:31250}} less, the <a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l20pro-16-20mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Suresult L20Pro high-frequency linear probe<\/a> scans the lip at 16\/20 MHz and keeps 30 and 40 mm presets for the deeper chin and nasolabial fold planes, so one probe covers the whole perioral region in the same session. The <a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l14pro-10-14mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Suresult L14Pro linear probe<\/a> at {{SRX_PRICE:31438}} runs 10\/14 MHz with presets to 80 mm for clinics that scan the body as well as the face. Lips first: the L24Pro. The whole perioral region on one probe: the L20Pro. The <a href=\"\/l20-vs-l24-aesthetic-ultrasound\/\">L14, L20 and L24 aesthetic ultrasound chooser<\/a> compares the three bands for aesthetic work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-fit\"><span><strong>Best for:<\/strong> injectors who map the labial arteries before every lip and want the artery, the deposit and the needle on one 24 MHz screen.<\/span><span><strong>Choose a family model if:<\/strong> you want the lip, chin and nasolabial folds on one probe (the L20Pro), you scan the body as well as the face (the L14Pro), you want the 24 MHz band at {{SRX_PRICE:28675}} (the L24), or you want the 20 MHz band at the lowest Needle Enhance price in the family (the L20).<\/span><span class=\"sr-lip-fit-wide\"><strong>Compare carefully if:<\/strong> you want a Lips application in the menu with live vessel depth in a membership (the Clarius L20 HD3), or heart, lung and abdominal scans on the same probe (the GE Vscan Air SL).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-family-siblings\" data-sr-family-of=\"suresult\">\n<h4>Also in this family<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sr-family-sibling\" data-sr-family-sibling=\"Suresult L24\"><img class=\"sr-family-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l24.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L24 wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-sibline\"><a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l24-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Suresult L24 linear ultrasound probe<\/a> \u00b7 {{SRX_PRICE:28675}} \u00b7 88.1\/100. Same 18\/24 MHz band and 10, 15, 20 and 25 mm presets as the L24Pro, on 192 elements with 2 hours per charge; Color, Power and PW Doppler and Needle Enhance included, and FaceAtlas AI on a monthly, yearly or lifetime license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sr-family-sibling\" data-sr-family-sibling=\"Suresult L20Pro\"><img class=\"sr-family-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l20pro.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L20Pro wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-sibline\"><a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l20pro-16-20mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Suresult L20Pro linear ultrasound probe<\/a> \u00b7 {{SRX_PRICE:31250}} \u00b7 87.8\/100. The lip, chin and nasolabial folds on one probe: 16\/20 MHz with 10, 20, 30 and 40 mm presets on 256 elements, three Doppler modes, Needle Enhance and 4 hours per charge, with 3 months of FaceAtlas AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sr-family-sibling\" data-sr-family-sibling=\"Suresult L20\"><img class=\"sr-family-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l20.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L20 wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-sibline\"><a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l20-high-frequency-16-20-mhz-linear-wireless-ultrasound-for-msk-skin-and-facial-plastic-surgery-injections\/\">Suresult L20 linear ultrasound probe<\/a> \u00b7 {{SRX_STORE:28582}} \u00b7 82.1\/100. The 16\/20 MHz band with presets from 10 to 40 mm, 192 elements and 2 hours per charge at 147 g; the same three Doppler modes and Needle Enhance, with FaceAtlas AI by license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sr-family-sibling\" data-sr-family-sibling=\"Suresult L14Pro\"><img class=\"sr-family-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l14pro.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L14Pro wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-sibline\"><a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l14pro-10-14mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Suresult L14Pro linear ultrasound probe<\/a> \u00b7 {{SRX_PRICE:31438}} \u00b7 77.7\/100. Face plus body work: 10\/14 MHz with 20, 40, 60 and 80 mm presets on 256 elements, three Doppler modes, Needle Enhance and 4 hours per charge, with 3 months of FaceAtlas AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sr-family-sibling\" data-sr-family-sibling=\"Suresult L14\"><img class=\"sr-family-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l14.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L14 wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-sibline\"><a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l14-linear-wireless-ultrasound-high-frequency-imaging\/\">Suresult L14 linear ultrasound probe<\/a> \u00b7 {{SRX_PRICE:28577}} \u00b7 69.6\/100. The lowest entry price in the line: 10\/14 MHz from 20 to 80 mm on 192 elements, three Doppler modes and in-plane and out-of-plane guide lines, 2 hours per charge at 200 g; FaceAtlas AI by license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-links\"><a href=\"\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l24-pro-18-24mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">Suresult L24Pro aesthetic ultrasound probe<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/shop\/accessories\/aesthetic-ultrasound-gel-pads\/\">Suresult aesthetic ultrasound gel pads<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/specialty\/handheld-ultrasound-for-aesthetics\/\">Suresult handheld ultrasound for aesthetics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sr-atlas-card sr-choice\" id=\"rank-2\" data-sr-maker=\"clarius\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Clarius L20 HD3\" data-sr-device-slot=\"clarius-l20-hd3\">\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-cardphoto\"><img class=\"sr-atlas-photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-clarius-l20-v2.webp\" alt=\"Clarius L20 HD3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><figcaption>Image: Clarius Mobile Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><em>02<\/em> Clarius L20 HD3 \u2014 Best for a Named Lips Application at 20 MHz<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-spec\">8\u201320 MHz \u00b7 4 cm \u00b7 Lips among the listed applications \u00b7 Vessel Depth AI, Needle Enhance and PW Doppler with Essentials \u00b7 $5,395 plus Essentials<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-score\">Score: 66.8\/100<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-keyfacts\">$5,395 plus Essentials \u00b7 Color and Power Doppler included \u00b7 290 g \u00b7 about 60 min per charge \u00b7 IP67 \u00b7 3-year warranty<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-verdict\"><strong>Verdict:<\/strong> Buy the L20 HD3 if a Lips entry in the application list matters to you, you want a cordless 20 MHz scanner with a live readout of the shallowest vessel&#8217;s depth, and you will keep the Clarius Essentials membership.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-specs\">\n<li><strong>Lip tools:<\/strong> Vessel Depth AI shows the depth of the shallowest blood vessel on the imaging screen and updates it in real time, with Essentials; Auto Aesthetic Calipers measure skin, fat and tissue thickness; T-Mode AI Aesthetics labels the facial layers, a tool Clarius lists for educational and training purposes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imaging:<\/strong> 8\u201320 MHz linear to 4 cm with a 25 mm field of view; Color and Power Doppler included; PW Doppler with Essentials; applications include lips, aesthetics and vascular work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Needle tools:<\/strong> Needle Enhance with Essentials; a center guide line<\/li>\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> 30-second cine; local and cloud storage, DICOM and PDF reports with Essentials<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price and plan:<\/strong> $5,395 at the Clarius store, checked October 29, 2026; Essentials yearly at $695, three years at $1,785, or one-time at $2,500<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight and scan time:<\/strong> 290 g; roughly an hour of scanning per charge and about 90 min to refill the battery; IP67; 1 m drop rating; 3-year warranty; 30-day returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it ranks here.<\/strong> At 20 MHz the L20 HD3 scores 17.86 of 25 for superficial detail, and a Clarius L20 at 20 MHz carried Teixeira&#8217;s 503 mapped patients, 106 of them lips, with a 1 to 3 minute map per session. The scanner includes Color and Power Doppler and Essentials adds PW, for 21 of 25. Clarius calls Vessel Depth AI vascular mapping, which earns half the map credit as a membership tool, and the Auto Aesthetic Calipers, sold with no tier named, earn the full depth credit: 7.5 of 15 for software.<\/p>\n<p>Needle Enhance at half credit in Essentials plus the center guide make 7.5 of 10 for needle guidance. The 30-second cine falls short of the 60-second mark, and storage, DICOM and PDF reports arrive with Essentials, for 7 of 10 on records. With one-time Essentials, five years total $7,895, or 5.96 of 15 on cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-subscores\">Sub-scores: superficial detail 17.86, Doppler 21, filler and vessel software 7.5, needle guidance 7.5, records 7, five-year cost 5.96.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limitations.<\/strong> PW Doppler, Needle Enhance, Vessel Depth AI, storage and DICOM all sit in the membership, cine playback runs 30 seconds, and no Clarius tool names a filler material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-fit\"><span><strong>Best for:<\/strong> injectors who want 20 MHz, a Lips application and live vessel depth, and who will stay on Essentials.<\/span><span><strong>Skip it if:<\/strong> you need PW Doppler, Needle Enhance and DICOM without a membership, or software that names old filler before you add more.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-video\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Clarius L20 HD3\" data-sr-youtube=\"zLAphlhYKYM\">\n<div class=\"sr-video-frame\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sr-video-poster\" aria-label=\"Clarius Mobile Health (official; checked October 29, 2026): the L20 HD3 introduced for facial aesthetics.\" onclick=\"this.hidden=true;const f=this.nextElementSibling;f.src=f.dataset.src;f.hidden=false;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zLAphlhYKYM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Clarius Mobile Health (official; checked October 29, 2026): the L20 HD3 introduced for facial aesthetics.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#102c25\"\/><path d=\"M26 18L46 32L26 46Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zLAphlhYKYM\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zLAphlhYKYM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Clarius Mobile Health (official; checked October 29, 2026): the L20 HD3 introduced for facial aesthetics.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen hidden><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Clarius Mobile Health (official; checked October 29, 2026): the L20 HD3 introduced for facial aesthetics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sr-family-siblings\" data-sr-family-of=\"clarius\">\n<h4>Also in this family<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sr-family-sibling\" data-sr-family-sibling=\"Clarius L15 HD3\"><img class=\"sr-family-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-clarius-l15.webp\" alt=\"Clarius L15 HD3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-sibline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.clarius.com\/products\/l15-hd3-handheld-ultrasound-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clarius L15 HD3<\/a> \u00b7 $3,795 plus Essentials \u00b7 56.9\/100. A 5\u201315 MHz linear to 7 cm with a 50 mm field of view on the Essentials membership; $6,295 over five years with one-time Essentials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sr-video\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Clarius L15 HD3\" data-sr-youtube=\"UXZv4Wart3U\">\n<div class=\"sr-video-frame\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sr-video-poster\" aria-label=\"Masters of Ultrasound, an independent channel, reviews the Clarius L15 HD3 (checked October 29, 2026).\" onclick=\"this.hidden=true;const f=this.nextElementSibling;f.src=f.dataset.src;f.hidden=false;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UXZv4Wart3U\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Masters of Ultrasound, an independent channel, reviews the Clarius L15 HD3 (checked October 29, 2026).\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#102c25\"\/><path d=\"M26 18L46 32L26 46Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/UXZv4Wart3U\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/UXZv4Wart3U?autoplay=1\" title=\"Masters of Ultrasound, an independent channel, reviews the Clarius L15 HD3 (checked October 29, 2026).\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen hidden><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Masters of Ultrasound, an independent channel, reviews the Clarius L15 HD3 (checked October 29, 2026).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clarius.com\/scanners\/l20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Official Clarius L20 HD3 specifications<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/store.clarius.com\/products\/l20-hd3-handheld-ultrasound-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clarius store<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/clarius-ultrasound-price-subscription-cost-2026\/\">Clarius prices and Essentials plans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sr-atlas-card sr-choice\" id=\"rank-3\" data-sr-maker=\"ge-healthcare\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"GE Vscan Air SL\" data-sr-device-slot=\"ge-vscan-air-sl\">\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-cardphoto\"><img class=\"sr-atlas-photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-ge-vscan-air-sl-v2.webp\" alt=\"GE Vscan Air SL ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><figcaption>Image: GE HealthCare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><em>03<\/em> GE Vscan Air SL \u2014 Best for Clinics That Also Scan Hearts and Lungs<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-spec\">Linear 3\u201312 MHz to 8 cm \u00b7 sector head to 24 cm \u00b7 Color and PW Doppler included \u00b7 $4,999<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-score\">Score: 42.0\/100<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-keyfacts\">$4,999 \u00b7 218 g \u00b7 about 50 min per charge \u00b7 IP67 \u00b7 3-year warranty<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-verdict\"><strong>Verdict:<\/strong> Buy the Vscan Air SL if your clinic wants one wireless probe for the lips, the heart, the lungs and the abdomen, with Color and PW Doppler in the purchase price.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-specs\">\n<li><strong>Lip tools:<\/strong> Color and PW Doppler on a 192-element linear head at 3\u201312 MHz, behind a 40 \u00d7 7 mm lens<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imaging:<\/strong> linear 3\u201312 MHz to 8 cm and sector to 24 cm; GE lists aesthetics as an optional indication, offered in some markets<\/li>\n<li><strong>Needle tools:<\/strong> a centerline marker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> 500 exams stored on the device; DICOM; an OB report<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price and plan:<\/strong> $4,999 in the GE HealthCare US shop, checked October 29, 2026; the optional Innovations plan, $500 a year or $1,299 for three years, adds Caption AI and the cardiac and bladder tools<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight and scan time:<\/strong> 218 g; about 50 min per charge; IP67; 3-year warranty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it ranks here.<\/strong> The linear head tops out at 12 MHz, which scores 3.57 of 25 for superficial detail; 12 MHz is the frequency of Kim&#8217;s 2024 particle-HA series, which measured both labial arteries from the dry mucosa in one mapped patient. Color and PW Doppler come with the probe, and GE lists no Power Doppler, for 17 of 25. The centerline marker earns 5 of 10 for needle guidance, and on-device storage, DICOM and the OB report earn 7 of 10 for records. At $4,999 with every scored tool included, it has the lowest five-year cost of the four rivals, 9.42 of 15. No GE tool reads filler or vessel depth, so software scores 0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-subscores\">Sub-scores: superficial detail 3.57, Doppler 17, filler and vessel software 0, needle guidance 5, records 7, five-year cost 9.42.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limitations.<\/strong> 12 MHz sits under the 15 MHz minimum that the 2025 Delphi panel recommends and the WFUMB 2025 position paper sets, Power Doppler is not listed, and the needle aid is a centerline marker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-fit\"><span><strong>Best for:<\/strong> clinics that want lip mapping plus cardiac, lung and abdominal scans from one dual-head probe.<\/span><span><strong>Skip it if:<\/strong> lips are your main work and you want 18 MHz or more, Power Doppler or needle enhancement.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-video\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"GE Vscan Air SL\" data-sr-youtube=\"a2vCsyZx5WM\">\n<div class=\"sr-video-frame\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sr-video-poster\" aria-label=\"GE HealthCare (official; checked October 29, 2026): the Vscan Air SL with Caption AI.\" onclick=\"this.hidden=true;const f=this.nextElementSibling;f.src=f.dataset.src;f.hidden=false;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/a2vCsyZx5WM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"GE HealthCare (official; checked October 29, 2026): the Vscan Air SL with Caption AI.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#102c25\"\/><path d=\"M26 18L46 32L26 46Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/a2vCsyZx5WM\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/a2vCsyZx5WM?autoplay=1\" title=\"GE HealthCare (official; checked October 29, 2026): the Vscan Air SL with Caption AI.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen hidden><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>GE HealthCare (official; checked October 29, 2026): the Vscan Air SL with Caption AI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehealthcare.com\/products\/ultrasound\/handheld-ultrasound\/vscan-air-sl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Official GE Vscan Air SL page<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehealthcare.com\/en-us\/shop\/equipment\/vscan-air-sl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GE HealthCare US shop<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sr-atlas-card sr-choice\" id=\"rank-4\" data-sr-maker=\"butterfly\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Butterfly iQ3\" data-sr-device-slot=\"butterfly-iq3\">\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-cardphoto\"><img class=\"sr-atlas-photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-butterfly-iq3.webp\" alt=\"Butterfly iQ3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"333\" height=\"800\"><figcaption>Image: Butterfly Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><em>04<\/em> Butterfly iQ3 \u2014 Best Whole-Body Probe With Biplane Needle Views<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-spec\">1\u201312 MHz on one probe \u00b7 &#8220;Vascular: Superficial&#8221; preset at 1\u20134 cm \u00b7 Color with Core; Power, PW, Needle Viz and Biplane with Advanced \u00b7 $3,899 plus a membership<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-score\">Score: 35.3\/100<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-keyfacts\">$3,899 plus Core or Advanced \u00b7 300 g \u00b7 up to 2 h \u00b7 IPX7 and IP6X \u00b7 3-year warranty<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-verdict\"><strong>Verdict:<\/strong> Buy the iQ3 if a single probe has to cover the whole body, biplane and out-of-plane needle views matter to you, and you will map lips in its superficial vascular preset on the Advanced plan.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-specs\">\n<li><strong>Lip tools:<\/strong> the &#8220;Vascular: Superficial&#8221; preset, which Butterfly describes for small facial vessels with slow flow, at 1\u20134 cm; Color Doppler with Core; Power and PW Doppler with Advanced<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imaging:<\/strong> one 1\u201312 MHz chip-based probe for every preset, with the nerve preset reaching 8 cm; Auto Bladder Volume and Auto B-Lines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Needle tools:<\/strong> Biplane Imaging, Needle Viz and the Needle: Out-of-Plane preset, which shows the tip within 1 mm of the entry point, all with Advanced; a midline marker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> recorded clips; cloud storage with Core; Basic DICOM sold by quote<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price and plan:<\/strong> $3,899 with a 3-year warranty at the Butterfly store, checked October 29, 2026; Core $299 a year; Advanced $420 a year or $1,500 for five years<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight and scan time:<\/strong> 300 g; up to 2 h; IPX7 and IP6X; 4-ft drop rating; connects to the phone or tablet by cable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it ranks here.<\/strong> At 12 MHz the iQ3 scores 3.57 of 25 for superficial detail. Color Doppler sits in Core and Power and PW Doppler in Advanced, each at half credit as a paid mode: 12.5 of 25. Needle Viz at half credit in Advanced plus the midline marker earn 7.5 of 10. Cloud storage with DICOM bought by quote scores 3 of 10 for records, and $5,399 over five years with Advanced scores 8.72 of 15. No Butterfly tool reads filler or vessel depth, so software scores 0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-subscores\">Sub-scores: superficial detail 3.57, Doppler 12.5, filler and vessel software 0, needle guidance 7.5, records 3, five-year cost 8.72.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limitations.<\/strong> The single probe tops out at 12 MHz, under the 15 MHz consensus minimum, and every Doppler mode needs a paid plan: Color with Core, Power and PW with Advanced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-fit\"><span><strong>Best for:<\/strong> clinicians who scan the whole body and want biplane needle guidance on one probe.<\/span><span><strong>Skip it if:<\/strong> you want 18 MHz or more for the lip, or Doppler without a membership.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-video\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Butterfly iQ3\" data-sr-youtube=\"HljSm0FcGYM\">\n<div class=\"sr-video-frame\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sr-video-poster\" aria-label=\"Butterfly Network (official; checked October 29, 2026): needle guidance on the iQ3.\" onclick=\"this.hidden=true;const f=this.nextElementSibling;f.src=f.dataset.src;f.hidden=false;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HljSm0FcGYM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Butterfly Network (official; checked October 29, 2026): needle guidance on the iQ3.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#102c25\"\/><path d=\"M26 18L46 32L26 46Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HljSm0FcGYM\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HljSm0FcGYM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Butterfly Network (official; checked October 29, 2026): needle guidance on the iQ3.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen hidden><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Butterfly Network (official; checked October 29, 2026): needle guidance on the iQ3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterflynetwork.com\/iq3-specs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Official Butterfly iQ3 specifications<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterflynetwork.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Butterfly prices and memberships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"sr-atlas-card sr-choice\" id=\"rank-5\" data-sr-maker=\"philips\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Philips Lumify L12-4\" data-sr-device-slot=\"philips-lumify-l12-4\">\n<figure class=\"sr-lip-cardphoto\"><img class=\"sr-atlas-photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-philips-l12-4-v2.webp\" alt=\"Philips Lumify L12-4 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><figcaption>Image: Philips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><em>05<\/em> Philips Lumify L12-4 \u2014 Best for Practices Already on Lumify<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-spec\">12\u20134 MHz to 12 cm \u00b7 PW and steerable color Doppler included \u00b7 battery-free \u00b7 $10,307.95 outright at PartsSource<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-score\">Score: 33.1\/100<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-keyfacts\">$10,307.95 at PartsSource or by quote through Philips \u00b7 under 136 g \u00b7 up to 7.5 h \u00b7 no subscription \u00b7 5-year basic warranty through Philips<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-verdict\"><strong>Verdict:<\/strong> Buy the L12-4 if your practice already runs the Lumify app on other Philips transducers and you want a light linear with all of its software in the purchase.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-specs\">\n<li><strong>Lip tools:<\/strong> steerable color Doppler in Fast Flow and Slow Flow modes, and PW Doppler<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imaging:<\/strong> 12\u20134 MHz linear to 12 cm; a 34 mm footprint and a 38 mm aperture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Needle tools:<\/strong> a center line marker; biopsy capable<\/li>\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> loops of 1 to 10 s; hundreds of exams on the device; DICOM to PACS<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price and plan:<\/strong> sold by quote through Philips Healthcare; $10,307.95 outright at PartsSource with a 90-day warranty, checked October 29, 2026; Philips sells Lumify with no subscriptions, all software and features in the purchase<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight and scan time:<\/strong> under 136 g; no battery of its own, so it runs on the phone or tablet&#8217;s power, for up to 7.5 h; 5-year basic warranty through Philips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it ranks here.<\/strong> The L12-4 tops out at 12 MHz, 3.57 of 25 for superficial detail. Steerable color and PW Doppler come with it, and Philips lists no Power Doppler: 17 of 25. The center line marker earns 5 of 10, and 1\u201310 s loops with storage and DICOM score 3 of 10 for records. At $10,307.95 it carries the highest five-year cost in this comparison, 4.57 of 15. No Philips tool reads filler or vessel depth, so software scores 0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-subscores\">Sub-scores: superficial detail 3.57, Doppler 17, filler and vessel software 0, needle guidance 5, records 3, five-year cost 4.57.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limitations.<\/strong> 12 MHz sits under the 15 MHz consensus minimum, loops stop at 10 s, and Philips sells it by quote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sr-lip-fit\"><span><strong>Best for:<\/strong> practices standardized on Lumify that want a linear for occasional lip mapping.<\/span><span><strong>Skip it if:<\/strong> you want 18 MHz or more, Power Doppler, needle enhancement or a published price from the maker.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sr-video\" data-sr-exact-model-video=\"Philips Lumify L12-4\" data-sr-youtube=\"LHnoKmANk0k\">\n<div class=\"sr-video-frame\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"sr-video-poster\" aria-label=\"Engenharia Biom\u00e9dica PUC-SP (independent; checked October 29, 2026): the Lumify L12-4 linear transducer demonstrated, in Portuguese.\" onclick=\"this.hidden=true;const f=this.nextElementSibling;f.src=f.dataset.src;f.hidden=false;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LHnoKmANk0k\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Engenharia Biom\u00e9dica PUC-SP (independent; checked October 29, 2026): the Lumify L12-4 linear transducer demonstrated, in Portuguese.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"30\" fill=\"#102c25\"\/><path d=\"M26 18L46 32L26 46Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LHnoKmANk0k\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LHnoKmANk0k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Engenharia Biom\u00e9dica PUC-SP (independent; checked October 29, 2026): the Lumify L12-4 linear transducer demonstrated, in Portuguese.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen hidden><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Engenharia Biom\u00e9dica PUC-SP (independent; checked October 29, 2026): the Lumify L12-4 linear transducer demonstrated, in Portuguese.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sr-atlas-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.philips.com\/healthcare\/product\/HC989605451352\/lumifyl124lineararraytransducer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Official Philips Lumify L12-4 page<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partssource.com\/parts\/philips\/453561734017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PartsSource listing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cost\">\n<h2>What each handheld costs to own for five years<\/h2>\n<p>Five years of ownership, counting the handheld plus the software each scored tool needs, total {{SRX_TOTAL:P30649+S36383}} for the Suresult L24Pro with the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license, $4,999 for the GE Vscan Air SL, $5,399 for the Butterfly iQ3, $7,895 for the Clarius L20 HD3 and $10,307.95 for the Philips Lumify L12-4. Essentials carries the Clarius PW Doppler, Needle Enhance, Vessel Depth AI, storage and DICOM; Butterfly puts Color in Core and Power, PW and the needle tools in Advanced. Every Doppler mode, both needle tools and the imaging app come with the L24Pro; its only add-on is FaceAtlas AI after month 3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-cost sr-lip-stack\">\n<table id=\"table-cost\">\n<caption>Five-year cost of each ranked handheld with the software its scored tools need, checked October 29, 2026.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Handheld<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Price<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">What the scored tools need<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Five-year total, software paid once<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">On a yearly plan<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Handheld\"><span class=\"sr-row-id\"><img class=\"sr-row-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-l24pro.webp\" alt=\"Suresult L24Pro wireless linear ultrasound probe with tablet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><b>Suresult L24Pro<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Price\">{{SRX_PRICE:30649}}<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What the scored tools need\">FaceAtlas AI after the 3 included months; imaging, Doppler and needle tools included<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year total, software paid once\">{{SRX_TOTAL:P30649+S36383}} with the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license, sold until 11:59 PM PT, December 31, 2026<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"On a yearly plan\">{{SRX_TOTAL:P30649+S36382*5}} over five years with the FaceAtlas AI yearly license at {{SRX_STORE:36382}} from month 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Handheld\"><span class=\"sr-row-id\"><img class=\"sr-row-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-clarius-l20-v2.webp\" alt=\"Clarius L20 HD3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><b>Clarius L20 HD3<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Price\">$5,395<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What the scored tools need\">Essentials, $2,500 paid once, for PW Doppler, Needle Enhance, Vessel Depth AI and DICOM<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year total, software paid once\">$7,895<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"On a yearly plan\">$8,870 over five years with Essentials billed yearly at $695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Handheld\"><span class=\"sr-row-id\"><img class=\"sr-row-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-ge-vscan-air-sl-v2.webp\" alt=\"GE Vscan Air SL ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><b>GE Vscan Air SL<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Price\">$4,999<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What the scored tools need\">Included: Color and PW Doppler, the centerline marker, storage and DICOM<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year total, software paid once\">$4,999<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"On a yearly plan\">Innovations, $500 a year, adds cardiac and bladder AI outside the score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Handheld\"><span class=\"sr-row-id\"><img class=\"sr-row-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-butterfly-iq3.webp\" alt=\"Butterfly iQ3 ultrasound probe\" width=\"333\" height=\"800\"><b>Butterfly iQ3<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Price\">$3,899<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What the scored tools need\">Advanced for Power and PW Doppler and the needle tools, $1,500 for five years<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year total, software paid once\">$5,399<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"On a yearly plan\">Advanced at $420 a year: $5,999 in five years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Handheld\"><span class=\"sr-row-id\"><img class=\"sr-row-thumb\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost-philips-l12-4-v2.webp\" alt=\"Philips Lumify L12-4 ultrasound probe\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><b>Philips Lumify L12-4<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Price\">$10,307.95 outright at PartsSource<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What the scored tools need\">All Lumify software in the purchase<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Five-year total, software paid once\">$10,307.95<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"On a yearly plan\">Sold without subscriptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sr-table-note\">Rival prices come from each maker&#8217;s US store and the PartsSource listing, read on October 29, 2026; the <a href=\"\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost\/\">aesthetic ultrasound cost guide<\/a> prices the wider field of aesthetic probes.<\/p>\n<p>Suresult prices each probe with No Hidden Fees: the checkout figure is what you pay, with worldwide delivery, customs clearance and duties covered, and orders leave within 24 hours. Every probe carries a 30-day worry-free trial from the day it arrives and a 2-year warranty, extendable to 3 or 5 years. FaceAtlas AI is licensed one device at a time, with the key sent by email and no auto-renewal. The 3 months that come with the L14Pro, L20Pro and L24Pro are claimed on the <a href=\"\/faceatlas\/claim\/\">FaceAtlas AI claim page<\/a> and begin when you press Start; the L14, L20 and L24 run the same <a href=\"\/shop\/software-ai\/faceatlas-ai-monthly-license-ai-skin-ultrasound-software\/\">monthly<\/a>, <a href=\"\/shop\/software-ai\/faceatlas-ai-yearly-license-ai-skin-ultrasound-software\/\">yearly<\/a> and <a href=\"\/shop\/software-ai\/faceatlas-ai-lifetime-license-ai-skin-ultrasound-software\/\">lifetime<\/a> licenses from day one. For mapping during the injection, the <a href=\"\/shop\/accessories\/aesthetic-ultrasound-gel-pads\/\">Suresult aesthetic ultrasound gel pads<\/a> are sterile, individually sealed 35 mm hydrogel pads that conform to the lips, at {{SRX_PRICE:36977}} for 50.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"methodology\">\n<h2>How I scored<\/h2>\n<p>I scored each maker&#8217;s card out of 100 on six weighted criteria, set on October 29, 2026, before scoring a single rival: superficial detail 25, Doppler 25, filler and vessel software 15, needle guidance 10, records 10 and five-year cost 15. Together they answer the question an injector asks before buying: which handheld shows the labial arteries and the lip layers clearly enough to plan every pass, maps and confirms the arteries with Doppler, reads old filler or vessel depth, guides the needle or cannula under the probe, keeps the rescan on file, and what the whole kit costs across five years.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sr-comp\">\n<li>Superficial detail (25): 25 \u00d7 (top linear frequency in MHz \u2212 10) \u00f7 14, held between 0 and 25, so 24 MHz scores 25, 20 MHz 17.86 and 12 MHz 3.57.<\/li>\n<li>Doppler (25): Color 9, Power 8 and PW 8, counted in full when the purchase includes the mode and at half when a paid plan unlocks it.<\/li>\n<li>Filler and vessel software (15): naming the filler material 5, a facial vessel or injection-point map 5, layer or depth measurement 5, each in full when included and at half when paid. FaceAtlas AI counts as included on the Pro models, which carry 3 months of it, and so does any tool whose tier the maker leaves unnamed.<\/li>\n<li>Needle guidance (10): an enhancement mode 5, plus 5 for in-plane or out-of-plane guide lines, biplane views or a center line the maker names for needle work; paid tools at half.<\/li>\n<li>Records (10): cine of at least 60 s in a maker figure for this exact model 3; on-device or app storage plus DICOM export 3; a visit report or a side-by-side comparison 4.<\/li>\n<li>Five-year cost (15): the lowest five-year total among every scored model divided by this model&#8217;s total, times 15. A Suresult total is the October 29, 2026 listed price plus the FaceAtlas AI lifetime license; Clarius adds one-time Essentials and Butterfly Advanced for five years; the Lumify total is its PartsSource price. The Suresult L14 with the lifetime license sets the reference at {{SRX_TOTAL:P28577+S36383}}.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sr-table-wrap sr-comp sr-lip-t-scores sr-lip-stack sr-lip-scores\">\n<table id=\"table-scores\">\n<caption>Scores out of 100 for each maker&#8217;s card; protocol declared October 29, 2026.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Rank and maker card<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Superficial \/25<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Doppler \/25<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Software \/15<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Needle \/10<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Records \/10<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Cost \/15<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total \/100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Rank and maker card\">1 \u00b7 <b>Suresult L24Pro<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Superficial \/25\">25<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler \/25\">25<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Software \/15\">15<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle \/10\">10<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Records \/10\">10<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cost \/15\">9.08<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Total \/100\">94.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Rank and maker card\">2 \u00b7 <b>Clarius L20 HD3<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Superficial \/25\">17.86<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler \/25\">21<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Software \/15\">7.5<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle \/10\">7.5<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Records \/10\">7<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cost \/15\">5.96<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Total \/100\">66.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Rank and maker card\">3 \u00b7 <b>GE Vscan Air SL<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Superficial \/25\">3.57<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler \/25\">17<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Software \/15\">0<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle \/10\">5<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Records \/10\">7<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cost \/15\">9.42<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Total \/100\">42.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Rank and maker card\">4 \u00b7 <b>Butterfly iQ3<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Superficial \/25\">3.57<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler \/25\">12.5<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Software \/15\">0<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle \/10\">7.5<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Records \/10\">3<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cost \/15\">8.72<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Total \/100\">35.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Rank and maker card\">5 \u00b7 <b>Philips Lumify L12-4<\/b><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Superficial \/25\">3.57<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Doppler \/25\">17<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Software \/15\">0<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Needle \/10\">5<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Records \/10\">3<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Cost \/15\">4.57<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Total \/100\">33.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Family members sit inside their maker&#8217;s card: Suresult L24 88.1, L20Pro 87.8, L20 82.1, L14Pro 77.7 and L14 69.6; Clarius L15 HD3 56.9. The Suresult card leads with the L24Pro because lip work happens at 18 to 24 MHz in the first 10 mm, and the L24Pro brings that band with 256 elements, 4 hours of scanning and FaceAtlas AI included.<\/p>\n<p>Five reruns test the order. Dropping the software credit, dropping cost, scoring the Suresult card on the L20Pro or on the L14Pro, and crediting every rival Doppler mode as included all leave Suresult first and the Clarius L20 HD3 second. The harshest combination for the L24Pro, with FaceAtlas AI at half credit, no credit for the 21-point site map and rival Doppler counted as included, still puts it at 84.1 against 70.8. Two runs reorder the lower places: without cost, the Philips Lumify L12-4 (28.6) moves above the Butterfly iQ3 (26.6), and with rival Doppler counted as included, the Butterfly iQ3 (47.8) moves above the GE Vscan Air SL (42.0). Rival prices, plans and tool lists come from the makers&#8217; US pages and the PartsSource listing, and Suresult figures from its product pages, all read on October 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<h2>Lip filler technique questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sr-faq\">\n<details>\n<summary>Where do you inject lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>Lip filler goes into the vermilion border and the Cupid&#8217;s bow for shape, the tubercles for projection, the body of the lip at or behind the wet\u2013dry junction for volume, and the philtral columns and commissures for support, and most published protocols thread it in linear retrograde passes (12 of 16 in Miranda Cerna&#8217;s 2026 review). Kim&#8217;s 9-point technique enters along the upper vermilion border, 1 mm below the lower border and 1 mm lateral to the commissure, and the 11-point version targets the Cupid&#8217;s bow, the vermilion tubercles, the philtral columns and the commissures. Map both labial arteries with Color Doppler before choosing the plane: in Kim&#8217;s 2026 series the superior labial artery ran 2.54 mm from the vermilion border at the midline and 6.62 mm at the corner.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Where should you not inject lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>Keep product out of the plane the artery occupies at each point: in most lips that is the submucosa deep to the orbicularis near the wet\u2013dry junction, and at the midline the artery and its branches rise toward the surface. Kim&#8217;s 2024 9-point study rates the upper central tubercle (point 3) as the point most exposed to bruising, over a midline arteriovenous shunt, and Kim&#8217;s 2026 study finds superficial inferior labial branches and shunts in the central lower lip. The labial arteries leave the facial artery near the commissure, so entries go away from the corner (Hong 2026). The map shows where this patient&#8217;s artery runs.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which lip filler technique is safest for the labial arteries?<\/summary>\n<p>The technique that places product in a plane the map shows clear of the artery. In cadaver checks of experienced injectors&#8217; own lip techniques, 58.3% of injections put product close to a labial artery, 60.0% with a needle and 57.1% with a cannula (Ghannam 2019), so the plane matters more than the tool. Published protocols built on a scan include Kim&#8217;s 9-point and 11-point techniques, which map the arteries first, and Bravo&#8217;s vertical submucosal cannula, which places product behind the artery under Power Doppler; Teixeira&#8217;s handheld mapping before cannula or needle recorded no vascular complications in 503 patients.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Should you use a cannula or a needle for lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>Both work in the lip, and they differ in deposit shape and in the force needed to enter an artery. A cannula leaves elongated deposits and a needle rounded ones (Gonzalez 2025, 27 patients at 18 MHz). A 27G cannula enters an artery with the same force as a 27G needle (0.78 vs 0.70 N), 22G and 25G cannulas need more force than needles of the same gauge (Pavicic 2019), and 18G and 22G cannulas never penetrated the facial artery in Ugradar&#8217;s test. Most published lip protocols use a needle (9 of 14 that named a tool; Miranda Cerna 2026); a short needle suits the border and the Cupid&#8217;s bow, and a cannula suits passes through the body of the lip.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How much filler goes into the lips per session?<\/summary>\n<p>Most published lip protocols use 1 to 2 mL per session (Miranda Cerna 2026, 16 studies). Hong&#8217;s 2025 contour-then-volume protocol places 0.5 to 1 mL per lip, 1.5 mL at most; the Multi Vector Lip series averaged 1.06 mL across 253 patients (Menezes 2025); Kim&#8217;s 2026 11-point technique used about 1 mL per patient; and the \u03a6 technique places 0.01 to 0.05 mL per site and caps a session at 1 to 1.5 mL (Keramidas 2021).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How deep is the superior labial artery?<\/summary>\n<p>Pooled across studies, the labial arteries lie 4.59 to 4.90 mm beneath the vermilion surface (Trzeciak 2026 meta-analysis), and the superior labial artery comes closer to the vermilion border toward the midline. Ultrasound in 41 volunteers measured it 5.6 mm deep in the upper lip (Cotofana 2020b), and Lee&#8217;s 2020 ultrasound study of 60 volunteers put it 5.3 mm from the vermilion border. Measured point by point from the vermilion border at 24 MHz, it lay 2.54 mm away at the midline, 3.39 mm at the Cupid&#8217;s bow apex and 6.62 mm at the corner (Kim 2026), so the scan at the point being injected gives the depth that counts.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How deep should lip filler be injected?<\/summary>\n<p>Shallower than the labial artery at the point being injected. Trzeciak&#8217;s 2026 meta-analysis, which put the labial arteries 4.59 to 4.90 mm beneath the vermilion surface, recommends a depth limit of 3.5 mm for most of the lip and 4 mm for the superior vermilion. The artery comes closer to the surface at the upper midline, where it ran subcutaneous in 4 of 15 dissected heads (26.7%; Milla 2026), so the Color Doppler map at each point sets the limit for that patient.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which layer does the labial artery run in?<\/summary>\n<p>Mostly the submucosa, between the orbicularis oris and the mucosa: 78.1% of sites in 193 dissected heads (Cotofana 2017), and on ultrasound in 41 volunteers, 58.5% submucosal, 36.2% intramuscular and 5.3% subcutaneous (Cotofana 2020b). The plane changed along the course in 29% of upper lips and 32% of lower lips (Cotofana 2017), and at the upper midline Kim&#8217;s 2024 9-point study found dry-mucosa branches and perforators in 80% of patients, so the plane is checked at each point you inject.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the difference between the superior and inferior labial artery?<\/summary>\n<p>The superior labial artery supplies the upper lip and usually arises above the commissure (80.71% in Ostrowski&#8217;s pooled data, a mean 11.95 mm away); the inferior labial artery supplies the lower lip, arises below the commissure in 72.44% at 21.99 mm, and varies more. The ILA was absent in 13.45% of cases against 3.55% for the SLA (Ostrowski 2026), and in Nguyen&#8217;s 102 facial arteries the ILA most often followed the horizontal labiomental pattern (69.61%) rather than the classic course along the border (8.82%). On ultrasound near their origin, both measured about 1.6 mm across, with peak velocities near 27 to 28 cm\/s (Tucunduva 2016).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can ultrasound map the labial arteries before lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. A high-frequency linear probe with Color or Power Doppler shows both labial arteries, their plane and their depth, and a handheld map takes 1 to 3 minutes per session (Teixeira 2025). The 2025 Delphi consensus recommends vascular mapping before lip filler, and the WFUMB 2025 position paper sets out the scan: transverse across each lip, sagittal at the midline, each artery followed along its whole course with its plane recorded. Kim&#8217;s 9-point and 11-point techniques and Bravo&#8217;s vertical cannula technique are built on this mapping.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What MHz probe do you need for lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>At least 15 MHz, the consensus minimum (Delphi 2025; WFUMB 2025), and 18 to 24 MHz for the lip itself: the recent lip layer and mapping studies (Harris 2026; Gonzalez 2025; Kim 2026) read layers and arteries at 18 to 24 MHz, Jagu\u015b&#8217;s team reports vessels about 0.1 mm across at 18 to 22 MHz, and at 20 MHz the image reaches about 10 mm, the thickness of a lip. The Suresult L24Pro covers 18\/24 MHz with 10 and 15 mm presets, and the L20Pro covers 16\/20 MHz.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which Doppler settings show a labial artery?<\/summary>\n<p>A velocity scale of about 3 cm\/s with the PRF and wall filter lowered to match (Sigrist 2026), the color box steered along the vessel, a Doppler angle of 0\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 made by tilting the probe, abundant gel and minimal pressure. Power Doppler is more sensitive than color Doppler (WFUMB 2025), PW Doppler confirms an arterial waveform, and the detection threshold is about 2 cm\/s.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Does the Russian lip technique raise vascular risk?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes: its traces run vertically across the border toward the wet\u2013dry line, where most of the lip&#8217;s vessels lie, and Adel, who describes &#8220;Russian lips&#8221; as tenting, lists vascular occlusion and spread onto the skin side among its risks. Published versions keep each trace small and superficial: 0.01 to 0.02 mL per trace superficial to the muscle, every 2\u20133 mm, skipping the philtral columns (Kichler 2026), or 0.01 mL per pass (Alizadeh 2024). Mapping first shows where this patient&#8217;s artery sits relative to those traces; the signs and treatment of an occlusion are in the <a href=\"\/vascular-occlusion-filler\/\">vascular occlusion guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How do you know if you hit an artery during lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>Scanning shows it: the Color Doppler map gives each artery&#8217;s depth and plane before the pass, so the entry and plane stay clear of it, and a probe on the lip during the pass shows the cannula or needle beside the artery in real time. Aspiration is a weak check: the global consensus advises against relying on a negative aspirate (Signorini 2016), 30G needles already holding filler give false negatives (Moon 2021), and the tip moves 1.1 to 5.3 mm back during aspiration (Lin 2022). The skin signs of an occlusion and the scan that follows one are in the <a href=\"\/vascular-occlusion-filler\/\">vascular occlusion guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is there a major artery in the lip?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Each lip has its own named artery from the facial artery, the superior labial artery in the upper lip and the inferior labial artery in the lower lip, and the superior labial arteries of the two sides join at the midline (Milla 2026). In 8.4% of 284 hemifaces the facial artery ended as the superior labial artery itself (Loukas 2006). The superior labial artery&#8217;s lumen narrows from 0.85 mm at the commissure to 0.56 mm at the midline (Money 2020).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the best handheld ultrasound for lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>The Suresult L24Pro, at 94.1\/100 in my five-maker comparison: 18\/24 MHz with 10 and 15 mm presets, Color, Power and PW Doppler and Needle Enhance in the {{SRX_PRICE:30649}} price, and FaceAtlas AI with 3 months included to name prior filler. The Clarius L20 HD3 is second at 66.8, with 20 MHz, a Lips application and Vessel Depth AI in its membership. The GE Vscan Air SL (42.0), the Butterfly iQ3 (35.3) and the Philips Lumify L12-4 (33.1) follow, each topping out at 12 MHz.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Should you rescan after lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. A B-mode rescan shows where the product went: in Gonzalez&#8217;s 18 MHz series, 55% of deposits sat in the dry submucosa, 23% in the muscle, 19% in the wet submucosa and 2% in the fat. Color or Power Doppler then confirms flow along both labial arteries, as Gonzalez&#8217;s team did after each case. Saved with the map, the cine loop becomes the baseline for the next visit.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you need a sterile probe for lip filler?<\/summary>\n<p>For scanning during the injection, yes: the probe works under a sterile cover (Sigrist 2024; Vasconcelos-Berg 2025), and the full setup is in the <a href=\"\/ultrasound-guided-filler-injections\/#sterile-coupling\">sterile coupling section of the ultrasound-guided filler injections guide<\/a>. Mapping before the injection uses gel on intact skin. Suresult&#8217;s <a href=\"\/shop\/accessories\/aesthetic-ultrasound-gel-pads\/\">aesthetic ultrasound gel pads<\/a> are sterile, individually sealed hydrogel pads, 35 mm across and 4 mm thick, that conform to the lips, keep vessel flow visible on color Doppler and let the needle pass through, at {{SRX_PRICE:36977}} for 50 pads.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"related\">\n<h2>Related guides<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sr-lip-related\">\n<li><a href=\"\/vascular-occlusion-filler\/\">Vascular occlusion after filler: signs, Doppler and treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ultrasound-guided-filler-dissolving\/\">Ultrasound-guided filler dissolving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ultrasound-guided-filler-injections\/\">Ultrasound-guided filler injections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/best-aesthetic-ultrasound-machines-for-facial-fillers\/\">Aesthetic ultrasound machines for facial fillers, compared<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/aesthetic-ultrasound-cost\/\">Aesthetic ultrasound cost: probe, AI software and the five-year total<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/l20-vs-l24-aesthetic-ultrasound\/\">L14 vs L20 vs L24 for aesthetics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/high-frequency-ultrasound-machine\/\">High-frequency ultrasound machines: 15, 20 or 24 MHz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/best-portable-doppler-ultrasound\/\">Portable Doppler ultrasound: handhelds compared<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/specialty\/handheld-ultrasound-for-aesthetics\/\">Handheld ultrasound for aesthetics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sources\">\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"sr-sources\">\n<li id=\"source-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/PRS.0000000000003244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cotofana S, Pretterklieber B, Lucius R, et al. 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J Ultrason. 2021;20(83):e268\u2013e272.<\/a> \u2014 doi.org, October 29, 2026<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-57\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.clarius.com\/products\/l20-hd3-handheld-ultrasound-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clarius L20 HD3: store page with Essentials plans.<\/a> \u2014 store.clarius.com, October 29, 2026<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-58\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clarius.com\/scanners\/l20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clarius L20 HD3 specifications.<\/a> \u2014 clarius.com, October 29, 2026<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-59\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.clarius.com\/products\/l15-hd3-handheld-ultrasound-scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clarius L15 HD3: store page.<\/a> \u2014 store.clarius.com, October 29, 2026<\/li>\n<li id=\"source-60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehealthcare.com\/en-us\/shop\/equipment\/vscan-air-sl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GE HealthCare Vscan Air SL: US 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href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/certifications-compliance\/\">Suresult certifications and compliance.<\/a> \u2014 suresultmed.com, October 29, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sr-final-cta\" id=\"start\">\n<h2>Choose the probe around your lip list<\/h2>\n<p>For lips first, with the labial arteries, the deposit and the needle on one 24 MHz screen, I recommend the L24Pro at {{SRX_PRICE:30649}}. For the lip, chin and nasolabial folds on one probe, I choose the L20Pro at {{SRX_PRICE:31250}}. Clinics that also scan the body get the L14Pro at {{SRX_PRICE:31438}}, with presets to 80 mm. Orders leave within 24 hours, every Pro comes with a 30-day worry-free trial and a 2-year warranty you can extend to 3 or 5 years, and customs and duties are already in the checkout price: No Hidden Fees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-lip-buy\"><a class=\"sr-buy-cta\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l24-pro-18-24mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">See the L24Pro<\/a><a class=\"sr-buy-cta\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l20pro-16-20mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">See the L20Pro<\/a><a class=\"sr-buy-cta\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/suresultmed.com\/shop\/handheld-ultrasounds\/l14pro-10-14mhz-high-frequency-linear-probe-ultrasound\/\">See the L14Pro<\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sr-crisp-consult-btn\" type=\"button\" data-sr-crisp-open onclick=\"window.$crisp=window.$crisp||[];window.$crisp.push(['do','chat:open']);\">ONLINE EXPERT 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Kim's 9-point technique enters along the upper vermilion border, 1 mm below the lower border and 1 mm lateral to the commissure, and the 11-point version targets the Cupid's bow, the vermilion tubercles, the philtral columns and the commissures. Map both labial arteries with Color Doppler before choosing the plane: in Kim's 2026 series the superior labial artery ran 2.54 mm from the vermilion border at the midline and 6.62 mm at the corner.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Where should you not inject lip filler?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Keep product out of the plane the artery occupies at each point: in most lips that is the submucosa deep to the orbicularis near the wet\u2013dry junction, and at the midline the artery and its branches rise toward the surface. Kim's 2024 9-point study rates the upper central tubercle (point 3) as the point most exposed to bruising, over a midline arteriovenous shunt, and Kim's 2026 study finds superficial inferior labial branches and shunts in the central lower lip. The labial arteries leave the facial artery near the commissure, so entries go away from the corner (Hong 2026). The map shows where this patient's artery runs.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which lip filler technique is safest for the labial arteries?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The technique that places product in a plane the map shows clear of the artery. In cadaver checks of experienced injectors' own lip techniques, 58.3% of injections put product close to a labial artery, 60.0% with a needle and 57.1% with a cannula (Ghannam 2019), so the plane matters more than the tool. Published protocols built on a scan include Kim's 9-point and 11-point techniques, which map the arteries first, and Bravo's vertical submucosal cannula, which places product behind the artery under Power Doppler; Teixeira's handheld mapping before cannula or needle recorded no vascular complications in 503 patients.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Should you use a cannula or a needle for lip filler?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Both work in the lip, and they differ in deposit shape and in the force needed to enter an artery. A cannula leaves elongated deposits and a needle rounded ones (Gonzalez 2025, 27 patients at 18 MHz). A 27G cannula enters an artery with the same force as a 27G needle (0.78 vs 0.70 N), 22G and 25G cannulas need more force than needles of the same gauge (Pavicic 2019), and 18G and 22G cannulas never penetrated the facial artery in Ugradar's test. Most published lip protocols use a needle (9 of 14 that named a tool; Miranda Cerna 2026); a short needle suits the border and the Cupid's bow, and a cannula suits passes through the body of the lip.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How much filler goes into the lips per session?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Most published lip protocols use 1 to 2 mL per session (Miranda Cerna 2026, 16 studies). Hong's 2025 contour-then-volume protocol places 0.5 to 1 mL per lip, 1.5 mL at most; the Multi Vector Lip series averaged 1.06 mL across 253 patients (Menezes 2025); Kim's 2026 11-point technique used about 1 mL per patient; and the \u03a6 technique places 0.01 to 0.05 mL per site and caps a session at 1 to 1.5 mL (Keramidas 2021).\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How deep is the superior labial artery?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Pooled across studies, the labial arteries lie 4.59 to 4.90 mm beneath the vermilion surface (Trzeciak 2026 meta-analysis), and the superior labial artery comes closer to the vermilion border toward the midline. Ultrasound in 41 volunteers measured it 5.6 mm deep in the upper lip (Cotofana 2020b), and Lee's 2020 ultrasound study of 60 volunteers put it 5.3 mm from the vermilion border. Measured point by point from the vermilion border at 24 MHz, it lay 2.54 mm away at the midline, 3.39 mm at the Cupid's bow apex and 6.62 mm at the corner (Kim 2026), so the scan at the point being injected gives the depth that counts.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How deep should lip filler be injected?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Shallower than the labial artery at the point being injected. Trzeciak's 2026 meta-analysis, which put the labial arteries 4.59 to 4.90 mm beneath the vermilion surface, recommends a depth limit of 3.5 mm for most of the lip and 4 mm for the superior vermilion. The artery comes closer to the surface at the upper midline, where it ran subcutaneous in 4 of 15 dissected heads (26.7%; Milla 2026), so the Color Doppler map at each point sets the limit for that patient.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which layer does the labial artery run in?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Mostly the submucosa, between the orbicularis oris and the mucosa: 78.1% of sites in 193 dissected heads (Cotofana 2017), and on ultrasound in 41 volunteers, 58.5% submucosal, 36.2% intramuscular and 5.3% subcutaneous (Cotofana 2020b). The plane changed along the course in 29% of upper lips and 32% of lower lips (Cotofana 2017), and at the upper midline Kim's 2024 9-point study found dry-mucosa branches and perforators in 80% of patients, so the plane is checked at each point you inject.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is the difference between the superior and inferior labial artery?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The superior labial artery supplies the upper lip and usually arises above the commissure (80.71% in Ostrowski's pooled data, a mean 11.95 mm away); the inferior labial artery supplies the lower lip, arises below the commissure in 72.44% at 21.99 mm, and varies more. The ILA was absent in 13.45% of cases against 3.55% for the SLA (Ostrowski 2026), and in Nguyen's 102 facial arteries the ILA most often followed the horizontal labiomental pattern (69.61%) rather than the classic course along the border (8.82%). On ultrasound near their origin, both measured about 1.6 mm across, with peak velocities near 27 to 28 cm\/s (Tucunduva 2016).\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Can ultrasound map the labial arteries before lip filler?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. A high-frequency linear probe with Color or Power Doppler shows both labial arteries, their plane and their depth, and a handheld map takes 1 to 3 minutes per session (Teixeira 2025). The 2025 Delphi consensus recommends vascular mapping before lip filler, and the WFUMB 2025 position paper sets out the scan: transverse across each lip, sagittal at the midline, each artery followed along its whole course with its plane recorded. Kim's 9-point and 11-point techniques and Bravo's vertical cannula technique are built on this mapping.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What MHz probe do you need for lip filler?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"At least 15 MHz, the consensus minimum (Delphi 2025; WFUMB 2025), and 18 to 24 MHz for the lip itself: the recent lip layer and mapping studies (Harris 2026; Gonzalez 2025; Kim 2026) read layers and arteries at 18 to 24 MHz, Jagu\u015b's team reports vessels about 0.1 mm across at 18 to 22 MHz, and at 20 MHz the image reaches about 10 mm, the thickness of a lip. The Suresult L24Pro covers 18\/24 MHz with 10 and 15 mm presets, and the L20Pro covers 16\/20 MHz.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which Doppler settings show a labial artery?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A velocity scale of about 3 cm\/s with the PRF and wall filter lowered to match (Sigrist 2026), the color box steered along the vessel, a Doppler angle of 0\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 made by tilting the probe, abundant gel and minimal pressure. Power Doppler is more sensitive than color Doppler (WFUMB 2025), PW Doppler confirms an arterial waveform, and the detection threshold is about 2 cm\/s.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does the Russian lip technique raise vascular risk?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes: its traces run vertically across the border toward the wet\u2013dry line, where most of the lip's vessels lie, and Adel, who describes \\\"Russian lips\\\" as tenting, lists vascular occlusion and spread onto the skin side among its risks. Published versions keep each trace small and superficial: 0.01 to 0.02 mL per trace superficial to the muscle, every 2\u20133 mm, skipping the philtral columns (Kichler 2026), or 0.01 mL per pass (Alizadeh 2024). Mapping first shows where this patient's artery sits relative to those traces; the signs and treatment of an occlusion are in the vascular occlusion guide.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How do you know if you hit an artery during lip filler?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Scanning shows it: the Color Doppler map gives each artery's depth and plane before the pass, so the entry and plane stay clear of it, and a probe on the lip during the pass shows the cannula or needle beside the artery in real time. Aspiration is a weak check: the global consensus advises against relying on a negative aspirate (Signorini 2016), 30G needles already holding filler give false negatives (Moon 2021), and the tip moves 1.1 to 5.3 mm back during aspiration (Lin 2022). The skin signs of an occlusion and the scan that follows one are in the vascular occlusion guide.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is there a major artery in the lip?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. Each lip has its own named artery from the facial artery, the superior labial artery in the upper lip and the inferior labial artery in the lower lip, and the superior labial arteries of the two sides join at the midline (Milla 2026). In 8.4% of 284 hemifaces the facial artery ended as the superior labial artery itself (Loukas 2006). 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