Savannah Lip Lift doctors
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Ronald Finger, MD
Savannah Plastic Surgeon
5356 Reynolds St. Suite 505, Savannah |
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Andrew Jimerson, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
6920 McGinnis Ferry Road 360, Suwanee |
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Luke J. Curtsinger, MD, FACS
Savannah Plastic Surgeon
900 Mohawk St Suite A, Savannah |
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Richard Greco, MD
Savannah Plastic Surgeon
5361 Reynolds St, Savannah |
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Meghan McGovern, MD
Savannah Plastic Surgeon
900 Mohawk St Suite A, Savannah |
Recent Answers
My lip looks shorter right after surgery, and now it just appears that it's continuing to drop. My doctor told me that most people's lips will rise as the swelling goes down, but mine appears to be doing the opposite. Is it that after the initial swelling, the lip drops, and then as time goes on the skin tightens and it rises? Am I jumping the gun?
At 11 days after a lip lift, the swelling may appear to lengthen the lip. Once the swelling has subsided, you will get a better idea of the final result. Swelling in the upper lip can take a little longer than some areas, because, as you know, water flows downhill, and it gets caught in the lip and has to move laterally to dissipate. I would expect you to have some swelling for reveal months.
My biggest expectation in getting a lip lift is to greatly reduce the area between the base of my nose and upper lip (while avoiding uneven nostril show), and I'm starting to have second thoughts about which type of lip lift procedure is best. I'm not worried about a visible scar, I plan on taking good care of the incision and makeup covers quite a lot. So, what is the best type of lip lift procedure to achieve this?
In the photos of your upper lip, you do have a lip length that is more than usually seen. The best procedure for you would be an excision of skin just under the nose from one side to the other extending around the crease between the nostril rim and the lip and cheek. There is a limit in how much skin should be removed, however. Excess skin removal will appear to turn the corners of the mouth downward. If this is the case, a small triangle of skin can be removed just above the corners of the mouth. The scars from the lip lift are inconspicuous, but those at the corner of the mouth may be more visible. Still, I think the lip lift would be a good procedure for you. Good luck.
Is it possible to have a Lip Lift done at the same time as a Rhinoplasty? It seems logical, if the incision will be made in the area anyways. If, so can the cost be contained for both procedures if they essentially share the same incision?
A lip lift and a rhinoplasty can be done at the same, but it would have to be a closed rhinoplasty with limited internal incisions. Otherwise the blood supply to the nose may be compromised and swelling of the nose may be extended beyond the normal time. Also with the injections in the nose it make it difficult to evaluate the amount of skin removal necessary to achieve the desired result in a lip lift.