San Antonio Plastic Surgeons

What Are My Options For A Lip Reduction?

I've been wanting to make my lips stop protruding out for a long time, and my dentist says that if I remove 4 teeth (ouch) and get braces, my mouth will go in and my mouth protrudes because of my jaw. But when I poke it, it feels like there's just a lot of lip fat or tissue or something, and I was wondering if a lip reduction could help me? I want the lips to not stick out for a side profile, but could I get that done without really decreasing the size of the red part of my lips?

A lip reduction could be just what you need.  But be be aware of the causes of your lip protrusion. If the cause can be corrected, such as protruding teeth, you might want to consider addressing that first.

There are several factors influencing lip protrusion..These would be your age, ethnicity, genetics and tooth position. Lips are thicker when you are young and get thinner as you age, the pink part (vermilion) becomes more rolled in and appears to become thinner over time as well.  Many dark skinned people have thicker lips as we all know.  The lips are supported to a large degree by the teeth; a toothless person will have sunken in lips; a buck toothed person will have overly thinned lips that may not close completely.

The part of the lip that is reduced is just behind the point where the lips touch each other.  This should not result in reduction of the vermilion.

Good luck.

Morgan E. Norris, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Can I Have a Second Tummy Tuck After Hysterectomy?

5 yrs. ago I had a TT and then #yrs after that unfortunately i had a hysterectomy where they had to cut thru my scar because my ovaries where imbedded in scar tissue due to endometriosis. is it possible to have a second tummy tuck or a mini ?

It is possible to redo a Tummy Tuck if there is enough skin and tissue to pull closed.  In my San Antonio office, I sometimes see women who are not happy with their Tummy Tucks years after surgery done elsewhere.  Often times, we can make things better with a mini-abdominoplasty.

Suresh Koneru, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

What Type of Imaging Device Candetect a Radix Silacitc Nasal Implant?

physicians can feel it but cant seem to detect it on any imaging device (i.e. cat scan, x ray) what the heck did they put in me! sure could use some guidance. thank you.

get in touch with your prior plastic surgeon.  get the operative report.  this will be most helpful and may help you avoid an expensive study

Adam Bryce Weinfeld, MD

Austin Plastic Surgeon