I have a 15 mm philtrum and am looking for a very conservative lip lift but am terrified i will look like a bunny with too much of my teeth showing. I do believe lip fillers and gummy smile Botox has made my upper lip appear a tad longer. Does the gummy smile and tooth show disqualify me? Thanks
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After your lip lift, you now have a thick band that can be improved from the side but you will need a revision of the lip lift to correct this.
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In general, if you were thinking about your nose or a lip lift, I would rather have you undergo the rhinoplasty first and let it settle, and then we can evaluate your lip for a possible lip lift. In general, as a rhinoplasty ages, the lip gets longer, and longer as the tip of the nose is...
Hi, I do think you’re a candidate for a lip lift. I conservative one between 4 to 6 mm centrally would add approximately 1 mm of incisive show. It appears you also need a corner lip lift to lift the corners of the mouth up as well because it appears that your lip Red line teeters out laterally. ...