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Difference Between Types of Lip Lift Surgery?

What's the difference between an Italian lip lift and a Bullhorn lip lift? What are the pros and cons of each type of lip lift procedure?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by TobyRyan in Massachusetts
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A brief review of lip lift options

Italian Lip Lift: Two separate incisions beneath each nostril. Skin is removed and the right and then the left lip are each separately lifted by closing the wound and reducing the distance bewteen the lip and nose. Bull-Horn (subnasal) Lip lift: A single bull horn shaped excision of skin immediately beneath both nostrils shaped like a mini moustache. Closing the wound lifts the right, central, and left portions of the upper lip Gull-wing (direct) lip lift: A single gull wing shaped... more
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Italian Lip Lift versus Bullhorn lip lift

I had not done an italian lip lift, so I looked up the article.   It looks like a long run for a short slide, as they say in baseball. To avoid cutting under the columella (the small vertical column between the nostrils), the incisions are extended along the side of the columella, then the columella is elevated. This is what allows the central part of the lip to be excised.   Aside from wether the scar is noticeable or not, the real problem is it makes the whole... more

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