My 2.5 year old daughter split her lip open 6 months ago and even though we had a plastic surgeon stitch her up, the vermilion border is misaligned and she was also left with a very noticeable white track mark on the red part of her lip. Is it possible to re-align her lip line (the lip tissue was pushed up and then the lip line steps off) and is it possible to combine the two white scars on her lip into one? I know it's best to wait 12-18 months to heal but it's clear that time won't fix this.
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The appearance upon smiling of this kind of horizontal, curved crease or dent under the nose, as seen in the photo, is not that uncommon. It results from the particular dynamics of the perioral muscles below the skin when smiling. One method that I have been using for years is to instill a...
Obviously, the quick and easy solution to your problem would be the injection of a hyaluronic acid (such as Restylane, Juvederm, Belotero, etc.) filler into your lip to give it more volume as well as even out the asymmetry. Also, if you don't like the result, it isn't permanent. I...
From your description, you might need horizontal lip reduction as well as a lip reduction for the trusting of your upper lip when you talk. I always tell my patients that they may need a little touch up 6 months later because of slight assyemmtry that could occur.
