Anything I Can Do for Area Where Upper Lip Meets the Nose?
asked 1 year ago by Eve1234 in England
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: upper lip
I really do not know how to describe this without an image but the thing that I dislike about myself is the area called the philtrum (sp?). It's not that it's too long, it's just that from a profile position, it curves and joins the skin of my nose, and I have noticed that most people have more of a 90 degree angle position between the nose and philtrum. Does anyone else understand what I mean? Is there any surgery that can rectify this? Thanks
4 answers to Anything I Can Do for Area Where Upper Lip Meets the Nose?
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Nasolabial angle
I think you are referring to the nasolabial angle. This can be adjusted with a rhinoplasty but I would have to examined you to make recommendations.
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Widening the Angle Between the Nose and The Lip
A side photograph would have been extremely helpful here. If you are referring to a narrow angle between the nostril side of the nose and the lip, the Nasolabial angle, the solutions would depend on what exactly is going on. A droopy nose tip can be refined and lifted with nose surgery (Rhinoplasty) and a prominent bone spur under the nose, the Anterior Nasal Spine, can be trimmed back thereby opening up the angle.
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Unfavorable nasolabial angle
You are describing the intersection between the lip and nose at the columella (I believe). This can be treated effectively with a rhinoplasty or maybe a lesser procedure, possibly trimming a small bone in the area - the anterior nasal spine.
Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Modified rhinoplasty relaxes upper lip.
Hi.
I know exactly what you are talking about. You have a prominent nasal spine, which makes it look like your upper lip is hanging from your nose. This is easily corrected with a modified rhinoplasty.
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