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Recommendations for Correcting Long Upper Lip?
Any suggestions? I do not like the symmetry of my face
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How to treat long upper lip, thin lip using Lip Augmentation
From your photo, your upper lip is very thin which makes the distance between the upper lip and nose appear overly long. IMHO, your upper lip should be raised but rather your upper lip should be filled increasing the volume significantly. You might consider an Alloderm or silastic lip implant.
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You can do surgery for the upper lip and you can also do BOTOX injections
You can do surgery for the upper lip and you can also do BOTOX injections. Sometimes you can make the lip look more symmetrical with very small amounts of BOTOX. But, it really depends on how the patient looks and the skill of the injector.
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Lip Lift Surgery for a Long Upper Lip
The only procedure to reduce the length of the upper lip is a lip lift. Be sure to be evaluated by a surgeon who has experience with this procedure as results can vary, as can scarring. Below is a link with photos of lip augmentation and lip lift surgery.
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After reviewing your photos, I feel you are a very good candidate for a lip lift procedure. The lip lift will address two concerns from your picture. One, it will decrease the length of your upper lip, something you inquired about. Secondly, your upper lip appears to be small. A lip lift will provide for more "roll" to the red portion of the upper lip which would allow the lip to appear fuller. The subnasal incision is an option where the incision is placed in the crease just...
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Subnasal lip lift
The subnasal lip lift is the best way to shorten the distance from the bottom of the nose and the red border of the upper lip. I have rarely seen an unsatisfactory scar from this operation.
You state that you do not like your facial symmetry . I presume you mean you would like it to be perfectly symmetrical. Attempts to achieve perfect facial symmetry are often unsuccessful . However, if the asymmetry is due to one particular area, improvement can often be achieved. ....
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Correcting the long upper lip,
Skin removal is the only way to do this. Either a scar under the nostrils or along the lip line--both leave a scar, so be careful before doing this.
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Shortening The Long Upper Lip Can Be Done Two Different Ways
Correction of a long upper lip requires skin removal. Whether it is done at the base of the nose (subnasal lip lift) or just above the cupid's bow (vermilion advancement) is a matter of scar location and preference and how thin the lip is from side to side. A subnasal lip lift shortens the upper lip, creates more of a central pout but does not improve the thickness of the sides of the lip and tucks the scar into the crease between the nose and the lip. A vermilion advancement...
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