F/55. I've always had downturned lips, but as I've aged they've gotten worse. People ask what's wrong when my face is resting. I'm interested in a corner lip lift. I met with a plastic surgeon the other day, and he said that because my oral commissures are so long, the scars will be too prominent. I'm meeting with another surgeon in a few weeks for a second opinion. In the meantime, I'd love to hear a few other opinions. Thanks in advance.
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Hello, hope you are well. Thank you for posting your background information and questions. The philtrum is not shortened with a V-Y procedure. It can only be effectively shortened by removing skin which requires a subnasal lip lift. If you have favorable anatomy, the scar can be concealed very...
A lip lift does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the corners. You would benefit from a lip lift.
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Hello; Liplift surgery is generally performed on people; over the age of 40 with extended lip space; it is a surgery. In your youth, the distance between the columella and the upper lip mucosa; usually, it is short. However, with age; this distance; the upper lip begins to lengthen; it becomes...
