I had lip reduction surgery 3 weeks ago and too much tissue was removed. At rest I now have lip incompetence. Teeth show and lips don't meet. I have had considerable reduction in swelling already, and expect it to increase as the swelling reduces even more. My surgeon says it will resolve as swelling reduces but I don't see how that makes sense. My lips are going to get smaller than they currently are, so how can they close at rest when currently they don't. What are my options to fix this?
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I perform a lip reduction about every other day from people who fly from across the world. You appear young, which means your lip will continue to shrink in size when you get older. Accordingly, I don't know if you would benefit from a lip reduction because it is not that big but I could do i...
Thank you for your question and photo. Looking at your photo you would benefit from a further lip reduction to reduce the protruding upper lip tubercle. Express to your surgeon your goals and what you want to achieve. All the best
I perform a lip reduction about every other day, probably more often than anyone in the world. If you are just straightening your teeth with braces, then you could easily do the lip reduction first. Depending on how much is reduced, you would have more teeth visible. There is a risk of sh...
