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Would a corner lip lift help my downturned smile? (Photo)

Beautiful41860Mar 12, 2024
I don't actually want my natural lip shape lifted or altered -- only excavated so it can be seen LOL. On the right side of my face, some tissue has descended (I'm in my 40s) and is literally burying my lip corner. My skin is in great shape and I'm worried that if a very sizeable triangle of skin were removed, it would leave bad scarring. My questions are -- is it considered a lip lift even if skin is just being removed? Would this procedure be with a scar in my case?

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Tim Neavin, MD

It would be unusual to have tissue so damaged from a rhinoplasty that a lip lift would not heal. Photos would be helpful. Going to hyperbarics for 3-5 days after should certainly help with healing.

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Yes, you can still get a very conservative lip lift approximately 4 mm. With 4 mm of excision there will be no elevation of your incisive show. I would also recommend tiny bit of fat grafting as well laterally and medially to give you a little more fuller lip without causing any more incisive show.

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