I just had my second (and hopefully successful) rhinoplasty and I am so in love with my nose. It is so much smaller and straighter, but the issue is now my mouth looks so different. I am already planning on getting a chin implant or sliding genioplasty when I can afford it, but is there anything I can do about how small my actual mouth is? Or the amount of skin between my nose to upper lip? Lip injections seem like an expensive thing to maintain. Thanks! :)
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The average length of space between the nose and the vermilion border of the upper lip for women usually ranges from 1.0-1.2 cm. If you measure the distance and determine a lip lift might help you achieve the results you are after, speak to a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your go...
Hidef protocols can help with visible lip lift scars on the face. I see a lot of these in my office in Beverly Hills. Surgery is often not needed if lasers and HIDEF scar revision techniques are introduced.
In our office, we combine treatments starting with topical pre-conditioning of the ...
Thank you for your question! This is not as clear cut, unfortunately, as you would think. In general, it depends on what the goal is for your rhinoplasty - that will really help determine what would work best. If you are shortening the nose, or rotating it up, then filling the lips...
