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Dear pollack~Thank you for your question. A lip lift will not improve the vertical lines above your upper lip (except for the portion of the lines that is on the skin that is removed). Vertical lines around the lip are best treated with a combination of Botox, fillers, and laser resurfacing. Please see a physician for more personal recommendations.Best wishes,Amy Hsu
Dear pollack,lip lift will not take care of vertical lines above the upper lip. If you have concerns regarding it, you should visit a plastic surgeon for a detailed examination.Dr. Daniel BarrettPlastic Surgery
A lip lift procedure does not improve vertical perioral lines. Perioral lines are best treated with laser resurfacing.
The lip lift, a delicate procedure that can create a shorter upper lip, does nothing to improve vertical wrinkles. For that matter, even horizontal wrinkles are not alleviated by the upper lip lift.
Thank you for your question and picture. A modified lip lift/subnasal lip lift will not affect your nose or the proportions of your nose. it will improve the contour and volume of your upper lip, while shortening the philtrum. In order to determine what that would do to your overall ap...
You would get a nice improvement with lip fillers. These fillers, (Volbella, Restylane, Juvederm) are good to create a symmetrical lip. PDO Nova threads can also be used to improve shape and provide lift. Fat is an alternative. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a facial sculpting ex...
Scars form for over 6 weeks after surgery before they soften. It is still too early. Given it at least 3 months before drawing any final conclusions
Your case is complex. 1) Tooth show: If your tooth show is fine when smiling, but shows a lot when you laugh, that has to do with how you use your muscles when you laugh. That means that you are pulling maximally on your zygomaticous major and minor muscles. 2) Mouth looks small and tense: Be...
It looks like the sutures didn't hold or the nodes opened. I usually use inside sutures to hold the tension and close with a layer outside, remove those in 5 to 6 days and place a tape on and make sure it stays on for at least 5 more days. At this point you can wait. Some times the scars heal w...
Hello Waffle123~Thanks for your question. I usually recommend dissolving filler in all my patients a couple weeks before the procedure. Any residual filler that is left can affect the symmetry and shape of the lip, and that could affect the design of the incision. However, by April you pr...
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