I'm interested in what it would involve to fix my mouth area. As shown in the pictures, my mouth protrudes quite a bit, mostly the upper lip portion. I have a very mild overbite and no overjet. The black-and-white picture is an example of a more pleasing mouth area - it is flat. Thank you for your time
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Thank you for your question. You are correct in that many inexperienced surgeons are unable to inject the lips correctly. Lip injections are a temporary solutions where lip lift and fat injections are more permanent solutions. Keep in mind that facial plastic surgery of all kinds can reduce the...
As we age, the bone structure and soft tissues change in our face. The lips often loose their support and drop so adding volume or reshaping is not always the answer. During consultation, I invite patients to view their face structurally, rather than as we most often do, by the lines or the i...
Sometimes, the reason is that when the upper lip length (distance between the bottom of the nose and the top of the lips) is more than 1.5 cm, the upper and lower lips run into each other and with fillers the lips have no where to go but out.
Consider speaking to a board certified plastic s...