My upper lip hangs over my teeth when I smile and it's very unattractive. I had fat overhanging upper lips and I got lip reduction surgery over an year ago, but it's still obscuring my teeth
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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...
NantouGold123. I appreciate your concern and while physical exam is optimal, your photos demonstrate that you would most likely benefit from lip reduction surgery. The procedure is done in the office, under local anesthesia, and it takes about one hour. Recovery is usually one week, as postop, ...
I tell ALL my patients that following an upper lip reduction that their lips will feel tight, roll under unnaturally, and be numb. However, if I didn't do you procedure there is a chance that too much was taken out. There is no easy fix for this but you can take lip from the bottom lip and g...
