My lower lip hangs too low at rest and shows entire my lower row of teeth. It's very difficult to keep my lips closed for any long period of time . My mouth is always open and my lower teeth are very noticeable when I talk or speak in conversation causing an eye soar. I've been researching but it seems this is a very uncommon problem. What kind of procedure can bring the lower lip back to a normal position?
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November 6, 2020
Answer: Challenging but yes
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Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
You will ultimately need to decide if a lip lift is worth the cost, but you do appear to be a good candidate. Look through photos of people's work and try to find someone who may resemble your appearance for a sense of what your result might look like. Your philtrum is likely about 17-18mm and ...
There are surgical and non-surgical approaches to lip augmentation. Non-surgical approaches include botox (slight lift, reducing gum show) and filler (volume restoration). Surgically, you can have two separate incisions under the nose (italian), one incision under the nose (bull horn), one...
The distance of 20 millimeters is much too long. The ideal distance is 12-14 millimeters and I would recommend a lip lift. A lip lift does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the c...
