Is this how a lateral lip lift is supposed to look? Is there a way to fix it?

Your photos demonstrate that white areas are actually scars. You should consider injection of a very small amount of Kenalog in the scars to soften and reduce scarring. In person consultation with your surgeon or a board certified plastic surgeon would help. Good luck.

A downturned smile or permanent frown can be improved with a combination approach, including neuromodulators (such as Botox, Dysport, and Jeuveau), injectable fillers, and radiofrequency skin tightening treatments such as Thermage or Venus Legacy. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an...

Corner Lip Lifts are designed in order to elevate an otherwise drooping outer corner of the mouth. In your case, a regular liplift would accentuate the “buckteeth look” but the Corner Lip Lift would definitely fix it. Dr. Randal Haworth is the world's premier expert in lip reshaping surgery and...

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 corners. You may be a candidate. I would need a photo with your mouth relaxed. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Fillers unquestionably would be the appropriate option for optimal improvement of lip definition, enhancing the Cupid's Bow and philtrum, providing volumetric enhancement, etc. Botox can help for gummy smiles and for lip lift that would provide some improvement in the upper vermilion border. You...

Hi Jessie, Thanks for sharing your question and photo. In similar situations I've handled - patients with greater than 2mm tooth show - I did not use a traditional (bullhorn) lip lift, as it would have most certainly led to exaggerated tooth show. Whether or not you're a candidate for a V-Y...