Male with long philtrum and already big upper lips. What are my options? (photo)

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I want to shorten my long philtrum (18mm), however as you can see for a male i already got big lips. What are my options?

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD · Answer

The best photo is one with your mouth relaxed and slightly open to see how much of your teeth are covered. However you do look like a great candidate for a lip lift based on how long your philtrum is. A lip lift should not significantly increase your wemillion show. but should expose more of your upper teeth.There are ways to make the scar of a lip lift less visible. An in person consultation or at least a video meeting could help answer your questions better.

Gary Linkov, MD · Answer

The most definitive way to shorten the philtrum is a via a lip lift. Surgically, you can have two separate incisions under the nose (italian), one incision under the nose (bull horn), one incision at the red/white upper lip junction (gull wing) or two separate incision at the corners, or a combination, depending on your desired look and anatomy. Fillers can be used to make the philtrum appear shorter, however this would result in a more prominent lip that protrudes out. My preferred surgical technique is called the Elelyft, which is a version of the bullhorn approach lip lift.

Gary Linkov, MD
Lip Lift Specialist
Manhattan

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