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

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Johnjohnson65567Mar 31, 2019

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?

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Dr. Gary Linkov, MD
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