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

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.

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