I'm very unhappy with the length of my upper lip and the distance between my nose and upper lip. I'm not particularly unhappy about the shape of my lips although I think I could use a little bit more volume. How many millimeters of skin would you recommend removing? I want a short philtrum as I think it would improve the balance of my face and look more youthful, but not so much that my upper lip is deformed or rabbit like. Thanks!
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I find that it depends on what is needed, to be honest. In some cases, rhinoplasty first, in other cases, lip lift first. And it has to do with your lip position and its relationship to your nose, as well as what is needed when it comes to lifting. I try and avoid central only lifts, as the...
Lisa, thank you for your questions. As you can imagine, without any pictures, its hard to really be able to give you anything other than a very generalized answer. However, your situation (long philtrum + excessive tooth show + volumized lips) leads to me to believe that your issue may be m...
Without knowing the specifics of their individual technique, its difficult to know exactly what was done, and therefore my answer will be a little vague. That being said, I have talked about this in the past extensively (differences in measurements, anchoring points, etc) if you are interested....
