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Am I a candidate for a lip lift? (Photo)

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Perfectlyimperfect83Feb 12, 2024

I've always been a self conscious about my top lip especially when smiling it tends to disappear/thin out. I've gotten filler in the past but didn't achieve the result I'm wanting. I'm wondering if it's realistic to achieve to achieve the look of my inspo pic and what procedures I should look into to do so?

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