Is a direct lip lift possible on me? Follow up to last question (Photo)

Thank you for the photos. Yes, your ratios are such that an upper lip lift will add more balance to the face. In fact, you appear to be an ideal candidate for it and should do very well. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia.

A lip lift does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the corners. You are a candidate for a lip lift.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Hi, thanks for your question - Certainly at rest photos show appear to show the upper lip to be a bit long - usually we would aim for it to be maybe just a bit more than a 1cm - so lip lift is feasible for you....but you do have a nice smile and the lip does not look so long when you smile. This doesn't necessarily rule out lip lift but it is something to be thoughtful about.