I am considering getting both a lip lift with corner lip lifts and a rhinoplasty in the future. I'm not unhappy with my current lips and nose I would just like some more natural changes. First for my lips I'd like the corners to be raised and the philtrum distance to be reduced a little. And with my nose, the nostrils and tip of the nose are somewhat large/wide and not symmetrical so that is what I'd like changed. I know that healing time for lips lifts can be longer so I figured a rhinoplasty would be better to get first.
June 6, 2020
Answer: Facial evaluation Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your limited view nasal photograph, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty. Your surgeon can accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your lower nose. A lip lift can be done at a later date under local anesthesia (at least 3 months). A lip lift should not be performed at the same time as rhinoplasty due to the risk of columellar necrosis or increased lip lift scar formation due to excessive swelling from the combined procedures. Make sure you specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon and not just a computer animation system. You should be able to view numerous pictures of actual patients with noses similar to yours performed by your surgeon. If you cannot find enough real before and after pictures, then consider continuing your search for a surgeon.Best wishes and good luck.
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June 6, 2020
Answer: Facial evaluation Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your limited view nasal photograph, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty. Your surgeon can accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your lower nose. A lip lift can be done at a later date under local anesthesia (at least 3 months). A lip lift should not be performed at the same time as rhinoplasty due to the risk of columellar necrosis or increased lip lift scar formation due to excessive swelling from the combined procedures. Make sure you specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon and not just a computer animation system. You should be able to view numerous pictures of actual patients with noses similar to yours performed by your surgeon. If you cannot find enough real before and after pictures, then consider continuing your search for a surgeon.Best wishes and good luck.
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June 6, 2020
Answer: Rhinoplasty and corner lip lift Although I do not see much of your nose, I do not see any reason why these two surgeries should not be done together. In person consultation with a good rhinoplasty surgeon, familiar with lip corner lift (we call it "smile surgery"), would give you best chance for good evaluation and to discuss your options. Good luck.
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June 6, 2020
Answer: Rhinoplasty and corner lip lift Although I do not see much of your nose, I do not see any reason why these two surgeries should not be done together. In person consultation with a good rhinoplasty surgeon, familiar with lip corner lift (we call it "smile surgery"), would give you best chance for good evaluation and to discuss your options. Good luck.
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